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182-2021: COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog imports to Australia
26 August 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?
COVID-19 impact on cat and dog imports to Australia
Unfortunately, COVID-19 continues to impact the importation of cats and dogs into Australia. We appreciate your patience and understanding at this time.
181-2021: Khapra beetle information sessions: Phase 3 high-risk plant products
25 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including treatment providers, vessel masters, freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.
Sterile Insect Technique use in Australia
What is Sterile Insect Technique?
Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is a recognised phytosanitary procedure for pest management under the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). It is a sterilisation technique that can provide effective control of target insect populations such as fruit flies.
180-2021: Khapra beetle measures Phase 3: Controlled atmosphere treatment methodology
24 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of high-risk plant products and other 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.
Mouse infestation advice
Due to favourable crop growing conditions over the past year, food sources for mice are readily available. Access to food may result in a rapid growth of mouse populations and mouse infestations on farms. Be prepared to bait as you sow this year’s crops if mice are active in your paddocks.
Continue to monitor crops after sowing and if mice are still present. Late winter to early spring is the best time to start, before populations grow rapidly in the warmer months.
179-2021: Service Disruption: Sunday 29 August 2021 - BICON
23 August 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 29 August 2021 (AEST).
Action
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
178-2021: Australian Border Force (ABF) and Maritime Officer user access to the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS)
23 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to national ABF officers and government maritime officers. Maritime officers include the Commonwealth’s Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) agency and state government’s Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ).
What has changed?
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) can now provide ABF and government maritime officers, with access to MARS to support the assessment of biosecurity human health risks.
177-2021: Khapra beetle Phase 3 measures: New requirements for high-risk plant products imported via all commercial pathways
23 August 2021
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of high-risk plant products and other 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.
2021-43: Horticulture – In-transit cold treatment fresh fruit requirements for the Philippines
20 August 2021
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of the in-transit cold treatment (ITCT) certification requirements for the export of fresh fruits to the Philippines under the Specific Commodity Understanding 2 conditions for export of fruit fly host fruits from Australia to the Philippines (SCU2) protocol.