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278-2024: Changes to Pre-Arrival Reporting (PAR) Requirements for COVID-19

20 November 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international vessels including cruise vessels in, or arriving in, Australian territory.

What has changed?

Changes have been made to the vessel human health pre-arrival report (PAR) to reflect Australia’s Chief Medical Officer determining (in October 2023) that COVID-19 is no longer a communicable disease incident of national significance.

The following human health questions have been removed from the PAR:

2024-31: NEXDOC Planned Outage – 22 November 2024

  • Honey and Apiculture Products
  • Other Goods to Singapore

Date of Issue: 20 November 2024

Attention

Registered exporters of honey and apiculture products, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders.

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 planned outage.

IAN 2024-18: NEXDOC – planned outage

Date of issue: 18 November 2024

Dates of effect: 22 November 2024

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 planned outages.

IAN 2024-46: NEXDOC – planned outage

Date of issue: 19 November 2024

Dates of effect: 22 November 2024

Attention

Registered eggs 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 planned outages.

IAN 2024-56: NEXDOC – planned outage

Date of issue: 19 November 2024

Dates of effect: 22 November 2024

Attention

Registered dairy 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 planned outages.

2024-30: NEXDOC – Wool, Skins and Hides Moving to NEXDOC

Date of issue: 19 November 2024

Dates of effect: 25 November 2024

Attention:

  • Registered wool, skins and hides (including feathers, deer antler velvet, trophies) exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders
  • Central and regional offices of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department)

Purpose

To notify stakeholders of the export certification templates available in NEXDOC from 25 November 2024

273-2024: Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended – Bureau Veritas (Thailand) Ltd (AEI: TH0085MB)

18 November 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.