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33-2020 - COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 00:00 to 04:00 Sunday 08 March 2020 (AEDT)

2 March 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 clients who will be required to make an online payment 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.

32-2020 - Amendments to Lloyds vessel registration numbers downgraded from a major to minor amendment in AIMS

2 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All customs brokers and self-reporting importers.

What has changed?

The department has recently reviewed broker amendments to ship Lloyds’ registrations details for vessels on full import declarations and long form SAC lodgements. As these do not impact the biosecurity risk associated with a consignment, the amendment classification in the agriculture import management system (AIMS) has changed from a ‘major’ to ‘minor’ amendment category.

2020-06 - Commercial Business Branch – Closure of departmental PO boxes

25 February 2020

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the department will be closing a number of PO Boxes around the country and will be using a single primary address for the receipt of all departmental mail.

Summary of changes and key points

  • The department’s primary mailing address is now GPO Box 858 Canberra.
  • Please note the example address shown below

Mr Jack Smith

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Biosecurity Operations Division – Perth office

31-2020 - Reminder: Inspection arrangements changing for imported fresh produce from New Zealand and the United States from 1 May 2020

28 February 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported fresh produce from New Zealand and the United States.

What has changed?

This is a reminder that from 1 May 2020, the department will no longer be providing offshore pre-shipment inspections (OPI) for horticultural fresh produce exports from New Zealand and the United States.

NEXDOC: Dairy implementation delay (2020-04)

Date of issue: 25 February 2020

Date of effect: 25 February 2020

Attention:

Registered dairy exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders, approved export permit issuers and EDI users.

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

To notify exporters of dairy products that the proposed transition of EXDOC to NEXDOC, will not occur in February as expected.

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