31 December 2020 |
237-2020 |
Services Restored: DAWE continuing IT issues, processing delays for import declaration types of FID, LFSAC and COLS lodgements |
30 December 2020 |
236-2020 |
*UPDATE* DAWE continuing IT issues, processing delays for import declaration types of FID, LFSAC and COLS lodgements |
30 December 2020 |
235-2020 |
DAWE continuing IT issues, processing delays for import declaration types of FID, LFSAC and COLS lodgements |
29 December 2020 |
234-2020 |
DAWE is experiencing IT issues which is causing processing delays for import declaration types of FID and LFSAC |
24 December 2020 |
233-2020 |
Delay of departmental audits associated with recognised offshore fertiliser supply chains |
24 December 2020 |
232-2020 |
Reduction in cleaned and pre-inspected used vehicles to Australia from the Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Centre (JEVIC) |
24 December 2020 |
231-2020 |
Be COVIDSafe on non-commercial vessels, including leisure boats, yachts and superyachts |
22 December 2020 |
230-2020 |
Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 22 December 2020 – BMSB declaration and treatment certificate lodgement portal |
22 December 2020 |
229-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 23:00 Tuesday 22 December to 01:00 Wednesday 23 December 2020 (AEDT) – COLS, MARS, PEBS |
21 December 2020 |
228-2020 |
Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension - A.B.R.A.S SRL (AEI: IT4001SB) and Centro Disinfestazione Livornse (IT4004SB) |
21 December 2020 |
227-2020 |
Services Restored: 21 December 2020 – MARS |
21 December 2020 |
226-2020 |
Service Disruption: 21 December 2020 – MARS |
18 December 2020 |
225-2020 |
Services Restored: Friday 18 December 2020 – BMSB declaration and treatment certificate lodgement portal |
18 December 2020 |
224-2020 |
*UPDATE* COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge |
18 December 2020 |
223-2020 |
Unplanned Outage: Friday 18 December 2020 – BMSB declaration and treatment certificate lodgement portal |
17 December 2020 |
222-2020 |
Interim inspection requirements for rural consignments of new horse floats |
16 December 2020 |
221-2020 |
December 2020 / January 2021 Holiday Shut Down Operating Hours |
15 December 2020 |
220-2020 |
Services Restored: Tuesday 15 December 2020 – COLS, MARS, PEBS |
15 December 2020 |
219-2020 |
Unplanned Outage: Tuesday 15 December 2020 – COLS, MARS, PEBS |
15 December 2020 |
218-2020 |
Services Restored: Tuesday 15 December 2020 - BICON |
15 December 2020 |
217-2020 |
Unplanned Outage: Tuesday 15 December 2020 - BICON |
14 December 2020 |
216-2020 |
Inspections of dried finfish that is not frozen |
15 December 2020 |
215-2020 |
New import permit requirements for apiaceous vegetable seed species commencing from 30 March 2021 |
14 December 2020 |
214-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 20 December 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
11 December 2020 |
213-2020 |
The department is implementing a number of new commodities onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) |
11 December 2020 |
212-2020 |
COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 11 December to 00:00 Saturday 12 December 2020 (AEDT) |
10 December 2020 |
211-2020 |
Importation of COVID-19 Vaccine |
7 December 2020 |
210-2020 |
MARS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 12 December to 01:00 Sunday 13 December 2020 (AEDT) |
7 December 2020 |
209-2020 |
Notification of upcoming changes to khapra beetle target risk countries |
2 December 2020 |
208-2020 |
QLDImportBookings@agriculture.gov.au email issue resolved |
1 December 2020 |
207-2020 |
QLDImportBookings@agriculture.gov.au not receiving incoming emails |
1 December 2020 |
206-2020 |
COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Tuesday 01 December 2020 to 01:00 Wednesday 02 December 2020 (AEDT) |
27 November 2020 |
205-2020 |
Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension - Fumigation Services & Supply Inc (Harrison) (AEI: US4034SB) |
25 November 2020 |
204-2020 |
Notification of the potential service delays due to khapra beetle interception |
23 November 2020 |
203-2020 |
COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 26 November to 00:30 Friday 27 November 2020 (AEDT) |
23 November 2020 |
202-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 29 November 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
23 November 2020 |
201-2020 |
Commencement of 2020-21 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season measures for vessels |
20 November 2020 |
200-2020 |
Inclusion of permitted plant fibre products onto the class 19.2 AEPCOMM approved arrangement |
