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25 January 2021
All clients required to create new permit applications or access existing application documents within the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.
Due to an issue in the department’s IT infrastructure, BICON is currently experiencing a service disruption.
Clients may be unable to:
19 January 2021
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide guidance to industries and exporters about the documentation requirements to apply for letters of free sale from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department). A letter of free sale are sometimes required for registering non-prescribed goods with an importing country authority prior to export.
22 January 2021
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.
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
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.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, December 2020
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
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
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 24 January 2021 (AEDT).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
