01 November 2024

Meeting Communiqué

Commonwealth, state, and territory agriculture ministers met virtually on Friday 1 November 2024. It was the first meeting chaired by Minister Julie Collins, appointed to the position of Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in July 2024, and it was the third and final meeting for the year. The Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Anthony Chisholm also attended.

1 November 2024

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to international vessel masters, shipping agents and importers of timber and timber products.

What has changed?

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) will commence its annual heightened surveillance regime for managing the risks posed by Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) beetles (Arhopalus ferus) on vessels departing from New Zealand from 00:01 hours (NZST) on Friday 1 November 2024 and is expected to end at 23:59 hours (NZST) on Wednesday 30 April 2025.

31 October 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Clients attempting to contact the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Western Australia regional office via phone.

Information

Restored time:

As of: 16:50 Thursday 31 October 2024 (AEDT).

Detail:

The unplanned outage to the telephony services at the department’s Western Australia (WA) regional office has been resolved.

Clients are now able to contact the department’s WA regional office as normal, and should not experience any further unexpected call dropouts.

The National Management Group (NMG) met on 30 September 2024 to ensure situational awareness and consider additional national support in managing the evolving tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) incursion in South Australia.

National diagnostic capacity and resourcing support will continue to be a national priority in controlling the virus while the technical and economic analyses to support eradication attempts are finalised.

31 October 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Clients attempting to contact the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Western Australia regional office via phone.

Information

Detail:

The department’s Western Australia (WA) regional office is currently experiencing intermittent telephony connectivity issues. As a result, clients may experience unexpected call dropouts or be unable to contact the department’s WA regional office.

30 October 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All clients anticipating the receipt of biosecurity directions from the department.

Information

Detail:

The department’s Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS) system is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, some clients anticipating the receipt of biosecurity directions from the department may experience delays.