07 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage.

Information

Due to scheduled maintenance, the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system will be unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 12 November to 03:00 Sunday 13 November 2022 (AEDT).

Action

Clients are advised to complete and submit any in-progress import permit applications prior to the commencement of this planned outage period.

7 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled maintenance, the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 10 November to 02:00 Friday 11 November 2022 (AEDT).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

7 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

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

Information

Due to scheduled maintenance, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable for clients registered through MyGov Digital Identity from 23:30 Tuesday 08 November to 07:00 Wednesday 09 November 2022 (AEDT).

7 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge import documents for Ship Stores and Ship Spares.

What has changed?

With the upcoming cruise season’s increased activity, the department wishes to provide information regarding the lodgement of documents relating to Ship Stores and Ship spares.

The highly compliant importer (HCI) scheme is a reduced inspection intervention scheme. To qualify for the HCI scheme, importers need to ensure eligible commodities consistently comply with Australia’s biosecurity import requirements and pass inspection.

4 November 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all EXDOC and NEXDOC users of expected system maintenance and associated outage from 10 am Saturday 12 November 2022 to 11 pm Sunday 13 November 2022 (AEDT).

Date of issue: 4 November 2022

Date of effect: 12-13 November 2022

Date of issue: 4 November 2022

Date of effect: 12-13 November 2022

Attention

Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, approved export permit issuers and EDI users.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

To notify Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system users of an expected maintenance and associated outage from 10am Saturday 12 November 2022 to 11pm Sunday 13 November 2022 (AEDT).

Date of issue: 4 November 2022

Date of effect: 12-13 November 2022

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