DAFF - IIAN 126-2025: Information sessions for new self-service cargo status reports

What has changed?

The department will soon provide two additional reports to industry through the Biosecurity Portal for all accredited persons operating under Approved Arrangement Class 19. These reports cover:

• Record of services (fees), and
• Approved Arrangement Class 19.2's uptake and usage.

The department is releasing these reports to complement the biosecurity cargo status tracker reporting released in November 2024.

This release delivers on commitments to improve consignment visibility for industry and was developed as part of the Simplified Targeting and Enhanced Processing Systems (STEPS) Program. STEPS is an investment in the department's imported cargo ICT systems and business processes aimed at enhancing Australia's biosecurity risk management by creating a faster, simpler and more integrated cargo clearance system.

Register for an information session

To support the upcoming release of the additional industry reporting, the department will host a series of information and demonstration sessions online. The dates and times for the sessions are as follows. Please note that sessions will last approximately one hour.

To register for a session, please click on the link provided.

• Monday, 5 May 2025, 10:00am (AEST): Register here 
• Monday, 5 May 2025, 2:00pm (AEST): Register here  
• Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 10:00am (AEST): Register here  
• Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 2:00pm (AEST): Register here  
• Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 10:00am (AEST): Register here  
• Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 2:00pm (AEST): Register here  
• Thursday, 8 May 2025, 10:00am (AEST): Register here  
• Thursday, 8 May 2025, 2:00pm (AEST): Register here

The department will send a further advice notice once the reports are available for use.

We look forward to sharing the new industry reporting with you.

Further information

To support the release of the reporting, help cards and training material have been developed and can be accessed via: 

• Learnhub or the
• Biosecurity Portal

More information about the STEPS program can be found on the department's website. 

If you have any questions, please contact STEPS@aff.gov.au. 

Full details of Import Industry Advice Notice 126-2025 is available HERE.