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140-2022: Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 09 August to Wednesday 10 August 2022 – COLS, OPS and PEBS

8 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.

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

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.

139-2022: RUAA and REAA concern codes are now available under the class 19.1 approved arrangement

8 August 2022

Who does this notice affect?

Biosecurity industry participants (BIPs) and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) approved arrangement, continued biosecurity competency (CBC) providers and registered training organisations (RTOs).

2022-52: Horticulture Exports Program – Applications for the export of table grapes to protocol markets including New Zealand

8 August 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities, to export table grapes to protocol markets including New Zealand for the 2022–23 season.

2022-51: Relocation of Melbourne regional office-postponed

05 August 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise stakeholders that the relocation of all Melbourne based offices into one new office location has been postponed.

Summary of changes and key points

This notice affects clients and service providers who interact face-to-face with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at its following Melbourne based offices: