The Australian Border Force (ABF) has released an official notice titled: PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Import provisions under the Copyright Act allow the ABF, under certain circumstances to seize goods that infringe trademarks or copyright. What can I do to protect Intellectual Property? To protect trademarks, copyright material, protected Olympic expressions, or protected indicia and images […]
An Australia-wide waste management business which breached the Biosecurity Act, by incorrectly dumping imported meat products, is the first to be subject to on a new two-year monitoring program. Australia allows importers of products such as food, timber and plants to manage imported goods and containers at Approved Arrangements (AA) sites, reducing delays for businesses. […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited India last week, the world’s fifth largest and fastest growing major economy. India is Australia’s sixth-largest trading partner, fourth-largest export market and second-largest export market for education. The PM led a delegation to improve two-way trade between our countries and was accompanied by Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell, […]
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has defended itself against claims it is responsible for delays in the importation of cars. In February, an online mouthpiece for the automotive industry, DRIVE, accused DAFF of causing delays. Last week, DAFF issued a statement saying, “Current delays to the delivery of new vehicles are a […]
The Global Marine Transportation System Cybersecurity Symposium is coming to Australia for the first time in 2023. The event will be held in Sydney from 20-22 March. It brings together government representatives, the maritime shipping industry, international port companies, cybersecurity experts, non-government organizations (NGOs), and academia from across the globe, to discuss cybersecurity and building […]
The Australian Government has outlined its goals on streamlining Australia’s trade system, to ease pressure on our supply chains and make it cheaper for Australian importers and exporters. The October 2022-23 Budget confirmed the Government’s support for making cross-border trade easier for Australian business, recommitting $187.1 million over 4 years. The intention is to lay the […]
Modern slavery is a term used to describe serious exploitation. It encompasses the practices of child labour, forced labour, human trafficking, debt bondage and deceptive recruiting for labour or services. Last year we wrote about the government’s determination to stamp out the practice in producing goods that are imported into Australia. The Port of Brisbane […]
Growing demand for agricultural produce in South-East Asia. One of our fastest growing markets is ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), a group of 10 nations that includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. ASEAN’s food and fibre processing industries are growing and are an important part of the […]
This morning (23 Feb 2023) Qantas CEO Alan Joyce announced that the Qantas Group earned $1.43 billion Underlying Profit Before Tax to 31 December 2022. Statutory Profit After Tax was $1.0 billion. This can be partly attributed to Qantas Freight, which continued to deliver earnings well above pre-COVID levels. Qantas has faced troubling times in […]
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is expanding the Australian Trusted Trader (ATT) Duty Deferral benefit to become Duty Deferral Plus. This new benefit will further reduce regulatory burden and improve cash flows for eligible ATTs. The stated aim of the ATT program is to reduce red tape at the border, improve certainty in export markets, […]
