23 August 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international vessels arriving into NSW.

What has changed?

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

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.

21 August 2024

Who does this notice affect?

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.

Information

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

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

All clients submitting the below declarations:

21 August 2024

Who does this notice affect?

  All stakeholders

What has changed?

  Consultation on how we deliver our regulatory services and engage with stakeholders is now open.

20 August 2024

Who does this notice affect?

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

Attention:

Registered exporters, 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 industry that export certification to Singapore for Other Goods will transition to the Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) System on Monday 2 September 2024.

20 August 2024

Species: All

Country(s): All

Attention

• All stakeholders

Purpose

To invite stakeholders to have their say on how the department delivers regulatory services and engages with stakeholders.

Date of issue: 19 August 2024

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2024-10

Date of issue: 19 August 2024

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA2024-32

Related MAAs: MAA2024-28