Biosecuroty Notices

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The following notices were posted by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources yesterday 18 September 2018
 
EXPORTS
 
Notice 2018-41
 
Notice to advise stakeholders of interim control measures for the export of fresh strawberries from Australia to all importing countries.
 
IMPORTS
 
Notice 123-2018
 
Notice relates to the to the scheduled outage from 22/9/2018 @ 20:00hours to 23/9/20108 20:00hours.
 
We understand that all EDI messaging between the ICS, AIMS, SAC and S-Cargo, from 20:00 AEST Saturday 22 September until 20:00 AEST Sunday 23 September 2018 will not be processed until after systems are restored.
 
Notice 122-20181             
 
Notice relates to the handling of cut flowers arriving into Western Australia over the Queen's birthday long weekend.
 
NOTE: FTA is anticipating similar arrangements to be put in place for the East Coast to work around the local long weekends.
 
Service Standards
 
Finally, in anticipation of the BMBS season and resources available to the department, this notice outlines their "Client service standards"              
 
We recommend members review all notices in their entirety.
 
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SESSIONS

Departmental and FTA representatives will also be delivering a dedicated session on Biosecurity Reforms at our upcoming CPD - Border and Biosecurity Compliance Program events - these sessions will examine the season's initial implementation, compliance and operational matters. 

Sydney – 26 September 2018
Melbourne – 16 October 2018

Andrew Crawford - FTA / APSA