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Date of issue: 20 April 2020
Date of effect: 20 April 2020
Reference Number: MAA2020-05
Attention:
Purpose
To notify manufacturers and exporters of amendments to the certification for live and non-viable oysters for Japan.
20 April 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 26 April 2020 (AEST).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
17 April 2020
Importers of animals, including horses, cats, dogs, hatching eggs, pigeons, alpacas and bees.
This temporary change is relevant to importers of live animals who are required to use Australia’s Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility at Mickleham.
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the movement of airfreight in multiple countries.
17 April 2020
Importers of animals, biological and animal based goods.
The department is committed to supporting trade during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The department is focusing on measures to expedite the assessment and issuance of import permits for arrange of goods including, but not limited to, products for diagnosis, testing, treatment and research of COVID-19, and live laboratory animals, food products, animal feeds, and fertiliser.
14 April 2020
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment 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 maintenance period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period
Last updated August 2024
14 April 2020
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 importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage period.
(Approved Auditors)
Dear Approved Auditors,
The department has circulated advice to industry advising of its current position on staffing, regulatory and operational obligations in relation to the audits of export establishments and the risks posed by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Date of issue: 9 April 2020
Date of effect: 16 July 2020
Reference Number: MAA 2020-02
Attention:
Organic Producers and Exporters, Organic certifying bodies, Industry bodies
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central and Regional offices
9 April 2020
Importers of animals, biological and animal based goods.
This temporary change is relevant to the use of original paper health certificates (HCs). It does not apply to countries that already provide original HCs in electronic format.
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the movement of airfreight/seafreight and courier mail in multiple countries.
