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The Scheme: Automatic Entry Processing AEP scheme for Full Container Load FCL
Introduction
Section 66B of the Quarantine Act 1908 (‘the Act’) provides that the Director of Quarantine may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, enter Compliance Agreements with business entities in relation to the application of quarantine procedures to ‘goods’, which is defined to include an animal, a plant (whether moveable or not), a vessel, mail, ballast water, and any other article, substance or thing (including, but not limited to, any kind of moveable property).
Following consultation with Industry, AQIS has implemented a number of co-regulatory arrangements. The first of these was the Containerised Cargo Clearance (CCC) scheme for FCL/X, which serves to facilitate the clearance of non-commodity concerns for FCL/FCX containers. The next of these is the Automatic Entry Processing (AEP) scheme for FCL. All Compliance Agreements have essentially the same structure as outlined in the Compliance Agreement Framework section of the Containerised Cargo Clearance (CCC) scheme for FCL/X.
The AEP scheme for FCL
The Automatic Entry Processing (AEP) scheme for FCL allows accredited persons, through the assessment of barrier documentation, to:
- report quarantine non-commodity concerns in FCL containers, and
- direct those consignments for quarantine action.
The scheme enables accredited persons to direct entries without the need to send documents to AQIS and have one of its officers process the entry. The scheme allows accredited persons to assess documents for non-commodity concerns, and, on the basis of that assessment, select an ICS processing type that relates to the treatments or inspections required. The accredited person is also able to select the required Quarantine Approved Premises (QAP) for the necessary treatment or inspection.
- Instructions for Completing a Compliance Agreement
- Registration and Request for Details Form
- Schedule
- Processes and Outcomes Document
- Quarantine Approved Premises (QAPs) for AEP
- Businesses on the Onshore Quarantine Fumigation Scheme
- Automatic Entry Processing Charges
- Update to email addresses that receive AQIS email directions