What is CBC?
With the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment moving to a Continued Biosecurity Competency (CBC) model, all accredited and approved persons (Licensed customs brokers or self reporting importers) who undertake documentary assessment, preparation and lodgement of Import declarations merge to a consistent competency point. This also allows for new information and issues to be disseminated and addressed in a more timely and consolidated manner. CBC content must align with changes to the schemes and their requirements.
In order to maintain your accreditation for the Non-commodity for containerised cargo clearance (NCCC) and Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) schemes, accredited persons must complete the CBC sessions stipulated by the department in a given CBC period by the due date. *** Failure to comply with CBC requirements will result in suspension or cancellation of your accreditation. ***
CBC sessions scheduled for the 2022-2023 (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) period are detailed below:
Approved Arrangement
|
CBC |
Reference
|
Release date |
Due date |
| Class 19.1 (NCCC) |
Mandatory |
22-23/01
|
12 July 2022 |
08 August 2022 |
| Class 19.2 (AEPCOMM) |
Mandatory only for Accredited Persons of Class 19.2 |
22-23/02
|
12 July 2022 |
08 August 2022 |
Attaining your CBC:
At IFCBAA, we believe you should have the opportunity to decide what method you use to attain your CBC each year. Whether you prefer to attend live online webinars, watch recordings of pre-recorded webinars or attend live venue events, it's totally up to you as we offer the full range of modes from which you can select.
CBC for the 2022-23 period will consist of one mandatory activity (live webinar) relevant to the NCCC approved arrangement. NCCC accredited persons must complete this training to maintain their accreditation.
The webinar has been scheduled for 12 July 2022 at 10.30am AEST. Should you be unable to attend the live session, a recoding will be made available to you.
You can register for the webinar HERE .
IFCBAA will provide access to the Class 19.1 (NCCC) assessment which is due 08 August 2022, at no cost for IFCBAA members.
IFCBAA will provide access to the Class 19.2 (AEPCOMM) assessment which is due 08 August 2022, at no cost for IFCBAA members.
Upon completing the assessment you are not required to send your certificate to DAWE, just retain it for your own records.
For more information about the training and accreditation for broker approved arrangements (class 19.1 and class 19.2) and Continued Biosecurity Competency click Here
To register for the broker approved arrangements (class 19.1 and class 19.2) and Continued Biosecurity Competency click Here
If you require any further information please contact the Department of Agriculture or IFCBAA Training via email or by phone on (07) 32560146