Joint Communiqué

6 November 2019, Auckland, New Zealand

The Australian and New Zealand Biosecurity Cooperation (ANZBC) was established in 1999 under the Australia–New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement. 

The ANZBC met on 6 November 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand for their annual meeting that also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the cooperation to manage biosecurity risks, and to facilitate trade and travel between our two countries.

19 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 20:00 to 23:59 on Sunday 24 November 2019 (AEDT).

Action

Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this maintenance period.

18 November 2019

Purpose

To notify industry of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food export certification fees and charges.

Summary of key points

The Department of Agriculture is providing opportunities for export certification industry stakeholders to participate in face-to-face engagement sessions on the draft food export cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS).

18 November 2019

Purpose

To notify industry of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food export certification fees and charges.

Summary of key points

The Department of Agriculture is providing opportunities for export certification industry stakeholders to participate in face-to-face engagement sessions on the draft food export cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS).

18 November 2019

Purpose

To notify industry of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food export certification fees and charges.

Summary of key points

The Department of Agriculture is providing opportunities for export certification industry stakeholders to participate in face-to-face engagement sessions on the draft food export cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS).

18 November 2019

Purpose

To notify industry of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food export certification fees and charges.

Summary of key points

The Department of Agriculture is providing opportunities for export certification industry stakeholders to participate in face-to-face engagement sessions on the draft food export cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS).

15 November 2019

Purpose

To notify industry of upcoming stakeholder engagement sessions on the Department of Agriculture’s redesign of its food export certification fees and charges.

Summary of key points

The Department of Agriculture is providing opportunities for export certification industry stakeholders to participate in face-to-face engagement sessions on the draft food export cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS).