17 August 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Customs brokers and importers who import goods from New Zealand that require phytosanitary and/or sanitary certification.

What has changed?

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:

13 August 2020

Who does this notice affect?

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.

What has changed?

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

Purpose

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:

12 August 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise of the release of instructional material for mobile bulk loading of prescribed goods for export.

Join well known Australians Catriona Rowntree, Maggie Beer and Matt Moran as they team up with biosecurity industry ‘champions’ Melinee Leather, Ben Martin and James Brown to encourage viewers to help manage biosecurity threats.