9 June 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All clients awaiting outcomes relating to Master Consolidator Declarations and Offshore Treatment Certificate assessments.

Information

The department’s Seasonal Pest application is currently experiencing an unplanned outage.

As a result, clients may experience delays in receiving Master Consolidator Declaration and Offshore Treatment Certificate assessment outcomes.  

The department is investigating this issue as a priority and apologises for any inconvenience caused.

9 June 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the Tasmanian apple and pear industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms, packhouses and cold stores, and registration of treatment facilities to export to protocol markets for the 2021–22 season.

9 June 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the cherry industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and registration of treatment facilities to export cherries to protocol markets for the 2021–22 season.

17 June 2021

7 June 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to invite plant export industry to share your feedback on an online survey.

7 June 2021

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).

Date of issue: 7 June 2021

Date of effect: 14 June 2021

Attention:

7 June 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS).

4 June 2021

Who does this notice affect?

• SAC entries that have been upgraded to AIMS
• CAPEC clients (DHL, FedEx and UPS) and
• StarTrack clients (Sydney and Melbourne)

Information

For SAC entries that have been upgraded to AIMS, CAPEC clients (DHL, FedEx and UPS) and StarTrack clients (Sydney and Melbourne) may experience delays in clearance of goods where release status are not mapping over in ICS after final records have been issued. The department is aware of the issue and is investigating as a priority.

3 June 2021

Who does this notice affect?

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 2020 that arrive in Australian territory by 31 May 2021 (inclusive)).