Subscribe Import Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS Feed Import industry advice notices 2023 Date No. Description 21 December 2023 272-2023 *Update* - 253-2023: Amendment to Biosecurity Regulation 2016 (Pre-Arrival Reporting) 19 December 2023 271-2023 Class 14.4 Approved Arrangement - Updated Container Inspection Record form 18 December 2023 270-2023 Document Assessment Activities 18 December 2023 269-2023 Australian biofouling management requirements 14 December 2023 268-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 14 December 2023 – Network 14 December 2023 267-2023 Methyl Bromide Fumigation Methodology - updated publication date 11 December 2023 266-2023 Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage, during the Christmas and New Year period 11 December 2023 265-2023 Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 17 December 2023 - BICON 11 December 2023 264-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 13 December to Thursday 14 December 2023 – MARS 7 December 2023 263-2023 Declaring delivery address and rural tailgate requirements 7 December 2023 262-2023 Resolved issue: Agents and operators can now submit Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) 7 December 2023 261-2023 December 2023 / January 2024 holiday shut down operating hours 6 December 2023 260-2023 Biosecurity Portal – changes to the 'Preferred inspection period’ field 4 December 2023 259-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 08 December 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 December 2023 258-2023 *Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Friday 01 December to Saturday 02 December 2023 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable. 30 November 2023 257-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 30 November 2023 – Import Management System 30 November 2023 256-2023 Further expansion of the class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement 30 November 2023 255-2023 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended – National Fumigation (Charleston) (AEI: US4024SB) 30 November 2023 254-2023 Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) commercial vessel Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) changes – plant declarations, coastal strip and crew change 30 November 2023 253-2023 The introduction of a Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) for non-commercial vessels – recreational vessels, yachts and motor cruisers 27 November 2023 252-2023 Service Disruption: Saturday 02 December to Sunday 03 December 2023 – BICON, COLS and MARS 27 November 2023 251-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 01 December to Saturday 02 December 2023 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable 27 November 2023 250-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 30 November to Friday 01 December 2023 – MARS 23 November 2023 249-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 23 November 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 23 November 2023 248-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 23 November 2023 – Import Management System 23 November 2023 247-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 23 November 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 22 November 2023 246-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: 22 November 2023 – Import Management System 20 November 2023 245-2023 Management of cabotage vessels intending on loading in-ships-hold agricultural commodities 20 November 2023 244-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 26 November 2023 - BICON 16 November, 2023 243-2023 Revised Approved Arrangements General Policies 14 November, 2023 242-2023 New compliance measures for approved arrangements under the Biosecurity Act 13 November 2023 241-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 18 November to Sunday 19 November 2023 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS 13 November 2023 240-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 17 November to Saturday 18 November 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable 10 November 2023 239-2023 Recognition of the Canadian Heat-Treated Wood Products Certification Program (HT Program) to manage BMSB 9 November 2023 238-2023 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment providers suspended - Ensure Pest Control and Fumigation Pte Ltd (AEI: SG4010SB) and Fumigation Pest Management (AEI: SG4016SB) 9 November 2023 237-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 09 November 2023 – Network 8 November 2023 236-2023 Unplanned Outage: Wednesday 08 November 2023 – Network 8 November 2023 235-2023 Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspection time estimation 7 November 2023 234-2023 Commencement of 2023-24 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) (Arhopalus ferus) flight season 6 November 2023 233-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 11 November to Sunday 12 November 2023 - BICON 3 November 2023 232-2023 *Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Friday 03 November 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 31 October 2023 231-2023 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 01 November to Thursday 03 November 2023 – DAFF messaging 31 October 2023 230-2023 Removal of permit requirements for fresh dragonfruit from Vietnam and fresh grapefruit from Egypt 31 October 2023 229-2023 Addition of pathways for animal-based goods onto the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 30 October 2023 228-2023 Feedback on Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) Cost Recovery 30 October 2023 227-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 04 November to Sunday 05 November 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable 30 October 2023 226-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 03 November 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 25 October 2023 225-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 26 October 2023 - PEBS 25 October 2023 224-2023 Changes to lodgement of documentation for imported Solar Panels through the class 19.1 Non Commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (NCCC) approved arrangement 25 October 2023 223-2023 Services Restored: Tuesday 24 October 2023 – BICON 