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The Fisheries Officer Exchange Program supports one or two-way exchanges to enhance regional MCS officer networks and cooperation, and to provide officers a first-hand understanding of another country’s approach to combating IUU fishing.
Interested countries should work with regional counterpart agencies to collaboratively develop exchanges.
The Australian Government recognises feral cats are a serious vertebrate pest in Australia that have severe to devastating effects on native fauna. The Government has long recognised predation by feral cats as a threat to Australian fauna with a listing as a key threatening process under the Endangered Species Protection Act 1992 and inclusion on the list of Key Threatening Processes of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 at commencement. A statutory Threat Abatement Plan was made with its most recent iteration in 2015.
15 February 2022
All clients awaiting outcomes relating to Master Consolidator Declarations and Offshore Treatment Certificate assessments.
To support system maintenance, the department’s Seasonal Pest application will be unavailable from 23:30 Friday 18 February to 00:15 Saturday 19 February 2022 (AEDT).
As a result, clients may experience delays in receiving Master Consolidator Declaration and Offshore Treatment Certificate assessment outcomes.
15 February 2022
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 shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.
14 February 2022
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, and principal agents—associated with shipping or importing goods that require increased intervention during the 2021-22 BMSB risk season.
14 February 2022
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of new protocol requirements for the export of peaches and nectarines to Vietnam.
These tables show the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) quota usage for all products exported to Indonesia under quota.
11 February 2022
All clients attempting to contact the department via phone.
The unplanned service disruption to the department’s telephony services has now been resolved and clients can now contact the department via phone.
No action required. The department apologies for any inconvenience caused.
11 February 2022
All clients attempting to contact the department via phone.
The department is currently experiencing intermittent telephony connectivity issues. As a result, clients may experience unexpected call dropouts or be unable to contact the department.
Our third-party telephony provider is currently investigating the issue as a priority. The department apologises for any inconvenience caused.
10 February 2022
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this service disruption.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this service disruption.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this service disruption.
