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Import industry advice notices 2024
DateNo.Description
24 December310-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 24 December 2024 – COLS
20 December309-2024List of treatment providers: treatment provider suspended - Ecolab (City of Industry) (AEI: US4077SB)
20 December 2024308-2024Changes to import conditions for fresh cut flowers and foliage from Argentina and Japan
20 December 2024307-2024List of treatment providers: treatment provider suspended - Atilim Ilaclama Liman Hizmetleri Metal ve Urunleri Ic ve Dis Tic.Ltd.Sti (AEI: TR4003SB)
18 December 2024306-2024Mailbox restored: Email service for entrymanagement@aff.gov.au
18 December 2024305-2024Improving cost recovery for diagnostic activities
18 December 2024304-2024Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC) cost recovery charge: Commencement of billing in January 2025
17 December 2024303-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 19 December to Friday 20 December 2024 – Multiple Systems
17 December 2024302-2024*Update* Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 17 December to Wednesday 18 December 2024 – Multiple Systems
16 December 2024301-2024List of treatment providers: treatment provider suspended – Ne-da Ilaclama Amb. Mak. San. Ve Tic ltd. Sti. (AEI: TR4007SB), Ibrahim Tosik Teknik Ilaclama SAN.TIC.LTD.STI. (AEI:TR4009SB)
16 December 2024300-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 17 December to Wednesday 18 December 2024 – AAMP, Biosecurity Portal
16 December 2024299-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Tuesday 17 December to Wednesday 18 December 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS
13 December 2024298-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 13 December 2024 – Inspection Requests (via email)
13 December 2024297-2024Enhancing understanding of the Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy
13 December 2024296-2024Services Restored: Friday 13 December 2024 – BICON
12 December 2024295-2024Proposed introduction of a new charge for approved arrangement holders
11 December 2024294-2024Unplanned outage: Email service for entrymanagement@aff.gov.au
11 December 2024293-2024Changes to Import Conditions for New and Aged/Used Oversize Tyres
10 December 2024292-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 13 December 2024 – AAMP
10 December 2024291-2024Impact of trade due to an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in New Zealand
9 December 2024290-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 10 December 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
6 December 2024289-2024Changes to presentation and treatment requirements for oversize tyre inspections
5 December 2024288-2024December 2024 / January 2025 Holiday Shut Down Operating Hours
4 December 2024287-2024Arrivals email name change relating to human biosecurity
3 December 2024286-2024Commencement of the application of fees for post-inspection in-office imported food sample management activities
3 December 2024285-2024Containerised inorganic fertiliser for further processing pathway now open
2 December 2024284-2024Commencement of the DAFF Maritime Waste Recycling Pilot (DMWRP)
27 November 2024283-2024Expansion of the approved arrangement class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM)
25 November 2024282-2024Services Restored: Monday 25 November 2024 – Biosecurity Portal (Class 14.4 Approved Arrangements lodgements)
25 November 2024281-2024Streamlining import conditions for highly processed plant products not for human consumption
22 November 2024280-2024Arrivals email name change
20 November 2024279-2024Self-service cargo status reports becoming available on the Biosecurity Portal
20 November 2024278-2024Changes to Pre-Arrival Reporting (PAR) Requirements for COVID-19
19 November 2024277-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 22 November 2024 – AAMP, BCST, Biosecurity Portal, EVE
19 November 2024276-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 22 November to Saturday 23 November 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, EVE, SeaPest
19 November 2024275-2024*Update* Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 19 November to Wednesday 20 November 2024 – Multiple Systems
19 November 2024274-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 21 November to Friday 22 November 2024 – SeaPest
18 November 2024273-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended – Bureau Veritas (Thailand) Ltd (AEI: TH0085MB)
18 November 2024272-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 23 November to Sunday 24 November 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS
18 November 2024271-2024Impact of trade resulting from the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease in Japan
18 November 2024270-2024New application form to request biosecurity inspection at a non-Approved Arrangement site
18 November 2024269-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 22 November to Sunday 24 November 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest
