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The organic goods certificate (2021-02)

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Date of issue: 9 April 2021

Date of effect: 3 am (AEDT), 28 March 2021

Reference Number: IAN 2021/02

Attention: Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies

57-2021: Port of Brisbane first point of entry determination amended

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8 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

Vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers, first point of entry (FPOE) operators and others.

What has changed?

The Port of Brisbane FPOE determination has been amended to:

56-2021: Amendments to Human Health and Coronavirus (COVID-19) questions for the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS)

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8 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department), in consultation with the Department of Health has revised the pre-arrival human health and COVID-19 questions for the arrival of commercial vessels to Australia.

54-2021: Dairy for human consumption eligible to be repurposed for stockfeed

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7 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of particular interest to importers of bovine dairy products for human consumption that subsequently need to repurpose imported dairy ingredients for animal feed.

Biosecurity Advice 2021-P07 - Release of the draft report for the review of Biosecurity Import requirements for fresh Capsicum spp. fruit from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu

Read more about Biosecurity Advice 2021-P07 - Release of the draft report for the review of Biosecurity Import requirements for fresh Capsicum spp. fruit from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu

16 April 2021

Outcomes of animal health-related projects funded under the Australian Government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper

Read more about Outcomes of animal health-related projects funded under the Australian Government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper

The Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, released in 2015, included a large number of initiatives and commitments by the Australian Government to strengthen Australia’s agriculture sector that were delivered over 4 years.

51-2021: Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle

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6 April 2021

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.

2021-12 - Congestion Busting Program – Plant Exports Management System updates

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1 April 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) to align with the Export Control Act 2020.