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Collaboration, technology and innovation is crucial in managing current and emerging biosecurity risks to Australia’s plant production industries.
Date of issue: 19 July 2024
Date of effect: Immediate
Related MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-23
19 July 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.
As of: 09:57am Friday 05 July 2024 (AEST).
The Biosecurity Portal is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption with the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) pathway.
In August during National Science Week the first ever Government Scientists Group STEM Expo was held in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra. The Expo showcased STEM careers and activities in government agencies.
This year’s National Farm Safety Week is presenting farmers and farming communities with a wide array of stories, information, tips and events designed to upskill safe farming practices and improve wellbeing.
19 July 2024
The Department of Home Affairs has notified the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) of an outage to the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) which will impact the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system and the Export Documentation (EXDOC) system.
To notify NEXDOC system and EXDOC system users that both systems will be impacted due to a planned ICS update.
The proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy and Charge (Biosecurity Protection Levy) was intended to be a new levy and charge payable by primary producers. It was one component of the larger 2023-24 Budget measure ‘Strengthened and Sustainably Funded Biosecurity System’, which is delivering increased, broad based, long-term sustainable funding for Australia’s biosecurity system.
The bills to introduce the Biosecurity Protection Levy framework were discharged from the Senate Notice Paper on 12 February 2025.
Thursday 18 July 2024
Commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers met in person in Brisbane on Thursday 18 July 2024 for the second Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) of the year.
AMM 02/2024 was chaired by the Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt. Ministers welcomed the new AMM Member for Tasmania, the Hon Jane Howlett MP and thanked the Hon Jo Palmer MLC for her contribution during her time as Tasmanian Minister for Primary Industries and Water.
18 July 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.
The outage to the Biosecurity Portal will no longer occur.
The maintenance will be rescheduled for a later date.
No action required.
18 July 2024
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Export Documentation (EXDOC) system users, exporters and authorised officers of an expected system outage.
