23 February 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the New Zealand Export Plan will replace the Bilateral Quarantine Agreement – System Operations Manual (BQA-SOM) on 25 February 2021.

Publication details

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, February 2021

This Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) Regulatory Performance Report covers the period 1 October to 31 December 2020. The review concerns the performance of ESCAS supply chains in Israel and Jordan.

This report summarises the outcomes of the reviews and regulatory actions taken by the department.

22 February 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers of bulbs for use as nursery stock.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) is revising the on-arrival inspection regime of all consignments of bulbs imported for use as nursery stock.

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The following is provided as published in the Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 95, Number 5, May 2017. The information in the disease bulletin was correct at the time of publication.

Authors: Corissa Miller & Anna Kabaila (Australian Department of Agriculture and Water and the Environment).

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The following is provided as published in the Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 95, Number 8, August 2017. The information in the disease bulletin was correct at the time of publication.

Author: Ben O’Toole, On Plant Veterinarian (Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment). 

19 February 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia.

What has changed?

The waiting period for cat and dog reservations at the Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility in Mickleham has been reduced.