21 February 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system 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 February 2022 (AEDT).

Action

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

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) may impose conditions on imported biological goods, including conditions on how the goods can be used after they are imported into Australia. Some goods are only approved to be imported into Australia for a specific end use.

The following are examples of end uses that may be referenced in Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) cases or on import permits issued by the department:

21 February 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and Authorised Officers about a trial service for an out of hours contact for urgent RFP authorisation or certification requests.

21 February 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).

Summary of changes and key points

The following updates have been made to PEMS:

21 February 2022

Who does this notice affect?

All stakeholders

What has changed?

The national biosecurity strategy consultation draft is open for public comment.

This will be the Australia’s first national biosecurity strategy and will set the direction for the future of the national biosecurity system. This strategy is for all Australians, and your input is important.

18 February 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the product security requirements for airfreight cherries and table grapes to Korea.

Date of issue: 21 February 2022

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2022-05     

At the request of participating countries, Australian technical experts will provide targeted capacity building support to strengthen MCS capacity and efforts to combat IUU fishing.

Australian technical partners include

The training course will provide participants with a holistic understanding of the theoretical and practical elements of fisheries related MCS required to effectively address IUU fishing in Southeast Asia.

About the course

The course will

SEA-RIFF is a flexible funding mechanism supporting innovative ideas over the life of the Program. These ideas should be demand-driven and aligned with the Program’s objectives.

How it works

SEA-RIFF may fund innovative ideas or the scaling up of existing efforts to combat IUU fishing.

While activities are tailored based on demand, some examples of SEA-RIFF activities may include