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129-2024: Services Restored: Wednesday 19 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal

19 June 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders attempting to reset their password through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) login method.

Information

Restored time:

As of: 13:25 Wednesday 19 June 2024 (AEST).

Funding a safer agvet chemical future

Australian Government funding of $2 million will improve farmer access to priority uses of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals to safely and effectively manage pests and diseases.

Australia to Chair World Wine Trade Group

Australia has assumed the role of Chair of the World Wine Trade Group (WWTG), a group that brings together government and industry representatives to simplify international wine trade.

128-2024: Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 23 June 2024 – BICON

17 June 2024

Who does this notice affect?

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

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, BICON users may experience several intermittent outages from 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 23 June 2024 (AEST).

Action

Users are advised to frequently save any in-progress permit applications during this planned maintenance period.

127-2024: Onshore intervention for non-compliant offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) treated consignments.

17 June 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.

Environmental Biosecurity Advisory Group communiqué – meeting date: 10 November 2023

The Environmental Biosecurity Advisory Group (EBAG) met online on 10 November 2023.

EBAG members were updated on the priority environmental biosecurity work of the Environmental Biosecurity Office in DAFF and work undertaken by the Office of the Threatened Species Commissioner at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

The Australian Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer Dr Bertie Hennecke briefed the group on developments regarding the red imported fire ant (RIFA) eradication program.

126-2024: Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal

13 June 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders attempting to reset their password through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) login method.

Information

Start time:

As of: 10:57am Wednesday 12 June 2024 (AEST).

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