6 August 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material for the inspection of hay and straw for export has been updated.

4 August 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes) of the requirements to notify the department regarding COVID-19.

Date of issue: 28 July 2020

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: IAN 2020-13

Attention:

Date of issue: 28 July 2020

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: IAN 2020-13

Attention:

Date of issue: 28 July 2020

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: IAN 2020-13

Attention:

4 August 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Importers of:

• plant, animal or microbial derived ingredients for use in pet and other animal food processing
• seeds, nuts, fresh produce and other unprocessed plant material such as cotton, jute and hops
• other animal and microbial materials such as microalgae, unscoured wool and untanned hides and skins.

Also, manufacturers and processors of these materials, and biosecurity industry participants that hold approval for approved arrangement class 3.0.

Date of issue: 4 August 2020

Date of effect: 4 August 2020

Reference Number: MAA2020-12

Attention:

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31 July 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements; continued biosecurity competency (CBC) providers and registered training organisations (RTOs).