03 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

All clients submitting the below declarations:

• Full Import Declaration (FID)
• Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
• Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
• Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
• Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)

All users of the department’s Export/Next Export Documentation systems (EXDOC/NEXDOC)

2024 end-of-month red meat export reports

These tables provide a further breakdown of red meat exports in six formats: exports by state, exports by destination, by load port across Australia, comparison tables, meat exported via air freight and processed meat exports. All reports in Excel format.

The 2024 NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place via videoconference on 26 November 2024. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the NSW Government Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, NSW Local Land Services, the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the NSW Natural Resources Commission.

31 January 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including Master Consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or importing goods from BMSB target risk or native risk countries.

31 January 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.

All clients required to use the Export Documentation (EXDOC) system during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, there will be an outage to BICON and EXDOC from 23:59 Saturday 15 February to 05:00 Sunday 16 February 2025 (AEDT).

30 January 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.

What has changed?

Following identification of critical non-compliance, we have suspended International fumigators, inc. (AEI: US4023SB) from AusTreat.

Date of issue: 28 January 2025

Dates of effect: 10 February 2025

Attention:

Registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

28 January 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

All clients submitting the below declarations: