22 March 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 16:00 to 23:59 on Sunday 28 March 2021 (AEDT).

Action

Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.

19 March 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice applies to importers, customs agents and industry stakeholders.

A new Biosecurity (Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2021 has been made to replace the Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2016. 

This new determination is similar in effect to the 2016 determination. This is part of the department’s ongoing review of the effectiveness of import conditions including the appropriate application of import permits.

19 March 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to urgent infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages during the following windows:

Date of issue: 19 March 2021

Date of effect: 3 am (AEDT), 28 March 2021

Reference Number: IAN 2021/01

Attention: Organic operators and exporters, organic certifying bodies, industry bodies

Date of issue: 18 March 2021

Date of effect: 1 April 2021

Reference Number: MAA2021-08

Attention:

18 March 2021

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including treatment providers, vessel masters, freight forwarders, biosecurity industry participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.

18 March 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that:

Date of issue: 20 March 2021

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: IAN 2021-07

Attention:

Industry bodies, Dairy Export Consultative Committee

Registered export manufacturing establishments

Registered licensed exporters and EDI users

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources—Central and Regional offices

Purpose

To notify registered export manufacturers, exporters and EDI users of updates to the dairy category code review.

16 March 2021

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the below systems:

• Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
• Import Management System (IMS)
• Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
• Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
• S-Cargo
• Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC)

Information

Due to scheduled system maintenance to DAWE messaging channels, there will be messaging delays from 23:30 Saturday 20 March to 04:30 Sunday 21 March 2021 (AEDT). This will impact the following messages: