17 October 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 23 October 2022 (AEDT).

Action

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

18 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All vessel owners, operators, masters, and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.

State and territory port operators and port authority entities across Australia.

All national and state government health officers.

Monday 17 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers of animal-based pet food and departmental biosecurity officers at international mail centres.

14 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is for importers of fresh mango fruit from Thailand for human consumption, approved arrangements, freight forwarders, brokers, and Pathway Operations Cargo – Assessment and Inspection.

What has changed?

On 1 November 2022, the requirement for an import permit for fresh mango fruit grown in Thailand for human consumption will be removed.

Importers who hold a valid import permit will no longer need to present this from 1 November 2022.

The listed International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) accredited laboratories and Naktuinbouw Authorized Laboratories (NAL) are approved by the department to perform purity analysis on seeds imported for planting and consumption into Australia.

14 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, clients registered through MyGov Digital Identity will be unable to access the Biosecurity Portal from 23:30 Saturday 15 October to 07:00 Sunday 16 October 2022 (AEDT).

Action

Clients registered through MyGov Digital Identity are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

14 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is for importers of fresh longan fruit from Viet Nam for human consumption, approved arrangements, freight forwarders, brokers, and Pathway Operations Cargo – Assessment and Inspection.

What has changed?

On 1 November 2022, the requirement for an import permit for fresh longan fruit grown in Viet Nam for human consumption will be removed.

Importers who hold a valid import permit will no longer need to present this from 1 November 2022.

13 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All clients who will be required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this planned outage.

Information

This scheduled infrastructure maintenance has been cancelled and an outage will not occur at the previously communicated time. It will be rescheduled to a later date.

Action

No action required.

Date of issue: 14 October 2022

Date of effect: Immediate