IAN 2020-13: COVID-19 - Notifying the department of positive COVID-19 cases at export registered establishments
Date of issue: 28 July 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: IAN 2020-13
Attention:
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125-2020 – Strengthening biosecurity risk management associated with onshore processing of imported plant and animal materials at an approved arrangement class 3.0
4 August 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Importers of:
- plant, animal or microbial derived ingredients for use in pet and other animal food processing
- seeds, nuts, fresh produce and other unprocessed plant material such as cotton, jute and hops
- other animal and microbial materials such as microalgae, unscoured wool and untanned hides and skins.
Also, manufacturers and processors of these materials, and biosecurity industry participants that hold approval for approved arrangement class 3.0.
MAA 2020-12: Spain: Fish: Fisheries Certificate FEES1A – Batch Number
Date of issue: 4 August 2020
Date of effect: 4 August 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-12
Attention:
124-2020 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 06 August to 03:30 Friday 07 August 2020 (AEST)
3 August 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to submit access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage period.
Biosecurity Bite
Sink your teeth into the world of plant biosecurity with our Biosecurity Bite videos. This series of seven videos will take you behind the scenes of Australia’s biosecurity system.
1. Biosecurity and Trade
Every day Australia imports and exports plants and plant products. Imported products may carry serious plant pests and diseases. Our biosecurity system involves a series of measures that protect Australia from the entry and spread of pests and diseases.
Advancing Pest Animal and Weed Control Solutions Competitive Grant Round
123-2020 – Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) expansion for 2020 is now live
31 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangements; continued biosecurity competency (CBC) providers and registered training organisations (RTOs).
ESCAS Regulatory Performance Report 1 April 2020 - 30 June 2020
Publication details
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, July 2020
This Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) Regulatory Performance Report covers the period 1 April 2020 - 30 June 20200.
122-2020 – Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Reporting Changes for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
28 July 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
From 29 July 2020, and in response to the worldwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Commonwealth Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) have revised the pre-arrival human health questions for all vessels arriving in Australia.