24 October 2023 222-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 24 October 2023 – BICON 24 October 2023 221-2023 Services Restored: Monday 23 October 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 23 October 2023 220-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 23 October - Biosecurity Portal 23 October 2023 219-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 29 October 2023 - BICON 23 October 2023 218-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 26 October to Friday 27 October 2023 - MARS 17 October 2023 217-2023 Changes to health certification for cats and dogs exported from New Zealand to Australia 16 October 2023 216-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 18 October 2023 – DAFF Messaging 16 October 2023 215-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 20 October to Saturday 21 October 2023 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 11 October 2023 214-2023 New Community Protection (CP) question for green coffee beans and updates to the Highly Compliant Importer (HCI) scheme 11 October 2023 213-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 14 October 2023 - BICON 11 October 2023 212-2023 *Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Thursday 12 October 2023 - PEBS 9 October 2023 211-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 11 October 2023 – MARS 9 October 2023 210-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 12 October 2023 - PEBS 9 October 2023 209-2023 Importing Bulk Whole Grain Information Session 6 October 2023 208-2023 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider under review – Ensure Pest Control & Fumigation (SG4010SB) 6 October 2023 207-2023 Unplanned Outage: Friday 06 October 2023 – ICS 4 October 2023 206-2023 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Thursday 05 October 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 28 September 205-2023 Changes to Vegetable seed for sowing permit application form 28 September 204-2023 Changes to commercial vessel Pre-Arrival Reporting requirements for certain Australian External Territories in the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) 27 September 203-2023 Services Restored: Wednesday 27 September 2023 – MC Declaration and Treatment Certificate Portal 25 September 202-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 28 September to Friday 29 September 2023 – MARS 23 September 201-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 21 September 2023 – MC Declaration and Treatment Certificate Portal 22 September 200-2023 Import Document Assessment Delays 20 September 199-2023 Changes to recycling of select materials for international cruise ships 20 September 198-2023 Change in permit validity periods and charging arrangements for laboratory goods 19 September 197-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 24 September 2023 - BICON 19 September 196-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 21 September 2023 – COLS 19 September 195-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 20 September to Thursday 21 September 2023 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 18 September 194-2023 Services Restored: Monday 18 September 2023 – BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 18 September 193-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 18 September 2023 – BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 14 September 192-2023 List of unregistered treatment providers: Treatment provider unacceptable - Combat Pest Control (1987) Pte Ltd (AEI: SG4013SB) 14 September 191-2023 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment providers under review - Fumigation Pest Management (AEI: SG4016SB) and National Fumigation (Charleston) (AEI: US4024SB) 14 September 190-2023 Scheduled Outage: Sunday 17 September 2023 – SAC processing 13 September 189-2023 Services Restored: Wednesday 13 September 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 13 September 188-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 13 September 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 8 September 187-2023 Service Disruption: Friday 08 September 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 8 September 186-2023 Service Disruption: Friday 08 September 2023 – DAFF messaging 5 September 185-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 08 September to Saturday 09 September 2023 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS 4 September 184-2023 Services Restored: Friday 01 September 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 September 183-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 01 September 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 September 182-2023 Commencement of the 2023-24 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season - 1 September 2023 31 August 181-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 01 September 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 31 August 180-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 02 September to Sunday 03 September 2023 - BICON 31 August 179-2023 Correcting defect to ballast water report in the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) 31 August 178-2023 Revised Live plants conveyance log form for cruise vessels 30 August 177-2023 Implementation of changes to import conditions for prawns and prawn products (excluding dried prawns and shelf stable prawns) for human consumption. 28 August 176-2023 Approval of new Recognised Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection Provider (ROCIP) facility in Japan for used vehicle and associated parts for export to Australia 28 August 175-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 02 September to Sunday 03 September 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable 28 August 174-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 31 August to Friday 01 September 2023 – MARS 22 August 173-2023 Import condition changes for geotextiles 21 August 172-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 27 August 2023 - BICON 18 August 171-2023 Increase to the length of validity of standard import permits issued by Biosecurity Animal Division 18 August 170-2023 Nominations for the department’s imported sea container pathway working group are now open 14 August 169-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 19 August to Sunday 20 August 2023 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted 7 August 168-2023 Inner Harbour 29 at Port of Port Adelaide is now a biosecurity entry point for freight containers and general goods 7 August 167-2023 Department of Home Affairs Jetty, Neutral Bay at Port of Sydney is now a biosecurity entry point for non-commercial vessels 1 August 166-2023 Class 14.4 Approved Arrangement - Industry support material 2 August 165-2023 Negotiations with the USDA regarding Government Certification for Bulk Culture Media Finalised Who does this notice affect? 