15 November 2024268-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment providers ‘suspended’, WG Genera Pacific Ltd (AEI: FJ0023MB), Nam Viet Quy Nhon Branch (AEI: VN0028MB) and Viet Nam Control Central Branch (AEI: VN0022MB)
15 November 2024267-2024List of approved treatment providers: treatment provider ‘suspended’, Intertek Testing Services (Thailand) Co, Ltd. (AEI: TH0097MB)
15 November 2024266-2024List of approved treatment providers: treatment provider ‘suspended’, Rentokil Initial Limited (AEI: FJ0020MB)
15 November 2024265-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 19 November 2024 – PEBS
14 November 2024264-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 19 November to Wednesday 20 November 2024 – Multiple Systems
14 November 2024263-2024List of approved treatment providers: treatment providers ‘suspended’, Fastkil Pest Control Services Pte Limited (AEI: FJ0011MB) and Viet Nam Fumigation Company – Da Nang (AEI: VN0014MB)
14 November 2024262-2024List of approved treatment providers: treatment providers ‘suspended’, All Pest & Hygiene Solution Pte Limited (AEI: FJ0025MB)
13 November 2024261-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 13 November 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
13 November 2024260-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 13 November 2024 - Biosecurity Portal
13 November 2024259-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Rentokil Initial (AEI: FJ0010MB)
13 November 2024258-2024List of approved treatment providers: treatment providers ‘suspended’, SGS (Thailand) Limited (AEI: TH0055MB) and Flick Hygiene Pte Ltd (AEI: FJ0012MB)
12 November 2024257-2024List of treatment providers: treatment provider suspended - Focus Pest Management Pte Ltd (AEI: SG4006SB)
11 November 2024256-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended – Cafecontrol (AEI: VN0003MB)
11 November 2024255-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 14 November to Friday 15 November 2024 – DAFF applications
8 November 2024254-2024Important Notice: Tuesday 12 November 2024 – myID and Digital ID name changes
8 November 2024253-2024List of approved treatment providers: treatment provider ‘suspended’, Davicontrol HCMC Branch (AEI: VN0018MB)
8 November 2024252-2024Two new fumigants under consideration
7 November 2024251-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 11 November to Tuesday 12 November 2024 – DAFF applications
7 November 2024250-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Thursday 07 November 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
7 November 2024249-2024Seeking details of third-party software used for inspection and treatment reporting
7 November 2024248-2024Peak demand period for Import Document Assessment and Inspection activity
7 November 2024247-2024Increase in COLS upload file size limit from 10 MB to 20 MB
4 November 2024246-2024Addition of AUST R human vaccines onto the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)
4 November 2024245-2024Trial of new community protection profile questions on tariffs 3002.12, 3002.15 and 3822.19
1 November 2024244-2024Commencement of the 2024-25 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) Flight Season - 1 November 2024
31 October 2024243-2024Services Restored: Thursday 31 October 2024 – Telephony services (WA regional office)
31 October 2024242-2024Unplanned Outage: Thursday 31 October 2024 – Telephony services (WA regional office)
30 October 2024241-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 30 October 2024 – Biosecurity directions
30 October 2024240-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 30 October 2024 – Biosecurity directions
30 October 2024239-2024List of unregistered treatment providers: Treatment provider unacceptable – Ema Çevre Sağlığı ilacama ve Gida San.Tic.Ltd. Sti. (AEI: TR4013SB)
28 October 2024238-2024Services Restored: Monday 28 October 2024 – External Broker Website
28 October 2024237-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 30 October 2024 – PEBS
28 October 2024236-2024Expanding the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) onto a document-controlled pathway, commencing with Herbal tea bags
25 October 2024235-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: Reinstatement of treatment provider - CV. Majesty (AEI: ID0102MB)
25 October 2024234-2024List of unregistered treatment providers: Treatment provider unacceptable – Ecolab (Texas) (AEI: US4026SB)
25 October 2024233-2024List of unregistered treatment providers: Treatment provider unacceptable - Logoo Packing Centre Hamburg GmbH (AEI: DE4018SB)
25 October 2024232-2024New identity check process for cats and dogs from the UK travelling to Australia
24 October 2024231-2024Urgent Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 25 October to Saturday 26 October 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
24 October 2024230-2024List of treatment providers: treatment provider suspended - Efes Group Loj.Ikl.Ilc.Gida Ve Hayv.San.Ti.Ltd.Instanbul Subesi (AEI: TR4040SB).
