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20 December 2024
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry and accredited property applicants of changes to instructional material for the packhouse grower supplier model (the model).
20 December 2024
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.
Following identification of critical non-compliance, we have suspended Ecolab (City of Industry) (AEI: US4077SB) on the List of treatment providers to ensure biosecurity risk is managed.
20 December 2024
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry stakeholders and Authorised Officers of the 2024 25 end of year closure office arrangements for the department and the non-prescribed goods export program.
20 December 2024
Importers of fresh cut flowers and foliage, freight forwarders, brokers, Pathway Operations - Air & Sea Travellers and Detector Dog handlers, Pathway Operations - Mail, Gateway Facilities, Pathway Operations - Cargo Operations (Inspection, Assessment and Client Contact Group).
We continue to enhance the CBIS to improve uptake and reward good compliance. Recent changes include:
20 December 2024
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.
AWTG 24-06 noted an update from the secretariat that AWTG feedback will be incorporated into the standards development framework and process map. AWTG agreed that the documents will be progressed to AGSOC for consideration in early 2025.
The government has announced a transition package of $139.7 million for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea.
The Australian Government is providing a further $32.7 million to the transition assistance package for the phase out of live sheep exports by sea, bringing the overall package to $139.8 million.
The Australian sheep meat industry has been experiencing consistent growth in recent years, which is expected to continue into 2025.