31 July 164-2023 Applications for the Department’s Safeguarding Arrangement Scheme now open 31 July 163-2023 National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Commencement 31 July 162-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 04 August 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 31 July 161-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 02 August to Thursday 03 August 2023 – MARS 28 July 160-2023 The department is making changes to how we process fresh avocados from New Zealand on the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 28 July 159-2023 Update – Change of date - Master Consolidator Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) season industry information sessions 26 July 158-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 29 July to Sunday 30 July 2023 – DAFF messaging 24 July 157-2023 Changes to lodgement of Master Consolidator (MC) declarations for LCL / FAK containers subject to BMSB 24 July 156-2023 Register to attend the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) season Industry information sessions 24 July 155-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 27 July to Friday 28 July 2023 – MARS 24 July 154-2023 Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 25 July 2023 – S-Cargo and SeaPest messaging 20 July 153-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 20 July 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 20 July 152-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 20 July – Biosecurity Portal 18 July 151-2023 Upcoming publication of import conditions for fresh melons from the Republic of Korea 18 July 150-2023 Reduction of the maximum weight of fresh mustard stick and betel leaves (Piper betel) allowed for inspection at airports, seaports and mail centres 17 July 149-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 23 July 2023 - BICON 17 July 148-2023 Changes to the approved arrangement search tool 14 July 147-2023 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Information Sessions 0 July 146-2023 Ensuring continued access to BICON accounts 10 July 145-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 14 July 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 3 July 144-2023 Changes to the incoming passenger video used by airlines 3 July 143-2023 Offshore treatment provider list now live 30 June 142-2023 Continuation of Biosecurity Response Zones (BRZ) at all First Point of Entry ports (including External Territories) in response to current outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia 27 June 141-2023 Onshore clearance of foreign force military equipment imported for Combined Military Activity (CMA) Talisman Sabre 2023 27 June 140-2023 New fees and charges for biosecurity and imported food regulatory activities – commence 1 July 2023 27 June 139-2023 Offshore treatment provider list changes 26 June 138-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 30 June to Saturday 01 July 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, MARS and PEBS unavailable 20 June 137-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 24 June to Sunday 25 June 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable 19 June 136-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 25 June 2023 - BICON 19 June 135-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 22 June to Friday 23 June 2023 – COLS 19 June 134-2023 New Inspection Technique for Fresh Chicory and Fresh Endives for Human Consumption 16 June 133-2023 Release of draft 2023-24 biosecurity cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS) 15 June 132-2023 COLS API changes: Implementation of an additional API, available for integration from 23 June 2023 14 June 131-2023 Updating community protection questions on tariffs for wooden furniture in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) 13 June 130-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 17 June 2023 - BICON 9 June 129-2023 *Update* - 116-2023: Implementation of Unaccompanied Personal Effects (UPE) process improvements 1 June 128-2023 Changes to the use and disclosure of information under the Biosecurity Act 2015 30 May 127-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 03 June to Sunday 04 June 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable 30 May 126-2023 Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 30 May to Wednesday 31 May 2023 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 26 May 125-2023 Cat and Dog imports to Australia – 2023 Christmas New Year Arrangements 24 May 124-2023 Updates to Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) offline forms for commercial vessels 23 May 123-2023 Australian Biosecurity Webinar – Budget 2023-24 Sustainable Funding for a strong biosecurity system 23 May 122-2023 Key dates and information for the 2023-24 Continued Biosecurity Competency period 22 May 121-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 28 May 2023 - BICON 22 May 120-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 26 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 22 May 119-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 25 May to Friday 26 May 2023 – MARS 19 May 118-2023 Reminder to have your say on the approved arrangements webpages 19 May 117-2023 *Update* Scheduled Outage: Friday 02 June to Saturday 03 June 2023 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted 19 May 116-2023 Implementation of Unaccompanied Personal Effects (UPE) process improvements 15 May 115-2023 Update – Australia’s importing country requirements for phytosanitary certificates from 1 July 2023 15 May 114-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 May to Saturday 20 May 2023 