24 October 2024229-2024Scheme: treatment provider ‘under review’, M/s Bureau Veritas (I) Pvt. Ltd. (AEI: IN0442MB)
24 October 2024228-2024Unplanned Outage: Thursday 24 October 2024 – External Broker Website
22 October 2024227-2024Onshore Biosecurity Measures – Treatment Lodgement and Assessment
22 October 2024226-2024Key dates and information for the 2024-25 Continued Biosecurity Competency period
21 October 2024225-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Ceylon Pest Control Co. (Pvt.) Ltd (AEI: LK0010MB).
21 October 2024224-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 25 October to Sunday 27 October 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest
21 October 2024223-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 24 October 2024 – DAFF applications
18 October 2024222-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended – Cargo Quarantine Lanka Company (AEI: LK0004MB)
17 October 2024221-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Comaco Survey Bureau Colombo (AEI: LK0005MB)
16 October 2024220-2024*Update* Scheduled Outage: Saturday 19 October to Sunday 20 October 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, EVE, SeaPest
14 October 2024219-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 18 October to Saturday 19 October 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, EVE, SeaPest
14 October 2024218-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 19 October to Sunday 20 October 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
10 October 2024217-2024Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC) cost recovery charge: Fact sheet publication and trial updates
4 October 2024216-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 04 October to Saturday 05 October 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
3 October 2024215-2024List of unregistered treatment providers: Treatment provider unacceptable - DDD d o o Koper (AEI: SI4001SB)
1 October 2024214-2024Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge commenced 1 October 2024
27 September 2024213-2024Immediate changes to accepted Turkish testing providers for imported seed for sowing
26 September 2024212-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Thursday 26 September to Friday 27 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, BICON
26 September 2024211-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - PT. Fumindo Mandiri Sejahtera Cabang Surabaya (AEI: ID0169MB)
24 September 2024210-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Thursday 26 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
23 September 2024209-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 27 September to Sunday 29 September 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest
23 September208-2024Services Restored: Monday 23 September 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
23 September207-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 23 September 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
23 September 2024206-2024Services Restored: Monday 23 September 2024 – COLS
23 September 2024205-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 23 September 2024 – COLS
20 September 2024204-2024Import conditions for fresh passionfruit from Vietnam
17 September 2024203-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 21 September to Sunday 22 September 2024 – SeaPest
13 September 2024202-2024Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge: One charging model for all SAC reporters
12 September 2024201-2024Information sessions for new self-service cargo status reports
12 September 2024200-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - PT Beckjorindo Paryaweksana Cabang (AEI: ID0062MB)
9 September 2024199-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 13 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
9 September 2024198-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 12 September to Friday 13 September 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS
9 September 2024197-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended – PT. Multitech Yasa Guna (AEI: ID0036MB) and PT. Anaya Kesuma Sejahtera (AEI: ID0122MB)
6 September 2024196-2024Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge: Process and data trial update
5 September 2024195-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - PT Eka Energi Selaras (AEI: ID0072MB)
3 September 2024194-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Entom Pest Control and General Services Corp. (AEI: PH0024MB)
2 September 2024193-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 07 September 2024 – BICON
2 September 2024192-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 04 September to Thursday 05 September 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS
2 September 2024191-2024Import conditions for fresh table grapes from Japan
30 August 2024190-2024Commencement of the 2024-25 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season - 1 September 2024
