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

12 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries who use Qube Logistics in the ports of Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.

Publication details

Animal Health Committee (AHC), September 2022

11 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the below systems:

• Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
• Import Management System (IMS)
• Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
• Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
• S-Cargo
• Seasonal Pests (SeaPest)
• Self-Assessed Clearance Paperless (SAC Paperless)

Information

This scheduled maintenance has been cancelled and an outage will not occur at the previously communicated time.

Action

No action required.

4 October 2022

The second meeting of the Sheep and Goat Traceability Task Force (SGTTF) took place in Melbourne on 4 October 2022.

11 October 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the below systems:

• Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
• Import Management System (IMS)
• Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
• Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
• S-Cargo
• Seasonal Pests (SeaPest)
• Self-Assessed Clearance Paperless (SAC Paperless)

Information

Due to scheduled system maintenance, there will be delays to DAFF messaging from 00:00 to 04:30 Monday 17 October 2022 (AEDT).

Date of issue: 11 October 2022

Date of effect: Immediate

Attention

• Industry bodies, Seafood Export Consultative Committee
• Registered export manufacturing establishments
• Registered exporters and EDI users
• Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional office

Purpose

To notify seafood stakeholders of changes to Australian Fish Names and/or scientific names for some fish species in the export documentation system (EXDOC).