8 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh citrus fruits from Israel.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture has recently completed a review of cold treatment schedules used to mitigate the biosecurity risks associated with fruit flies in imported horticultural fresh produce. The purpose of the review was to ensure that the cold treatment schedules are supported by the latest available science.

5 November 2019

Date of issue: 01 November 2019

Date of effect: 01 November 2019

Attention:

Date of issue: 01 November 2019

Date of effect: 01 November 2019

Attention:

8 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

Importers and brokers of fresh lemons and limes being imported from the United States of America.

What has changed?

From 12 November 2019, the department is transitioning fresh lemons and limes imported from the United States from the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) dashboard, to the CBIS Q-ruler to achieve full system automation.

7 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to access invoices using the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system.

All importers and customs brokers lodging imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.

All clients wishing to make an online payment.

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs using the Post Entry Biosecurity System.

7 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to access invoices using the department’s 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.

7 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

All Department of Agriculture clients receiving email messages from the department, including departmental I.T. systems.

Information

There is currently an unplanned outage affecting the department’s emailing system. This is preventing emails from being sent or received.

This issue is also affecting messaging sent from the following applications:

6 November 2019

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to relevant international vessel masters and shipping agents.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture (the department) will commence its annual heightened surveillance regime for managing the risks posed by Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetles on vessels departing from New Zealand from midnight, 24:00 hours (NZST) on 6 November 2019.

5 November 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 planned outage period.

All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage period.

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