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IAN 2025-13: NEXDOC outage 4 May 2025

Date of issue: 1 May 2025

Date of effect: 4 May 2025

Attention

Registered eggs exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) advises Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a planned system outage and what they can do to minimise disruption to their exports.

IAN 2025-07: NEXDOC outage 4 May 2025

Date of issue: 1 May 2025

Date of effect: 4 May 2025

Attention

Registered fish and fish products exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.  

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) advises Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a planned system outage and what they can do to minimise disruption to their exports.

IAN 2025-08: NEXDOC outage 4 May 2025

Date of issue: 1 May 2025

Date of effect: 4 May 2025

Attention

Registered Dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) advises Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a planned system outage and what they can do to minimise disruption to their exports.

Plant Biosecurity Advice 2025-P01: Release of the final report for the review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh pomelo from Vietnam

29 April 2025

The final report recommends that the importation of commercially produced pomelo to Australia from all commercial production areas of Vietnam can be permitted, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements.

The final report takes into account comments received from stakeholders on the draft report.

AWTG Communiqué March 2025

Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal Welfare

AWTG 25-02 noted an update from the secretariat that a meeting of the subgroup will be scheduled to facilitate further discussion on options.

Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments

AWTG 25-02 noted an update from Queensland that jurisdictions continue to work collaboratively on the third draft of the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Facilities and Establishments.

IAN 25-01: United States acceptance of Australian post-mortem procedures for beef masticatory muscles

24 April 2025

Purpose

To inform stakeholders of the change in requirements for the post-mortem inspection of beef masticatory muscles produced for export in United States of America (USA) listed establishments. 

Key Points

This advice applies to establishments listed for beef for the United States of America (USA). This advice does NOT apply to beef produced for the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland markets.

Sourcing of livestock and wild game

Publication details

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, April 2025

This document outlines the department's operational requirements to ensure the suitability of livestock and wild game processed at export-registered establishments for human consumption.

This document supplements both the Approved arrangement guidelines - for Meat and wild game and is supported by underlying Export meat operational reference documents.

Guideline

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