29 August 2024189-2024Documentary recommendations for mixed foliage consignments
27 August 2024188-2024*Update* Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 31 August to Sunday 01 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
27 August 2024187-2024Industry survey on approved arrangements for container inspection and cleaning
26 August 2024186-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 30 August to Saturday 31 August 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS
26 August 2024185-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Thursday 29 August to Friday 30 August 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
23 August 2024184-2024Update to the maritime vessel contacts in NSW
23 August 2024183-2024Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme: treatment providers suspended
22 August 2024182-2024Notice: Tuesday 20 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
21 August 2024181-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 31 August to Sunday 01 September 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
21 August 2024180-2024Have Your Say on regulatory service delivery and stakeholder engagement
20 August 2024179-2024Cessation of the VSPS
19 August 2024178-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 23 August to Sunday 25 August 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest
14 August 2024177-2024Import condition changes to ceremonial articles
12 August 2024176-2024*Update* Urgent Scheduled Outage: Monday 12 August to Tuesday 13 August 2024 – PEBS
7 August 2024175-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 11 August to Monday 12 August 2024 – PEBS
7 August 2024174-2024Methyl bromide fumigation methodology – Prepare now for 2025 update
6 August 2024173-2024Expansion of the highly compliant importer (HCI) scheme
6 August 2024172-2024Action required: Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge
5 August 2024171-2024Biosecurity Operations Division (BOD) - Cargo Operations-Assessment – Expected behaviour when interacting with the department
5 August 2024170-2024Services Restored: Monday 05 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
2 August 2024169-20242024-2025 BMSB risk season virtual information sessions for pre-border treatment providers
2 August 2024168-2024Services Restored: Friday 02 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
1 August 2024167-2024Unplanned Outage: Thursday 01 August 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
1 August 2024166-2024Addition of China and Republic of Korea as BMSB target risk countries for heightened vessel surveillance only
31 July 2024165-20242024-25 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) season industry information sessions
30 July 2024164-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 03 August to Sunday 04 August 2024 – DAFF messaging
30 July 2024163-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 03 August to Sunday 04 August 2024 – BICON
29 July 2024162-2024Services Restored: Saturday 27 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
24 July 2024161-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 26 July to Sunday 28 July 2024 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest
22 July 2024160-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 26 July to Saturday 27 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
20 July 2024159-2024CrowdStrike Technical Issue and Outage
19 July 2024158-2024*Update* Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 19 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
18 July 2024157-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 July to Saturday 20 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
18 July 2024156-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Thursday 18 July 2024 – DAFF messaging, SeaPest
18 July 2024155-2024Services Restored: Thursday 18 July 2024 – PEBS
18 July 2024154-2024Update to the process for importing non-standard dehydrated and pre-sterilised microbiological media
17 July 2024153-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 17 July 2024 – PEBS
16 July 2024152-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 16 July – Wednesday 17 July 2024 –BICON, DAFF messaging, MARS, SeaPest
16 July 2024151-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 July to Saturday 20 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
11 July 2024150-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Thursday 11 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
9 July 2024149-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 11 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
5 July 2024148-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 05 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
5 July 2024147-2024Biosecurity Portal – Location Question for Imported Food or CCV requests
5 July 2024146-2024Biosecurity Portal – Update Location Opening Hours
3 July 2024145-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