20 November 2020 |
199-2020 |
Amendment of profiles for US and NZ fresh produce eligible for the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) |
20 November 2020 |
198-2020 |
COLS, PEBS and OPS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 20 November to 00:30 Saturday 21 November 2020 (AEDT) |
19 November 2020 |
197-2020 |
Notification of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle: shipping containers |
18 November 2020 |
196-2020 |
Services Restored: Wednesday 18 November 2020 – COLS |
18 November 2020 |
195-2020 |
Service Disruption: Wednesday 18 November 2020 - COLS |
17 November 2020 |
194-2020 |
Correctly reporting sea containers destined for rural locations |
13 November 2020 |
193-2020 |
DAWE review of In-transit cold treatment procedures for fresh produce |
10 November 2020 |
192-2020 |
COLS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 14 November to 04:00 Sunday 15 November 2020 (AEDT) |
10 November 2020 |
191-2020 |
BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 12 November to 02:30 Friday 13 November 2020 (AEDT) |
10 November 2020 |
190-2020 |
Requirement to notify of COVID-19 cases |
4 November 2020 |
189-2020 |
Proposed update of non-salmonid marine finfish risk species lists for human consumption and baitfish |
4 November 2020 |
188-2020 |
New template biosecurity risk response procedures for first point of entry operators |
3 November 2020 |
187-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 23:00 Saturday 07 November to 02:00 Sunday 08 November 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
3 November 2020 |
186-2020 |
Bulk cabotage cargo of fertiliser, grain and stockfeed |
29 October 2020 |
185-2020 |
Amendment to 117-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 |
26 October 2020 |
184-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 21:00 Saturday 31 October to 22:00 Sunday 01 November 2020 (AEDT) – BICON |
26 October 2020 |
183-2020 |
Services Restored: Monday 26 October 2020 – BICON |
26 October 2020 |
182-2020 |
Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 26 October 2020 – BICON |
26 October 2020 |
181-2020 |
Inclusion of onshore sulfuryl fluoride treatment for goods subject to BMSB seasonal measures onto AEPCOMM |
26 October 2020 |
180-2020 |
Notice of Mandatory offshore methyl bromide fumigation for imported fresh leaves and root vegetables from Fiji |
23 October 2020 |
179-2020 |
The department is adding dried Ziziphus dates (permitted species) onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) and implementing an AQIS Commodity code on fresh dates from the United States of America and dried dates from all countries |
19 October 2020 |
178-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 25 October 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
16 October 2020 |
177-2020 |
Current Delays in Document Assessment Activities |
13 October 2020 |
176-2020 |
Revised advice about assistance dogs travelling on cruise vessels under biosecurity control |
12 October 2020 |
175-2020 |
Scheduled Outage: Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 October 2020 – DAWE system messaging |
12 October 2020 |
174-2020 |
COLS, IMS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 16 October to 01:30 Saturday 17 October 2020 (AEDT) |
6 October 2020 |
173-2020 |
BICON unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 10 October to 03:30 Sunday 11 October 2020 (AEDT) |
6 October 2020 |
172-2020 |
Commencement of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle: Phase 2 |
30 September 2020 |
171-2020 |
Services Restored: As of Wednesday 30 September 2020 – DAWE invoices/receipts |
30 September 2020 |
170-2020 |
Temporary changes to import certificate requirements for fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other imported plant-based commodities extended to June 2021 |
29 September 2020 |
169-2020 |
Temporary changes to import certificate requirements for imported animals, biological and animal-based goods extended to 30 June 2021 |
29 September 2020 |
168-2020 |
Scheduled Outage: Saturday 03 October to Sunday 04 October 2020 – Multiple Systems |
29 September 2020 |
167-2020 |
Services Restored: Tuesday 29 September 2020 – IMS |
29 September 2020 |
166-2020 |
Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 29 September 2020 – IMS |
28 September 2020 |
165-2020 |
Services Restored: Monday 28 September 2020 – BICON |
25 September 2020 |
164-2020 |
Unplanned Service Disruption: As of Thursday 24 September 2020 – DAWE invoices/receipts |
25 September 2020 |
163-2020 |
Have Your Say on Maturing our Regulatory Practice |
