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17 September 2020
Travellers, and Australian importers and overseas exporters of high-risk plant products sent via international mail (including items posted using Express Mail Service).
PLANT PEST
Date of issue: 16 September 2020
Date of effect: 22 September 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-13
Attention:
Date of issue: 16 September 2020
Date of effect: 22 September 2020
Attention:
15 September 2020
All clients who are required to make inspection requests via QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au
The issue that caused the QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au email address to become unavailable has now been resolved.
Clients can now utilise this email address as normal.
17 September 2020
Customs brokers and importers who import uncooked pig meat.
Effective 17 September 2020, all uncooked imported pig meat phone enquiries and related uncooked imported pig meat email contact with the department are to change as follows:
All uncooked pig meat phone enquiries are to be directed to the department on 1800 900 090.
15 September 2020
All clients who are required to make inspection requests via QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au
An issue has caused the QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au email address to become unavailable. When attempting to send emails to this address, clients are receiving the following error message:
15 September 2020
Update: the survey has been extended until 18 September 2020.
All biosecurity treatment providers across Australia, particularly methyl bromide fumigators.
The fundamental process for achieving an effective biosecurity treatment is the same regardless of the jurisdiction the treatment is performed in and the intended destination of the goods.
15 September 2020
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the due date for the survey about a nationally harmonised framework for managing biosecurity treatments has been extended to 18 September 2020.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, September 2020
This document provides the Australian Government’s general requirements for overseas facilities that manufacture, store, handle, transport, or export processed plant-based stockfeed and stockfeed ingredients to Australia.
These general requirements are in addition to any specific importation requirements set by the department.