2 July 2024144-2024Services Restored: Monday 01 July 2024 – Biosecurity Portal & RAM
1 July 2024143-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 July – Biosecurity Portal & RAM
1 July 2024142-2024AusTreat – Announcing the launch of our new pre-border biosecurity treatment provider assurance scheme
1 July 2024141-2024Update to BICON case and importer declaration template for khapra beetle sea container measures
28 June 2024140-2024Billing for imported cargo documentation for assessment through COLS
28 June 2024139-20242024-25 prices for biosecurity and imported food regulatory activities
27 June 2024138-2024Services Restored: Thursday 27 June 2024 – BICON
27 June 2024137-2024Changes to the Biosecurity Portal digital identity (myID) landing page
26 June 2024136-2024Approved arrangement class 19 access to eCertificates via EVE
26 June 2024135-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 25 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
26 June 2024134-2024New requirement for ISTA certification in relation to sampling 25,000kg seed lots of Poaceae seeds
24 June 2024133-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 30 June to Monday 01 July 2024 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, MARS and PEBS unavailable
21 June 2024132-2024Import conditions for fresh tomatoes from New Zealand
20 June 2024131-2024Expansion of the approved arrangement class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM)
20 June 2024130-2024Upcoming change to live ornamental fish import inspections
19 June 2024129-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 19 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
17 June 2024128-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 23 June 2024 – BICON
17 June 2024127-2024Onshore intervention for non-compliant offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) treated consignments
14 June 2024126-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
13 June 2024125-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 19 June to Thursday 20 June 2024 – DAFF applications
13 June 2024124-2024AusTreat Virtual Information Sessions
13 June 2024123-2024Services Restored: Thursday 13 June 2024 – BICON
13 June 2024122-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 16 June 2024 – MARS and PEBS
12 June 2024121-2024Onshore clearance of foreign force military equipment imported for Combined Military Activity Pitch Black 2024
12 June 2024120-2024Proposed Changes to Import Conditions for New and Aged/Used Oversize Tyres
11 June 2024119-2024June Update: Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge
11 June 2024118-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 14 June to Saturday 15 June 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS
11 June 2024117-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 12 June to Thursday 13 June 2024– COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS
11 June 2024116-2024Services Restored: Monday 10 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
7 June 2024115-2024Services Restored: Thursday 06 June 2024 – Network (email services)
5 June 2024114-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 05 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
5 June 2024113-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 05 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
3 June 2024112-2024Adjustment of heightened border measures introduced in 2022 in response to the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia
31 May 2024111-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 04 June 2024 – COLS, OPS, PEBS
31 May 2024110-2024Changes to the Biosecurity Portal Home Page
31 May 2024109-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 04 June to Wednesday 05 June 2024 – Biosecurity Portal & SeaPest
31 May 2024108-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment providers suspended - Yukselis Liman Hizmetleri ve Ilaclama Ambalaj San. Tic. Ltd. Sti (AEI: TR4021SB) and Dinamik Cevre Sagligi Hizmetleri (AEI: TR4022SB)
31 May 2024107-2024Approved Arrangements Management Product (AAMP) is coming
30 May 2024106-2024Variation to approved arrangement class 19 in relation to rural tailgate inspections and External Verification for eCertificates (EVE) system
24 May 2024105-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 30 May 2024 – DAFF applications
23 May 2024104-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – BICON
22 May 2024103-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – BICON
22 May 2024102-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – DAFF messaging
21 May 2024101-2024Services Restored: Tuesday 21 May 2024 – BICON
21 May 2024100-2024*Update* Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 22 May 2024 – PEBS
20 May 202499-2024Update and advice for airlines and aircraft operators on the responsibility of procuring aerosol disinsection treatments for use in international aircraft cabins and aircraft holds on arrival.
