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23 April 2021
All clients who submit import permit applications to the department for assessment via the Australian Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).
Date of issue: 23 April 2021
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2021-03
Related: MAA 2020-10
Attention:
23 April 2021
All clients of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment attempting to access departmental applications and services.
The unplanned outage to the departments network has been resolved.
Internal and external departmental applications are available and functioning as normal.
March 2021
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
22 April 2021
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Australian plant and plant product industry stakeholders on the status of Australia’s Country Recognition Agreement (CRA) with Indonesia.
22 April 2021
All importers of marine and freshwater ornamental finfish. The department will directly contact current permit holders about this change.
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment will remove countries from the approved country lists for marine and freshwater ornamental finfish that have not exported any live ornamental finfish to Australia over the past 10 years.
22 April 2021
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.
A version update to Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge was preventing some Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) users from submitting lodgements using these browsers.
21 April 2021
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 16:00 to 23:59 on Sunday 25 April 2021 (AEST).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
21 April 2021
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.
20 April 2021
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).
