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Date of issue: 12 November 2024
Date of effect: 18 November 2024
Registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) – Central and Regional offices.
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that the Australian Government’s Digital ID app, myGovID will be changing its name to myID.
12 November 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 Focus Pest Management Pte Ltd (AEI: SG4006SB) on the List of treatment providers to ensure biosecurity risk is managed.
11 November 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.
11 November 2024
All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.
The department will be conducting network maintenance from 23:00 Thursday 14 November to 04:00 Friday 15 November 2024 (AEDT).
During this time, DAFF applications may experience multiple intermittent outages of up to 3 minutes each in duration. These applications include, but are not limited to:
8 November 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.
In October, staff from the Australian Chief Plant Protection Office travelled to Paho Island in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Western Province, to deliver refresher training to Treaty Village rangers as part of the Treaty Village Fruit Fly Trapping Pro
08 November 2024
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries
The Department is currently assessing the suitability of two new fumigants for use as department approved treatments. These fumigants are promising alternatives to the widely used fumigant, Methyl Bromide.
Ethanedinitrile is being assessed for the treatment of arthropod pests associated with de-barked timber and logs of Pinus radiata and Pseudotsuga menziesii from New Zealand.
07 November 2024
All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period.
The department will be conducting network maintenance from 23:00 Monday 11 November to 04:00 Tuesday 12 November 2024 (AEDT).
During this time, DAFF applications may experience multiple intermittent outages of up to 3 minutes each in duration. These applications include, but are not limited to:
07 November 2024
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal during this scheduled maintenance window.
Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP) during this scheduled maintenance window.
The wheat export industry can now have their voices heard on the review of the Wheat Port Code and the future of how port access is managed.
