Importing test kits for foot and mouth disease or other notifiable animal diseases
Frequently Asked Questions
What is foot-and-mouth disease?
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a serious and highly contagious viral animal disease that affects primarily cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels, lamas, alpacas, deer and pigs.
161-2022: Scheduled Outage: Friday 02 September to Saturday 03 September 2022 – MARS
30 August 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 outage.
Information
To support system maintenance, the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Friday 02 September to 03:00 Saturday 03 September 2022 (AEST).
Action
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
160-2022: Scheduled Outage: Friday 02 September to Saturday 03 September 2022 – Biosecurity Portal
29 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All clients who will be required to lodge inspection requests to the department during this planned outage.
Information
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 22:00 Friday 02 September to 03:00 Saturday 03 September 2022 (AEST).
Action
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
159-2022: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 01 September to Friday 02 September 2022 – COLS
29 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
Information
To support system maintenance, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 01 September to 01:00 Friday 02 September 2022 (AEST).
Action
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
Workforce management and planning
Workforce management and planning is part of a suite of responsibilities growers must deal with to successfully run their business operations. Adopting modern workforce planning practices can help adjust to disruptions and challenges in the labour market and assist in attracting, developing, and retaining valued employees.
The videos and tools available on this page have primarily been designed and developed to provide practical support to agricultural employers in the horticulture industry. However, they may also be relevant and helpful to the broader agricultural industry.
2022-28: Update to the dairy category code review and updated establishment registration operations for manufacturers
Date of issue: 29 August 2022
Date of effect: Immediate
2022-27: Dairy: Listings and amendments for country listings
Date of issue: 26 August 2022
Date of effect: Immediately
Reference Number: MAA2022-27
Launch of the National Hitchhiker Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032
The National Hitchhiker (Contaminating) Plant Pest Action Plan 2022–2032 released today will protect Australia’s plant-related industries and environment from exotic hitchhiking plant pests.
158-2022: Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 25 August 2022 – COLS Add Documents function
25 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to submit additional cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
Information
Due to a technical system issue, some documents submitted through the ‘Add Documents’ feature in the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) are not being recorded against the original lodgement.
157-2022: Biosecurity priorities and impact for cargo clearance delays
25 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All customs brokers, importers, biosecurity industry participants, and food importers who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, surveillance, or other purposes).
What has changed?
Earlier this year, the department advised of delays in assessment, booking and inspection services in Victoria and New South Wales, largely due to a changing biosecurity risk profile and higher overall cargo volumes (11.7 per cent higher in FY 2021/22).