21 September 2020 |
162-2020 |
Scheduled Outage: Monday 28 September to Tuesday 29 September 2020 – DAWE applications |
21 September 2020 |
161-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 27 September 2020 (AEST) - BICON |
18 September 2020 |
160-2020 |
Services Restored: As of 09:50 Friday 18 September 2020 (AEST) – ICS messaging |
18 September 2020 |
159-2020 |
Imported fresh whole kiwifruit from Italy and France |
17 September 2020 |
158-2020 |
Unplanned Outage: As of 16:00 Thursday 17 September 2020 (AEST) – ICS messaging |
17 September 2020 |
157-2020 |
Importers and customs brokers to provide manufacturer’s safety data sheet to inspecting officer when lodging consignments of containerised fertiliser |
17 September 2020 |
156-2020 |
New and updated resources to make it easier to apply to import a range of processed plant and animal-based feed and their ingredients |
17 September 2020 |
155-2020 |
Trial of alternative arrangements for site audits of facilities that manufacture and export processed plant-based stockfeed to Australia |
17 September 2020 |
154-2020 |
Changes to department contacts for uncooked imported pig meat enquiries via phone and email |
17 September 2020 |
153-2020 |
Notification of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle: Phase 2 |
15 September 2020 |
152-2020 |
QLDImportBookings@agriculture.gov.au email issue resolved |
15 September 2020 |
151-2020 |
QLDImportBookings@agriculture.gov.au email unavailable |
15 September 2020 |
150-2020 |
Amendment to 130-2020 – A new framework for biosecurity treatments |
14 September 2020 |
149-2020 |
Cancellation of departmental audits associated with recognised offshore fertiliser supply chains |
11 September 2020 |
148-2020 |
Notice of the department’s assessment of an application to import live attenuated Salmonella vaccines |
10 September 2020 |
147-2020 |
Streamlined brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) fumigation arrangements available |
10 September 2020 |
146-2020 |
Enhanced brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) heat treatment arrangements |
10 September 2020 |
145-2020 |
Cat and Dog imports to Australia – impact of COVID-19 and Christmas shutdown |
7 September 2020 |
144-2020 |
PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 11 September to 01:00 Saturday 12 September 2020 (AEST). |
7 September 2020 |
143-2020 |
BICON impacted from 23:00 Saturday 12 September to 06:20 Sunday 13 September 2020 (AEST) |
7 September 2020 |
142-2020 |
COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Thursday 10 September to 04:30 Friday 11 September 2020 (AEST) |
4 September 2020 |
141-2020 |
Service Disruption: Friday 4 September 2020 - COLS |
4 September 2020 |
140-2020 |
Services Restored: Friday 4 September 2020 - COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS |
4 September 2020 |
139-2020 |
Unplanned Outage: Friday 4 September 2020 - COLS, MARS, OPP and PEBS unavailable |
3 September 2020 |
138-2020 |
Register to attend the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) 2020-21 season Industry information sessions |
2 September 2020 |
137-2020 |
PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 04 September to 01:00 Saturday 05 September 2020 (AEST) |
1 September 2020 |
136-2020 |
Commencement of the 2020-2021 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season- 1 September 2020 |
31 August 2020 |
135-2020 |
eCert exchange for New Zealand now paperless |
28 August 2020 |
134-2020 |
Commencement of urgent actions for khapra beetle: Phase 1 |
28 August 2020 |
133-2020 |
The management of vessels during the 2020-21 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug pest risk season with changes to the Vessel Seasonal Pest Scheme (VSPS) |
24 August 2020 |
132-2020 |
COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome |
21 August 2020 |
131-2020 |
Amendment of profile for tariff 0904: Pepper of the genus Piper – crushed or ground or whole and Dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta |
20 August 2020 |
130-2020 |
A new framework for biosecurity treatments |
17 August 2020 |
129-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 23 August 2020 (AEST) - BICON |
17 August 2020 |
128-2020 |
eCert exchange for New Zealand moving to paperless |
13 August 2020 |
127-2020 |
Notification of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle |
10 August 2020 |
126-2020 |
New country added for 2020-21 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) seasonal measures |
4 August 2020 |
125-2020 |
Strengthening biosecurity risk management associated with onshore processing of imported plant and animal materials at an approved arrangement class 3.0 |
