12 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All clients of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment attemtping to access departmental applications and services.

Information

The department is currently experiencing an outage to its internal I.T. network. This is impacting departmental services including phones, email and I.T. applications.

Clients may also receive error messages when attempting to make submissions using the following systems:

12 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All importers of cats and dogs from Malaysia.

What has changed?

Malaysia is no longer considered an approved country for the export of cats and dogs to Australia. Under the recent Suspended Goods Determination, importation of cats and dogs directly from Malaysia to Australia is suspended.

Purpose

To advise importers of cats and dogs of changes to conditions for import from Malaysia to Australia.

10 March 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise exporters of new requirements for feed ingredients exported to Vietnam.

5 March 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material for the inspection of forest products for export has been updated.

10 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to submit permit applications in the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.

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

6 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.

What has changed?

To assist the department in managing the Australian Government’s response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) pre-arrival report (PAR) for commercial vessels, and the corresponding offline forms, have been revised.

Date of issue: 06 March 2019

Date of effect: immediate

Attention:

• State Shellfish Control Agencies (SCA’s) - State Regulatory Authorities
• Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Certification Integrity Unit, Export Standards (Food and Animal By-Products Section)

Purpose

To notify of a new method that can be used by SCA’s for PST analysis of bivalve molluscan shellfish in export listed harvest areas.

​​​​​The information provided in the documents attached is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify all details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in the notices.

Date of issue:  6 March 2020

Date of effect: 1 January 2022

Reference Number: MAA2020-03

Attention: