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Do you want to join our team of Junior Biosecurity Officers? You took the first step. Well done!
Look out for pests or diseases in food, gifts, mail, luggage, or other items! Tell your family and friends if you see anything.
Frankie is our biosecurity detector dog in training. Join Frankie to learn about biosecurity and how you can become a Junior Biosecurity Officer.
There are lots of fun activities to do!
Date of issue: 23 August 2024
Date of effect: Immediate
Related MAAs: 2023-09
This Market Access Advice (MAA) is to remind exporters the Special Egg Project, concerning the import of eggs and egg products for human consumption from Australia to Taiwan, ended on 30 June 2024.
Australia’s veterinary sector faces major challenges, including a significant workforce shortage.
23 August 2024
All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international vessels arriving into NSW.
The department has revised the maritime vessel contact details for NSW on the Vessel Contacts webpage.
From 23 August 2024, emails sent to the previous email addresses will be forwarded to the new address for a period of up to two weeks. Stakeholders using the old email addresses will receive an auto reply advising them of the changes.
23 August 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.
21 August 2024
Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who reset their password through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) login method.
This is a notice for users of the Biosecurity Portal ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) pathway attempting to reset their password.
21 August 2024
All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.
All clients submitting the below declarations:
21 August 2024
All stakeholders
Consultation on how we deliver our regulatory services and engage with stakeholders is now open.
20 August 2024
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers and principal agents—associated with shipping or importing goods subject to increased intervention during the 2024-25 BMSB risk season, and shipping lines that have previously participated in the department’s Vessel Seasonal Pest Scheme (VSPS).
20 August 2024
Registered exporters, manufacturers, agents, freight forwarders
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) – Central and Regional offices.
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry that export certification to Singapore for Other Goods will transition to the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) System on Monday 2 September 2024.