3 August 2020 |
124-2020 |
BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 06 August to 03:30 Friday 07 August 2020 (AEST) |
31 July 2020 |
123-2020 |
Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) expansion for 2020 is now live |
28 July 2020 |
122-2020 |
Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Reporting Changes for Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
28 July 2020 |
121-2020 |
Amendment to 105-2020 - COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog arrivals into Melbourne International Airport |
24 July 2020 |
120-2020 |
Requirement to notify of COVID-19 cases |
23 July 2020 |
119-2020 |
2020-21 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Safeguarding Arrangements Scheme |
20 July 2020 |
118-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 26 July 2020 (AEST) - BICON |
16 July 2020 |
117-2020 |
Amendment to 112-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 |
13 July 2020 |
116-2020 |
COLS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 17 July to 01:30 Saturday 18 July 2020 (AEST) |
13 July 2020 |
115-2020 |
Upcoming changes in nursery stock hosts requiring emergency measures for the bacterial pathogen Xylella |
13 July 2020 |
114-2020 |
The department is decommissioning a number of AQIS Commodity Codes (ACC) to align with the cessation of the offshore pre-shipment inspection program |
13 July 2020 |
113-2020 |
Expansion of the class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement |
10 July 2020 |
112-2020 |
Amendment to 107-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 |
9 July 2020 |
111-2020 |
PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 10 July to 00:00 Saturday 11 July 2020 (AEST) |
7 July 2020 |
110-2020 |
AIMS Service Disruption: 23:00 Saturday 11 July to 01:45 Sunday 12 July 2020 (AEST) |
6 July 2020 |
109-2020 |
COLS Service Disruption: 23:00 Saturday 11 July to 01:45 Sunday 12 July 2020 (AEST) |
6 July 2020 |
108-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 22:30 to 23:30 Saturday 11 July 2020 (AEST) |
3 July 2020 |
107-2020 |
Amendment to 101-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 |
2 July 2020 |
106-2020 |
Port of Darwin is now a first point of entry for non-commercial vessels |
2 July 2020 |
105-2020 |
COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog arrivals into Melbourne International Airport |
30 June 2020 |
104-2020 |
Update of the Training and accreditation for approved arrangements (class 19.1 and 19.2) policy & CBC activity for AEPCOMM |
30 June 2020 |
103-2020 |
Coral Sea Marina, Airlie Beach determined as a biosecurity first point of entry |
26 June 2020 |
102-2020 |
Immediate suspension of systems approach and alternative NPPO approved disinfestation treatment for imported Malaysian chrysanthemums |
26 June 2020 |
101-2020 |
Amendment to 94-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 |
25 June 2020 |
100-2020 |
BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 30 June to 06:00 Wednesday 01 July 2020 (AEST) |
25 June 2020 |
99-2020 |
Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) treatment providers scheme and application form |
25 June 2020 |
98-2020 |
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) seasonal measures |
25 June 2020 |
97-2020 |
Extended: temporary changes to import certificate requirements for imported animals, biological and animal-based goods commodities |
24 June 2020 |
96-2020 |
Important notice for businesses and individuals (customers) affected by natural disasters or COVID-19 |
24 June 2020 |
95-2020 |
Extended: temporary changes to import certificate requirements for fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other imported plant-based commodities |
23 June 2020 |
94-2020 |
Amendment to 87-2020 Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 |
22 June 2020 |
93-2020 |
COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 25 June to 01:00 Friday 26 June 2020 (AEST) |
22 June 2020 |
92-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 28 June 2020 (AEST) - BICON |
21 June 2020 |
91-2020 |
COLS unavailable from 17:30 to 19:30 Sunday 21 June 2020 (AEST) |
21 June 2020 |
90-2020 |
Extension to BICON service disruption – Friday 19 to Monday 22 June 2020 |
19 June 2020 |
89-2020 |
Increase to Commonwealth penalty unit value |
18 June 2020 |
88-2020 |
Recurring issues in the importation of biological products |
18 June 2020 |
87-2020 |
Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 |
17 June 2020 |
86-2020 |
An Update to the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Offline Forms |
16 June 2020 |
