14 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).

12 February 2025

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.

What has changed?

Following identification of critical non-compliance, we have suspended Inavab Fumigation & Pest Ctrl Mgt Pte Ltd (AEI: SG4003SB) from AusTreat.

13 February 2025

The National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce (the National Standard) is Australia’s technical export standard for organic and bio-dynamic goods. The National Standard is owned and managed by the department and provides the basis for equivalence (government-to-government) arrangements with trading partners.

The National Fire Ant Eradication Program’s (the program) National Management Group (NMG) met on 12 December 2024.

Members received an update on the progress being made delivering the Fire Ant Response Plan 2023–27.

Key highlights:

11 February 2025

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.

What has changed?

Following identification of critical non-compliance, we have suspended GG IKLIM GRUP LIMAN HIZMETLERI A.S. (AEI: TR4034SB) from AusTreat.

10 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.

All clients required to use the Export / Next Export Documentation (EXDOC/NEXDOC) systems during this planned maintenance period.

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view electronic government certificates (eCertificates) and relevant attachments online via external verification for eCertificates (EVE) as part of document assessment for imported goods.

10 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.

Information

Resolved time:

As of: 10:05 Monday 10 February 2025 (AEDT).

Between 07:45 and 10:05, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) was experiencing an unplanned service disruption.

This issue has since been resolved and clients can now submit lodgements as normal.

Date of issue: 7 February 2025

Date of effect: 15 February 2025

Attention:

Registered fish and fish products exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders and automated export permit issuers.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) - Central and Regional offices.

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) users of a system outage.