02 April 2026

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).

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your Digital Identity to access’ pathway.

February 2026

27 March 2026

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the department has commenced public consultation on the review of the Accredited Grain Surveyor Assurance Scheme (AGSA) through a Have Your Say survey.

Date of issue: 26 March 2026
Date of effect: Immediate
Related MAAs: MAA 2024-08, MAA 2024-09, MAA 2024-10, MAA 2024-12, MAA 2024-13, MAA 2024-15, MAA 2024-16, MAA 2024-18, MAA 2024-20, MAA 2024-22, MAA 2024-25, MAA 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40, MAA 2024-47, MAA 2025-03, MAA 2025-04, MAA 2025-05, MAA2025-07, MAA 2025-12, MAA 2025-17, MAA 2025-18, MAA 2025-19, MAA2025-20, MAA 2025-21

23 March 2026

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, and freight forwarders who will be required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.

What has changed?

From 23 March 2026, the Biosecurity Portal will be updated to include military inspection types for Defence, military importers and brokers to use for lodgement.

Military inspection types will all have a ‘Military’ prefix enabling easy use and appropriate selection.

20 March 2026

Who does this notice affect?

This notice affects stakeholders who are involved in the importation of goods into Australia, its external territories and the Torres Strait.

What is changing?

On 20 March 2026, the Legislation (Biosecurity Goods Determinations) Sunset-altering Declaration 2026, made by the Attorney-General, came into effect to align the sunsetting dates for all current determinations made under section 174 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 to 1 October 2031.

20 March 2026

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers, of an outage to the PEMS system due to a production upgrade.

Date of issue: 20 March 2026
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2026-01

The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify all details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in the notices.