08 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

All clients required to use the eCertificate exports portal who will be required to view or download export certification during this planned maintenance period.

All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.

7 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.

04 April 2025

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide information to treatment providers, exporters and authorised officers (AOs) on the planned update to the Methyl bromide fumigation methodology and upcoming information sessions.

Access our approved incoming traveller announcements for use on all international flights. They are available in several languages.

Incoming traveller announcement

The incoming traveller announcement is a legal requirement on all international flights and must be delivered before the first landing place in Australian territory.

4 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).

All clients submitting the below declarations:

The National Biosecurity Committee (NBC) met on 19 and 20 March 2025 in Canberra. The meeting was co-chaired by Justine Saunders (Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) and Rachel Chay (Deputy Director General & Chief Biosecurity Officer, Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Primary Industries).

4 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangement operators attempting to access online reports of entries referred to the department for biosecurity assessment, or management under a class 19 Approved Arrangement, via the Biosecurity Cargo Status Tracker (BCST).

Information

Resolved time:

As of: 10:00 Friday 04 April 2025 (AEDT).

The unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Cargo Status Tracker (BCST) has been resolved. The associated urgent scheduled outage to the BCST to facilitate the resolution has also since concluded.

04 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).

All clients submitting the below declarations: