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1 September 2021
All clients of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
The department is currently experiencing an unplanned outage to its internal network. This is causing processing delays across a range of services.
The department is investigating the issue as a priority and apologises for any inconvenience caused.
1 September 2021
Clients in the import and shipping industries – including freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers, and offshore fumigation treatment providers – associated with fumigation of imported goods and containers.
1 September 2021
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.
We have completed our assessment of a prescribed heat treatment as a risk management measure for fish and fish products for use as pet food and stockfeed. The report includes updated import conditions. Publication of this report represents the end of the process.
Date of issue: 30 August 2021
Date of effect: 1 September 2021
Reference Number: MAA2021-19
Attention:
30 August 2021
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that we are proposing regulatory changes to improve export bulk vessel marine surveyor survey and authorised officer inspection practices from 1 November 2021 and seeking feedback on the proposed changes.
Successful Innovation Grants recipients have been announced.
$29 million in grants will develop projects that can help farmers and communities thrive through future droughts.
Drought Resilience Innovation Grants support projects that help Australian farmers, and agricultural-dependent communities and businesses, adopt innovative approaches and technologies to improve drought resilience.
3 grant types help cater for projects and ideas at different stages of development:
30 August 2021
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.
Date of issue: 27 August 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2021-34
27 August 2021
Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods shipped between 1 September 2021 and 30 April 2022 (Inclusive)).
