22 January 2021

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) commenced its annual heightened vessel surveillance window for managing the risks posed by Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) on vessels from 1 January 2021.

Farmers and their advisors need local climate predictions to better plan for future climate variability. That’s why the Future Drought Fund is investing in the Climate Services for Agriculture (CSA) program.

Delivered by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, the program gives farmers better climate information through tools like My Climate View.

22 January 2021

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Authorised Officers with the Bulk Vessel Inspection job function that the process for attaching Take 5 documentation has been amended.

Date of issue: 20 January 2021

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2021-01

Attention:

Date of issue: 20 January 2021

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2021-02

Attention:

Date of issue: 20 January 2021

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2021-03

Attention:

19 January 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 24 January 2021 (AEDT).

Action

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

Date of issue: 15 January 2021

Date of effect: 18 January 2021

Reference Number: MAA2021-01

Attention: