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24 February 2020
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including master consolidators, freight forwarders, treatment providers, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require increased biosecurity intervention during the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) risk season.
21 February 2020
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that applications for grants under the Package Assisting Small Exporters (PASE) close on 28 February 2020.
Date of issue: 21 February 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA 2020-01
Attention:
Organic Producers and Exporters, Organic certifying bodies, Industry bodies
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment—Central and Regional offices
21 February 2020
This notice affects those entities that send items by Australia Post to departmental PO Boxes in the following locations.
On 6 August 2019, South East Asian Livestock Services Pty Ltd (SEALS) exported 809 slaughter buffalo and 1,629 slaughter cattle to Vietnam. The journey was completed in 9 days and the buffalo were discharged in Hon La, Vietnam over 13 and 14 August 2019.
Date of issue: 20 February 2020
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2020-04
Attention:
This Market Access Advice (MAA) replaces MAA2020-03.
The first NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place in Sydney on 31 October 2019. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Department of the Environment and Energy and the NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (which includes NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Environment Protection Authority, Local Land Services and the Environment, Energy and Science group).
The second Tasmanian RFA Annual Meeting of Officials took place in Canberra on 24 July 2019. The meeting was attend by Senior Officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Department of the Environment and Energy, and the Tasmanian Government Department of State Growth and Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.
This meeting satisfies the requirements of clause 9A of the Tasmanian RFA:
17 February 2020
Importers and customs brokers of imported animals and cargo, transport companies, approved arrangement sites and treatment providers who deal with imported goods.
As of 1 February 2020, the Department of Agriculture was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
17 February 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 23 February 2020 (AEDT).
Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.
