September 2020

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to offshore entities who have Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment recognised fertiliser supply chains.

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions has impacted the ability of the department to conduct offshore audits associated with the Bulk Cargo and Containerised Fertiliser Assessment and Management Policies.

11 September 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders that have an interest in the possible importation of live attenuated Salmonellae vaccines for use in chickens and turkeys.

What is happening?

The department has received a permit application from Elanco Australasia Pty Ltd to import the following live, attenuated veterinary vaccines:

- AviPro Salmonella Duo
- AviPro Salmonella Vac E
- AviPro Salmonella Vac T

9 September 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Draft Export Control (Plants and Plant Products) Rules 2020 has been released for the second round of public consultation until COB 5 November 2020.

10 September 2020

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is for all airlines, freight forwarders, pet transport companies and importers of cats and dogs to Australia.

What has changed?

Staged restrictions in Victoria are continuing as a result of COVID-19. Despite restrictions, animals have continued to arrive into Melbourne International Airport, been collected by the department and taken to the Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility in Mickleham, without issue. 

Environmental biosecurity requires collaboration between governments, industry, and the community. We work with a wide variety of people across Australia for good environmental biosecurity outcomes.

We aim to develop strong, vibrant environmental biosecurity networks. The Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer (ACEBO) leads this collaboration.

7 September 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage.

Information

Due to system maintenance, the Post Entry Biosecurity System will be unavailable from 23:00 Friday 11 September to 01:00 Saturday 12 September 2020 (AEST).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

7 September 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to submit permit applications or access their BICON invoices during this planned outage period.

Information

The department will be performing scheduled system maintenance from 23:00 Saturday 12 September to 06:20 Sunday 13 September 2020 (AEST).

BICON will be available during this time, however users may encounter error messages when attempting to submit new permit applications or pay for previously submitted permit applications.

7 September 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage period.

All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage period.

All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage period.