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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, July 2020
This Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) Regulatory Performance Report covers the period 1 April 2020 - 30 June 20200.
28 July 2020
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
From 29 July 2020, and in response to the worldwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commonwealth Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) have revised the pre-arrival human health questions for all vessels arriving in Australia.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, June 2020
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
We target and monitor food that poses a high or medium risk to public health. We refer 100% of risk food imports until we establish a history of compliance.
We conducted a risk analysis for the release of the fungus Venturia paralias for the biological control of sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias).
We began this risk analysis in response to an application to release Venturia paralias to control Euphorbia paralias. The application was submitted by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
We conducted the risk analysis in two key steps:
28 July 2020
This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia. This information supersedes information contained in IAN 105-2020.
The COVID-19 lockdown in Victoria has continued to impact some international passenger flight routes and space availability for companion animals arriving into Melbourne. Incoming cargo flights have continued to carry companion animals and arrive directly into Melbourne.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry July 2022
Date of issue: 23 July 2020 (re-issued 27 July 2020)
Date of effect: 27 July 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-11
Attention:
24 July 2020
All biosecurity industry participants and food importers who have premises that departmental officers may attend (for inspections, audits, surveillance or other purposes).
Biosecurity industry participants and food importers are being requested to notify the department if any of their staff (or visitors to their premises) test positive for COVID-19. The notification point is the department’s agriccc@aff.gov.au inbox.
