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IAN 2025-02: NEXDOC – planned outage

Date of issue: 7 February 2025

Date of effect: 15 February 2025

Attention:

Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a system outage.

32-2025: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 08 February to Sunday 09 February 2025 – Multiple Systems

06 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).

All clients required to use the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.

All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.

All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.

30-2025: New import permit requirements for Brassicaceous and Cucurbitaceous seed for sowing from 1 July 2025

4 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of the following Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment and Cucurbitaceous seed for sowing requiring testing and/or treatment (including synonyms and subordinate taxa) imported from all countries.

29-2025: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 08 February 2025 – DAFF messaging, EXDOC, NEXDOC, SeaPest

03 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

All clients submitting the below declarations:

  • Full Import Declaration (FID)
  • Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
  • Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
  • Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
  • Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)

All users of the department’s Export/Next Export Documentation systems (EXDOC/NEXDOC)

NSW Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) Annual Meeting of Officials Communique - 26 November 2024

The 2024 NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place via videoconference on 26 November 2024. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the NSW Government Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, NSW Local Land Services, the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the NSW Natural Resources Commission.

28-2025: Reminder to remain vigilant during Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Season (BMSB)

31 January 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or importing goods from BMSB target risk or native risk countries.