Date of issue: 12 December 2019

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2019-24

Attention:

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Department of Agriculture, December 2019

This Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) Regulatory Performance Report covers the period 1 September 2019 and 30 November 2019.

The review concerns the performance of an ESCAS supply chain in Vietnam. This report summarises the outcomes of the review and regulatory actions taken by the department.

9 December 2019

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify industry the public consultation period for the draft Food Export Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) has been extended until 10 January 2020.

We conducted a risk analysis for the release of the rust fungus Puccinia spegazzinii for the biological control of the weed Mikania micrantha.

We conducted the risk analysis in two key steps:

9 December 2019

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses to export persimmons to Thailand in 2020.

9 December 2019

Who does this notice affect?

Freight forwarders transporting nursery stock to the Sydney Regional office in Mascot for inspection by biosecurity officers – TNT, UPS, TOLL, DHL, FedEx & Harders.

9 December 2019

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 outage period.

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