20 May 202498-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 26 May 2024 – BICON
17 May 202497-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 21 May 2024 – PEBS
17 May 202496-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Saturday 18 May 2024 – DAFF messaging
17 May 202495-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 20 May to Tuesday 21 May 2024 – DAFF applications
16 May 202494-2024AusTreat – A new pre-border biosecurity treatment provider assurance scheme
15 May 202493-2024Raw nuts, dried mushrooms and truffles: recognising and rewarding good compliance and improving uptake on the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)
15 May 202492-2024Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 21 May to Wednesday 22 May 2024 - COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS
15 May 202491-2024Services Restored: 14 May 2024 – BICON
14 May 202490-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 18 May to Sunday 19 May 2024 – DAFF applications
13 May 202489-2024Scheduled Outages: Wednesday 15 May to Thursday 16 May and Tuesday 21 May to Wednesday 22 May 2024 – MARS
13 May 202488-2024Services Restored: Friday 10 May 2024 – Biosecurity directions
10 May 202487-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 10 May 2024 – Biosecurity directions
8 May 202486-2024Deregulation of Plantago asiatica mosaic virus as a quarantine pest
8 May 202485 -2024Changes to approved arrangements class 19 in relation to rural tailgate inspections and External Verification for eCertificates (EVE) system
7 May 202484-2024T1 Livestock Transfer Facility at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is now a biosecurity entry point for live horses
6 May 202483-2024Importing Seafood and Fish into Mainland Australia, from Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island
3 May 202482-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 06 May to Tuesday 07 May 2024 – Network (email services)
1 May 202481-2024Conclusion of the 2023-24 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season
1 May 202480-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 04 May to Sunday 05 May 2024 – DAFF applications
30 April 202479-2024Services Restored: Tuesday 30 April 2024 – Invoice/Receipt Issuance for COLS, MARS, PEBS and PEMS
30 April 202478-2024Update: Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) cost recovery charge
29 April 202477-2024Upcoming enhancements to the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS): herbal tea bags, raw nuts, dried coconut products (excluding desiccated), powdered herbs and spices, fresh and dried mushrooms and truffles from all countries
24 April 202476-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 24 April 2024 – Biosecurity Portal & RAM
24 April 202475-2024Unplanned Outage: Wednesday 24 April – Biosecurity Portal & RAM
22 April 202474-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 29 April 2024 - PEBS
22 April 202473-2024Consultation for revised class conditions for import approved arrangement class 1.1 Sea and Air Freight Depot (unrestricted) and class 1.3 Sea and Air Freight Depot (restricted)
22 April 202472-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 28 April 2024 – BICON
22 April 202471-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 24 April 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
19 April 202470-2024Notice of the department’s assessment of an application to import live attenuated Salmonella vaccines
19 April 202469-2024Public engagement on changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities
18 April 202468-2024Conclusion of the 2023-24 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season and BPL vessel inspections
15 April 202467-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 20 April 2024 – BICON
10 April 202466-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended – Lanodir USA Inc (AEI: US4059SB)
08 April 202465-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 08 April 2024 – BICON
05 April 202464-2024Changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities
05 April 202463-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 05 April to Saturday 06 April 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
04 April 202462-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 03 April 2024 – PEBS
03 April 202461-2024Service Disruption: Wednesday 03 April 2024 – PEBS
02 April 202460-2024Update: Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy – Industry focus groups
02 April 202459-2024Document Assessment Outside Business Hours- New Process
02 April 202458-2024New biosecurity cost recovery charge on self-assessed clearance (SAC) declarations to start from 1 July 2024 – to be applied to the entity lodging the SAC
02 April 202457-2024Import conditions for fresh chilli fruit from Fiji
27 March  202456-2024Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy – Industry focus groups.
25 March 202455-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 06 April to Sunday 07 April 2024 - BICON
25 March 202454-2024Services Restored: 25 March 2024 – Imports Request for Inspection Western Australia Mailbox
22 March 202453-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 20 March 2024 – Imports Request for Inspection Western Australia Mailbox
22 March 202452-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: Reinstatement of treatment providers – Haraco Offshore (AEI: DE4020SB) and Environnement Services (AEI: FR4003SB)
22 March 202451-2024Class 3.2 Imported pig meat processing – information to support class conditions in relation to the department’s requirements for the treatment and disposal of ‘Imported pig meat’ and ‘Imported pig meat waste’.
