30 January 2026
Who does this notice affect?
All Biosecurity Industry Participants subscribed to receive Import Industry Advice Notice notifications from the department.
All Biosecurity Industry Participants who utilise / engage with the departments import-related IT systems for the management of imported cargo, conveyances and inspection booking services, including those who subscribe to receive email notifications for departmental Import Industry Advice Notices.
What is changing?
Since Friday 12 December 2025, biosecurity import system IT outage notifications have been published as ‘System notifications’ on the department’s website: www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/import/online-services/system-notifications. These notices and are no longer published as Import Industry Advice Notifications (IIANs) on the department’s existing IIAN webpages.
Between Friday 12 December 2025 to Saturday 31 January 2026 (inclusive), subscribers of IIANs and Import system notifications have both been receiving email notifications relating to biosecurity import system IT outage notices.
From Sunday 01 February 2026:
- Biosecurity Industry Participants seeking to continue receiving these notifications MUST be subscribed to this new subscription option
Biosecurity import system outage notices will no longer be sent to subscribers of IIANs.
How do I subscribe to receive emails relating to publications of biosecurity import system IT outages on the department’s website?
Please complete the email notification subscription process via the department’s website https://subscribe.agriculture.gov.au/subscribe – under the ‘Import News’ Category, select ‘Import system notifications’.
Further information
The department has previously published three IIANs advising of changes to the biosecurity import system outage notification process, including changes to the subscription notification process. Please see the following IIANs for further information:
- 413-2025 NOW LIVE - new ‘System notifications’ webpage for biosecurity import system outage notices
- 404-2025 REMINDER - new ‘System notifications’ webpage for IT outages relating to biosecurity import systems going live on Friday 12 December 2025
- 399-2025 New ‘System notifications’ webpage for IT outages relating to biosecurity import systems going live on Friday 12 December 2025.