18 November 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.
What has changed?
Following identification of critical non-compliance, we have suspended Bureau veritas (Thailand) Ltd (AEI: TH0085MB) from the Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme (AFAS) to ensure biosecurity risk is managed.
The treatment provider has been listed as ‘suspended’ on the List of Treatment Providers. The department may direct any consignments treated by Bureau veritas (Thailand) Ltd (AEI: TH0085MB) including those in transit, for any action considered reasonable to manage the biosecurity risk posed.
Treatment certificates issued by the treatment provider will not be accepted from the suspension date, regardless of the treatment/issue date on the treatment certificate. This includes certificates issued both before and after the change in their status.
The ‘suspension’ date is published on the summary of recent changes in the ‘change date’ column on the offshore treatment provider web page.
Consignments or goods are classified as ‘in transit’ when they are exported from the country of origin but have not yet been cleared through the border in Australia. Please refer to Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON) for onshore outcomes.
Further information
For further information, please contact Compliance Partnerships at offshoretreatments@aff.gov.au.