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17 August 2020
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry that the exchange of electronic phytosanitary certificates will commence on 31 August 2020 for exports to New Zealand.
17 August 2020
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 23 August 2020 (AEST).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
17 August 2020
Customs brokers and importers who import goods from New Zealand that require phytosanitary and/or sanitary certification.
Effective 31 August 2020, the department will transition the current eCert exchange with New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ MPI) to a paperless eCert exchange. This means NZ MPI will no longer issue original paper phytosanitary or sanitary certificates.
This change will apply to the following lodgement types:
14 August 2020
Date of issue: 14 May 2020
Date of effect: 21 April 2021
Reference Number: MAA2020-10
Attention:
On 7 July 2022, we commenced a pest risk analysis on khapra beetle. For more information visit the Khapra beetle pest risk analysis web page.
13 August 2020
Travellers, online shoppers, recipients of international mail and other stakeholders including importers of plant products, freight forwarders, customs brokers and high-volume specialist operators specialising in moving personal effects.
Within the next two months the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) will implement urgent actions to address the risk of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) on high-risk plant products that are hosts of this pest.
12 August 2020
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Authorised Officers (AOs) of an update to the Work Instruction: Completing plant export inspection and treatment records and Guideline: Supporting documents for plant exports on the Plant Export Operations Manual.
The third Tasmanian RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place over videoconference on 23 July 2020. The meeting was attended by Senior Officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, the Tasmanian Government Department of State Growth, and the Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.
This meeting satisfies the requirements of clause 9A of the Tasmanian RFA:
