18 January 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All clients who are required to lodge inspection requests through The Biosecurity Portal, using the ‘Other Users’ log in method.

Information

The Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, clients who log in through the ‘Other Users’ pathway may not receive booking confirmation emails in some instances.

Clients that log in through MyGov Digital Identity are not affected.  

This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).

Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports

We have prepared a draft report for the Review of live marine ornamental fish import policy. The draft report has now been published for public consultation.

16 January 2023

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.

Information

The department will be conducting network maintenance from 23:00 Wednesday 18 January to 02:00 Thursday 19 January 2023 (AEDT).

During this time, DAFF applications may experience several 30-second outages. These applications include, but are not limited to:

Date of issue: 16 January 2023

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2023-02

13 January 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to clarify acceptable behaviour when interacting with the department whether in person, attending departmental offices or via communication methods such as phone, email and/or text.

13th January 2023

Who does this notice affect?

Approved Arrangements, Custom Brokers, Manned depots, Freight Forwarders, and clients with low volumes of import inspection requests can booking and manage their inspection request bookings using the Biosecurity Portal. For these clients, from Wednesday 1 February 2023, the current email channel will no longer be an option to request an inspection booking or make changes to bookings. It is critical that you have transitioned to using the Portal for all bookings before 1 February 2023.

13 January 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to inform Australian manufacturers and exporters of food products that China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) has removed COVID-19 testing for all imported products (including cold-chain products) from 8 January 2023.