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted 12 May 113-2023 *Update* Scheduled Outage: Thursday 18 May to Friday 19 May 2023 – COLS 8 May 112-2023 Addition of two new animal-based commodities onto the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 8 May 111-2023 Have your say on the approved arrangements webpages 8 May 110-2023 Biosecurity Portal Support Materials 8 May 109-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 11 May to Friday 12 May 2023 - PEBS 8 May 108-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 12 May to Saturday 13 May 2023 – COLS 5 May 107-2023 Updated - Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 05 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 5 May 106-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 05 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 5 May 105-2023 Permits to import cats and dogs to Australia and expected behaviour when interacting with the department 1 May 104-2023 Services Restored: Monday 01 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 May 103-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 06 May to Sunday 07 May 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable. 1 May 102-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 03 May to Thursday 04 May 2023 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 1 May 101-2023 Update: Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 May 100-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 May 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 May 99-2023 Conclusion of the 2022-23 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season 27 April 98-2023 Importation of plant-based animal feed and fertilisers into Australia 27 April 97-2023 Services Restored: Wednesday 26 April 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 26 April 96-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 26 April – Biosecurity Portal 24 April 95-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 29 April to Sunday 30 April 2023 – BICON 24 April 94-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 28 April 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 21 April 93-2023 Extension of implementation date – Australia’s importing country requirements for phytosanitary certificates 19 April 92-2023 The BICON website is being upgraded! 19 April 91-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 22 April to Sunday 23 April 2023 – DAFF applications 19 April 90-2023 Proposed changes to biosecurity fees and charges – Consultation closes 24 April 2023 17 April 89-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 21 April to Saturday 22 April 2023 – MARS 17 April 88-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 23 April 2023 - BICON 17 April 87-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 22 April to Sunday 23 April 2023 – DAFF Messaging 17 April 86-2023 Conclusion of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season and BPL vessel inspections 17 April 85-2023 Reminder to have your say on how we manage offshore treatment providers 17 April 84-2023 Launch of new website to raise awareness of hitchhiker pests 14 April 83-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 13 April 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 12 April 82-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 12 April 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 11 April 81-2023 Reporting enhancements to class 14.4 Approved Arrangement - Industry performed rural tailgate inspection 11 April 80-2023 Information on international travel with cats, dogs and assistance dogs 11 April 79-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 13 April to Friday 14 April 2023 – COLS, OPS, PEBS 4 April 78-2023 Services Restored: Tuesday 04 April 2023 – BICON 4 April 77-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 04 April 2023 – BICON 3 April 76-2023 Proposed changes to biosecurity fees and charges – online forum 31 March 75-2023 Have your say on how we manage offshore treatment providers 30 March 74-2023 New Human Health Update process in Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) for cruise vessels 28 March 73-2023 Document assessment outside business hours 27 March 72-2023 Proposed changes to biosecurity fees and charges – public consultation 27 March 71-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 01 April to Sunday 02 April 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable 27 March 70-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 01 April 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 27 March 69-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 30 March to Friday 31 March 2023 – MARS 23 March 68-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 23 March 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 23 March 67-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 23 March 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 20 March 66-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 26 March 2023 - BICON 20 March 65-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 23 March to Friday 24 March 2023 – COLS, OPS, and PEBS 17 March 64-2023 Utilising Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS)offline forms to meet vessel reporting requirements 17 March 63-2023 Update: Increased intervention on imported bulk mined and chemical fertilisers from the People’s Republic of China 16 March 62-2023 New biosecurity first point of entry determination for Norfolk Island Airport 15 March 61-2023 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Thursday 16 March 2023 - BICON 14 March 60-2023 Operational change to Phalaenopsis (Orchid plants) imported from an approved high health arrangement 14 March 59-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 16 March to Friday 17 March 2023 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 14 March 58-2023 Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 14 March to Wednesday 15 March 2023 – PEBS 8 March 57-2023 Services Restored: Wednesday 08 March 2023 - COLS 8 March 56-2023 Unplanned Outage: Wednesday 08 March 2023 – COLS 6 March 55-2023 COLS Enhancements: COLS Enhancements: Integration available with your logistics software from 24 March 2023 6 March 54-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 11 March to Sunday 12 March 