BICON Update
30 September 2014
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125-2014 - Biosecurity Alert
31 December 2014
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industry, including importers and customs brokers.
123-2014 - Quarantine Approved Premises and Compliance Agreements – Update to Disinfectants List
23 December 2014
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is for Department of Agriculture (the department) clients who are a current Quarantine Approved Premises operator and/or hold a Compliance Agreement.
122-2014 - Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities Scheme - Changes to Training Facilitation
22 December 2014
Who does this notice affect?
The following information will affect parties operating or wishing to operate under the Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) Scheme, as well as interested registered training organisations (RTOs).
121-2014 - Department of Agriculture Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
19 December 2014
Who does this notice affect?
This notice outlines for internal and external stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture’s Christmas and New Year operating hours in regional offices, major ports and Canberra.
120-2014 Quarantine Fees and Charges Guidelines
19 December 2014
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industry, including importers and customs brokers.
Importing tyres
Importers must ensure that tyres are free from biosecurity risk material (BRM) before arriving in Australia.
Certain tyres will be inspected upon arrival. You will need to arrange remedial cleaning if contamination is found. If the biosecurity risk is too great to allow cleaning in Australia, you will need to export the tyres.
This applies to all imported new, used and oversized tyres, whether fitted to machinery or loose.
Oversized tyres presentation and treatment guide
Oversized tyres must be prepared for inspection using approved methods.
Machinery exported from Australia due to excessive contamination
Machinery imported to Australia must be free from biosecurity risk material on arrival. Under the Biosecurity Act 2015,machinery that has been brought into Australia and found to be excessively contaminated can be directed for export.
Machinery Cleaning Guides and Checklists
The following machinery cleaning guides and checklists have been developed to assist importers and offshore cleaners to meet Australia's import conditions (free of biosecurity risk material) as found in the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).
The guides and checklists provide a pictorial and written explanation to the many common areas in machinery where biosecurity risk material is found.