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In an emergency animal disease outbreak, it may be necessary to destroy infected and in-contact animals on-farm. Livestock depopulation methods are evolving, and animal welfare experts should assess any emerging methods before they’re used. We commissioned two independent evidence-based animal welfare reports on poultry and pig depopulation methods during an emergency animal disease response.
25 October 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 Approve Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).
22 October 2024
Biosecurity industry participants and accredited persons operating under the department’s approved arrangement class 19.1 non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) & approved arrangement class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM); Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) providers and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs).
Date of issue: 21 October 2024
Date of effect: Immediate
Reference Number: MAA2024-18
Related MAAs: MAA2024-17, MAA2024-13, MAA2024-10, MAA2024-08
Date of issue: 21 October 2024
Date of effect: 21 October 2024
Reference Number: MAA 2024-15
Date of issue: 21 October 2024
Date of effect: Immediate
Related MAAs: MAA2024-47, MAA2024-39, MAA2024-32, MAA2024-28
21 October 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.
Commonwealth Biosecurity 2030, first published in 2021, has been refreshed to better align with the current strategic and operating environment for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).
21 October 2024
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.
All clients submitting the below declarations:
All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.