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable. 6 March 53-2023 Biosecurity Portal Webinar Series 6 March 52-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 09 March to Friday 10 March 2023 – COLS, OPS and PEBS 6 March 51-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 08 March to Thursday 09 March 2023 – DAFF applications 3 March 50-2023 *Update* Scheduled Outage: Saturday 04 March to Sunday 05 March 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable 2 March 49-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 02 March 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 March 48-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 01 March 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 27 February 47-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 03 March to Saturday 04 March 2023 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable 27 February 46-2023 Scheduled outage: Saturday 04 March 2023 - BICON 27 February 45-2023 Services Restored: Monday 27 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 27 February 44-2023 Unplanned Outage: Monday 27 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 27 February 43-2023 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension - Anticimex NV (BE4003SB) 27 February 42-2023 Extended consultation period for the draft report for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella 27 February 41-2023 Biosecurity Portal is enhanced with new features 24 February 40-2023 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Friday 24 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 21 February 39-2023 Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) offline forms revised for commercial vessels to report arrival and voyage changes 21 February 38-2023 Revised Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) ballast water reporting 20 February 37-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 25 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 20 February 36-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 26 February 2023 - BICON 20 February 35-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 23 February to Friday 24 February 2023 – MARS 17 February 34-2023 Increased intervention on imported bulk mined and chemical fertilisers from the People’s Republic of China 17 February 33-2023 Implementation of the Learnhub Education and Training Platform for class 19 accredited persons 17 February 32-2023 Non-commercial vessels (yachts) arriving in Australian territory with animals on board 17 February 31-2023 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Saturday 18 February – COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 14 February 30-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 15 February 2023 – DAFF messaging 13 February 29-2023 Scheduled Outage: Friday 17 February to Saturday 18 February 2023 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted 13 February 28-2023 The BICON website is being upgraded! 13 February 27-2023 Reminder: Complete the survey on the Methyl Bromide Fumigation Methodology changes 10 February 26-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 10 February 2023 – Request for Inspection (RFI) and Biosecurity Portal clients 7 February 25-2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 11 February to Sunday 12 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 3 February 24-2023 Additional profile questions to some existing commodities on the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) to improve the lodgement process 3 February 23-2023 Fresh ready-to-eat pomegranate arils for human consumption from India 2 February 22-2023 Services Restored: Thursday 02 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 2 February 21-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 02 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 1 February 20-2023 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 02 February to Friday 03 February 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 30 January 19-2023 Reduced fees for entries subject to AEP verification 25 January 18-2023 Approval of new Recognised Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection Provider (ROCIP) facility in Japan for used vehicle and associated parts for export to Australia 24 January 17-2023 Biosecurity Portal display of Import Directions 23 January 16-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 25 January to Thursday 26 January 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 23 January 15-2023 Service Disruption: Sunday 29 January 2023 - BICON 23 January 14-2023 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension - Agronet (FR4002SB) 23 January 13-2023 Industry consultation on the Methyl Bromide Fumigation Methodology open 20 January 12-2023 Urgent Service Disruption: Friday 20 January to Saturday 21 January 2023 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 19 January 11-2023 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Friday 20 January to Saturday 21 January 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 19 January 10-2023 Update on the Hitchhiker Pest Container Survey 18 January 09-2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 18 January 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 16 January 08-2023 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 18 January to Thursday 19 January 2023 – DAFF applications 13 January 07-2023 20 days to go… make the move to the Biosecurity Portal now 12 January 06-2023 Review of rabies virus risk in imported dogs, cats and canine semen from approved countries – final report released 11 January 05‑2023 Cessation to Temporary Brown Marmorated Stink bug (BMSB) measures for Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) vessels from China 9 January 04‑2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 14 January to Sunday 15 January 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 6 January 03‑2023 Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 06 January 2023 – Biosecurity Portal 5 January 02‑2023 Australia’s importing country requirements for phytosanitary certificates from 1 May 2023 5 January 01‑2023 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 07 January to Sunday 08 January 2023 – Biosecurity Portal
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