21 March 202450-2024For open consultation: Changes to BICON Standard List of Laboratory Microorganisms and Infectious Agents
19 March 202449-2024Approval of new Recognised Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection Provider (ROCIP) facilities in Japan for used motorcycles and associated parts for export to Australia
18 March 202448-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 21 March to Friday 22 March 2024 – MARS
14 March 202447-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 18 March to Tuesday 19 March 2024 – DAFF applications
14 March 202446-2024Scheduled Outage: Thursday 14 March to Friday 15 March 2024 – DAFF applications
14 March 202445-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Grupo AB 23 s.l. (AEI: ES4008SB)
14 March 202444-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 15 March 2024 – Import Management System
14 March 202443-2024Import conditions developed for returning Australian inorganic products
13 March 202442-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Wednesday 13 to Thursday 14 March 2024 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS
12 March 202441-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Tuesday 12 to Wednesday 13 March 2024 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS
8 March 202440-2024Import Document Assessment Delays
8 March 202439-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Haraco Offshore GmBH (AEI: DE4020SB)
7 March 202438-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Descroes BV (AEI: BE4001SB)
4 March 202437-2024Further update and advice for Aircraft Disinsection rates – Publication of DAFF Schedule Version 5.3 and WHO 2nd Edition commencement
1 March 202436-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Friday 01 March 2024 - BICON
1 March 202435-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 01 March 2024 – Biosecurity direction messaging delays
28 February 202434-2024Service Disruption: Saturday 02 March to Sunday 03 March 2024 COLS
28 February 202433-2024Have Your Say – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy – Extension notice
27 February 202432-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 28 February to Thursday 29 February 2024 – Import Management System and SeaPest/S-Cargo messaging
26 February 202431-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 28 February to Thursday 29 February 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS
22 February 202430-2024Services Restored: Thursday 22 February 2024 – PEBS
22 February 202429-2024Service Disruption: Thursday 22 February 2024 – PEBS
20 February 202428-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Service Disruption: Saturday 24 February to Sunday 25 February 2024 COLS
19 February
2024
27-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 25 February 2024 - BICON
19 February
2024
26-2024Service Disruption: Saturday 24 February to Sunday 25 February 2024 COLS
19 February 202425-2024Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 21 February to Thursday 22 February 2024–DAFF applications
16 February 202424-2024Class 14.4 Approved Arrangement – Expansion of eligible containers for Industry Inspection
16 February 202423-2024Updates and Actions Required for Aircraft Disinsection rates - Forthcoming DAFF Schedule Version 5.3 and WHO 2nd Edition commencement
15 February 202422-2024Scheduled Outage: Sunday 18 February to Monday 19 February 2024 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable.
14 February 202421-2024Services Restored: Wednesday 14 February 2024– Biosecurity Portal
14 February 202420-2024Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 14 February 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
11 February 202419-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 16 February to Saturday 17 February 2024 – COLS, MARS, OPS, and PEBS
09 February 202418-2024Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage in 2024
08 Februrary 202417-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 09 February to Saturday 10 February 2024 – DAFF applications
07 Februrary 202416-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended – A-Fumigone Pte Ltd (AEI: SG4014SB)
06 February 202415-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspended - Environnement Services (AEI: FR4003SB)
05 February 202414-2024Scheduled Outage: Friday 09 February 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
05 February 202413-2024*Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Monday 05 February 2024 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable.
02 February 202412-2024Scheduled Outage: Monday 05 February 2024 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable
02 February 202411-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: Reinstatement of treatment provider - Fumigat Srl (AEI: IT4007SB)
02 February 202410-2024Industry Information Session – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy
01 February 202409-2024Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage in 2024
01 Feburary 202408-2024Services Restored: Thursday 01 February 2024 – PEBS
22 January 202407-2024Urgent Scheduled Outage: Monday 22 January 2024 – Biosecurity Portal
22 January 202406-2024Scheduled Outage: Saturday 27 January to Sunday 28 January 2024 – DAFF messaging
22 January 202405-2024Service Disruption: Saturday 27 January to Sunday 28 January 2024 BICON and COLS
22 January 202404-2024Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 28 January 2024 - BICON
22 January 202403-2024Have Your Say – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy
19 January 202402-2024Update: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme – Sulfuryl Fluoride (SF) Direction
12 January 202401-2024Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider under review – Fumigat SRL (AEI: IT4007SB)

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