21 October 2024

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 clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, users of the following systems may experience a brief outage (less than 10 seconds) between 23:00 to 23:30 Thursday 24 October 2024 (AEDT):

Publication details

Animal Health Committee (AHC), September 2024

18 October 2024

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.

Ministers’ Communique – Viticulture and Wine Sector Working Group Final Report

Ministers welcomed the final report of the Viticulture and Wine Sector Working Group and endorsed the report’s recommendations. Ministers noted the report’s focus on supporting industry to resolve or manage the following key issues:

Date of issue: 17 October 2024

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2024-17

Related MAAs: MAA2024-13, MAA2024-10, MAA2024-08

Date of issue: 17 October 2024

Date of effect: 17 October 2024

Reference Number: MAA 2024-14

Date of issue: 17 October 2024

Date of effect: 17 October 2024

Related MAAs: MAA2024-39, MAA2024-32, MAA2024-28

17 October 2024

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.

An importer may apply for departmental approval for a biosecurity inspection to occur at a non-Approved Arrangement (AA) site. This may be due to the type, size or complexity of the goods being imported.

The importer must complete the ‘Request for biosecurity inspection at non-AA site’ form and email it to the regional Biosecurity office in the state/territory that the cargo is requested to be inspected. Providing this information to the department as early as possible will help to facilitate assessment and booking processes.

16 October 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the following systems during this planned outage:

• Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON)
• External Verification for eCertificates (EVE)
• Seasonal Pests (SeaPest)

All clients submitting the below declarations during this planned outage: