13 December 2021

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 Tuesday 14 December to 00:30 Wednesday 15 December 2021 (AEDT).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

13 December 2021

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 19 December 2021 (AEDT).

Action

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

13 December 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All internal and external stakeholders who may require Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment regulatory services between the department’s shut down period.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Canberra Office will close from COB Friday, 24 December 2021 and will re-open at the commencement of business on Tuesday, 4 January 2022.

9 December 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to clients in the import industry for Daucus carota (carrot) seeds for planting, including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders and overseas suppliers.

9 December 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.

6 December 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Export Documentation System (EXDOC) that will facilitate automatic Request For Permit (RFP) authorisation for all exports of fresh fruit and vegetables, where no certificate is required.

4 December 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to view invoices or pay for previously submitted applications within the Biosecurity Import Conditions System during this planned maintenance period.

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.  

3 December 2021

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 outage. 

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

3 December 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to clients in the import industry for seeds for planting, including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders and overseas suppliers.

What has changed?

The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) has published an entry coversheet that may be used for seed for planting consignments.

3 December 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide updated information on the registration of food processing and storage facilities handling product for export to China, and product labelling requirements for food products exported to China.