1 June 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who are awaiting outcomes of biosecurity assessments 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 maintenance period.  

Information

The department will be performing scheduled system maintenance from 23:30 Saturday 05 June to 01:30 Sunday 06 June 2021 (AEST)

1 June 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 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.

1 June 2021

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and export biosecurity treatment industry, customs brokers, related biosecurity industry participants particularly methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride fumigators.

1 June 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers and their customs brokers of nursery stock, including tissue cultures, budwood, cuttings and rooted plants.

What has changed?

The purpose of this notification is to advise stakeholders that the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) has implemented further actions to manage the risk of the bacterial pathogen, Xylella in imported nursery stock.

1 June 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice affects all clients requesting inspections for Queensland and Northern NSW locations (except for Cairns) via importsRFI@aff.gov.au

Date of issue: 28 May 2021

Date of effect: 28 May 2021

Reference Number: MAA2021-20

Attention:

28 May 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export Hass avocados to Japan for the 2021 season.

28 May 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of tomato seed for sowing.

28 May 2021

Who does this notice affect?

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 2020-21 BMSB risk season.

What has changed?

On 1 June 2021, the department will cease it measures for the 2020-21 BMSB risk season.

27 May 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the below systems:

• Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
• Import Management System (IMS)
• Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
• Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
• S-Cargo
• Seasonal Pests (SeaPest)
• Self-Assessed Clearance Paperless (SAC Paperless)

Information

Due to scheduled system maintenance to DAWE messaging channels, there will be messaging delays from 23:30 Thursday 27 May to 00:30 Friday 28 May 2021 (AEST).