22 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will commence its annual heightened surveillance regime for managing the risks posed by Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetles (Arhopalus ferus) on vessels departing from New Zealand from 00:01 hours (NZST) at the start of Saturday 19th November 2022.

Within the South East Trawl Fishery, stocks of several fish species have declined below sustainable limits and are not recovering. The South East Trawl Fishery is also known as the Commonwealth Trawl Sector of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery.

To protect fish stocks and halt species decline, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has lowered the allowable catch for at-risk species and implemented area closures from 1 May 2023.

22 November,2022

Who does this notice affect?

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

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON will be unavailable from 23:00 to 23:20 Thursday 24 November 2022 (AEDT).

Action

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

21 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

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

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 27 November 2022 (AEDT).

Action

Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.

21 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.

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

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.

21 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All importers, accredited persons and customs brokers who lodge green coffee beans under tariff 0901.1 to the department for biosecurity assessment.

What has changed?

Effective 21st November 2022, green coffee beans imported under tariff 0901.1 will be in scope for the class 19.2 AEPCOMM approved arrangement as well as the Highly Compliant Importer scheme.

A letter of free sale is sometimes required for registering non-prescribed goods with an importing country authority prior to export.

If the importing country does not state that a letter of free sale is to be from Australia’s competent authority (that is, the department) one can instead be issued by a Chamber of Commerce.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, November 2022

Publication details

For establishment management to apply for export listing of an establishment manufacturing or storing non-prescribed goods to China.

Date of issue: 18 November 2022

Date of effect: 18 November - 9 December 2022

Attention

Seafood industry including export manufacturing registered establishments; storage, handling, and loading facilities; industry bodies and Seafood Export Consultative Committee members.

18 November 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All customs brokers, importers, biosecurity industry participants, and food importers that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, surveillance, or other purposes).