14 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Import-related biosecurity treatment stakeholders, including all importers, brokerages, onshore approved arrangement holders, overseas government and industry treatment providers, relevant domestic state and territory government agencies, and other shipping, freight, and logistics peak industry bodies.

What has changed?

This is a reminder that the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will implement version 3.0 of the Methyl Bromide Fumigation Methodology on 1 May 2025.

11 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

This notice affects importers of live plants (nursery stock), customs brokers and departmental staff.

What has changed?

The department has identified a scientific publication by Ahmad et al. (2024) reporting that the plant pathogenic bacteria, Xylella fastidiosa (Xylella), was detected overseas in commercial, field grown Cannabis crops.

09 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients submitting the below declarations:

• Full Import Declaration (FID)
• Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
• Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
• Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
• Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)

All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.

08 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

All clients required to use the eCertificate exports portal who will be required to view or download export certification during this planned maintenance period.

All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.

7 April 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.

04 April 2025

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to provide information to treatment providers, exporters and authorised officers (AOs) on the planned update to the Methyl bromide fumigation methodology and upcoming information sessions.

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