85-2020 |
Services Restored: AIMS direction outcomes |
16 June 2020 |
84-2020 |
Unplanned Service Disruption: AIMS direction outcomes |
16 June 2020 |
83-2020 |
New first point of entry determination made for Broome International Airport |
15 June 2020 |
82-2020 |
COLS unavailable, BICON impacted – Friday 19 to Sunday 21 June 2020. |
12 June 2020 |
81-2020 |
Conclusion of the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) season and AGM vessel inspections |
12 June 2020 |
80-2020 |
Commencement of revised import conditions of cucurbitaceous seed imported for sowing |
02 June 2020 |
79-2020 |
Conclusion of the 2019-2020 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season |
02 June 2020 |
78-2020 |
Scheduled Service Disruption: From 01:00 to 05:00 Wednesday 03 June 2020 (AEST) - COLS, OPP and PEBS Payment Services |
29 May 2020 |
77-2020 |
Reducing contaminant pests on fresh kiwifruit from Italy |
28 May 2020 |
76-2020 |
Melbourne Regional Office Relocation – Site Change |
26 May 2020 |
75-2020 |
Reminder: Upcoming changes to import conditions for cucurbitaceous crop seeds for sowing (Phase 1) |
25 May 2020 |
74-2020 |
Service Disruption: As of 04:00 Saturday 23 May 2020 (AEST) - System generated emails from BICON, COLS and AIMS |
25 May 2020 |
73-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 23:00 to 23:59 Saturday 30 May 2020 (AEST) |
20 May 2020 |
72-2020 |
Decision to not proceed with the Onshore Biosecurity Levy |
20 May 2020 |
71-2020 |
Update to the requirements and conditions for approved arrangement class 19.1: NCCC and 19.2: AEPCOMM policy documents |
18 May 2020 |
70-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 24 May 2020 (AEST) - BICON |
15 May 2020 |
69-2020 |
Changes to import conditions for uncooked prawns from approved countries |
15 May 2020 |
68-2020 |
The department is implementing fresh table grapes from the United States of America onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) |
13 May 2020 |
67-2020 |
Regulatory Performance Framework 2018–19 self-assessments |
13 May 2020 |
66-2020 |
Notification of Phase 1 of revised import conditions for Cucurbitaceous seed for sowing commencing from 12 June 2020 |
12 May 2020 |
65-2020 |
Lord Howe Island Airport and Port of Lord Howe Island no longer first points of entry after 15 June 2020 |
11 May 2020 |
64-2020 |
BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 14 May to 02:30 Friday 15 May 2020 (AEST) |
6 May 2020 |
63-2020 |
Temporary cessation of client facing front counter assessments of import documentation |
28 April 2020 |
62-2020 |
Scheduled Service Disruption: 20:00 to 20:05 Saturday 02 May 2020 (AEST) - COLS, OPP and PEBS Payment Services |
28 April 2020 |
61-2020 |
BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 28 April to 00:00 Wednesday 29 April 2020 (AEST) |
24 April 2020 |
60-2020 |
Weekend diagnostics trial for cut flower imports ending in May 2020 |
23 April 2020 |
59-2020 |
Conclusion of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season and BPL vessel inspections |
20 April 2020 |
58-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 26 April 2020 (AEST) – BICON |
17 April 2020 |
57-2020 |
Temporary changes to operation of Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility at Mickleham during COVID-19 |
17 April 2020 |
56-2020 |
Temporary measures to assist with assessment and issuance of import permits due to COVID-19 |
14 April 2020 |
55-2020 |
Scheduled System Maintenance: COLS, MARS, OPP and PEBS |
9 April 2020 |
53-2020 |
Temporary changes to certification requirements for imported animals, biological and animal-based goods |
3 April 2020 |
52-2020 |
End of interim inspection arrangements for sites with uncertified sea freight container inspection stands |
2 April 2020 |
51-2020 |
Continued Biosecurity Competency Requirements for the 2020-21 Period |
3 April 2020 |
50-2020 |
Temporary changes to certification requirements for imported fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other plant based commodities |
1 April 2020 |
49-2020 |
Biosecurity officer redeployment |
27 March 2020 |
48-2020 |
COVID-19 – Import pathway - Arrangements and response |
26 March 2020 |
47-2020 |
COVID-19 impact on Biosecurity Operations |
25 March 2020 |
46-2020 |
Changes to a Human Health Pre-Arrival Question in the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) |
25 March 2020 |
45-2020 |
COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog imports to Australia |
24 March 2020 |
44-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 29 March 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
23 March 2020 |
43-2020 |
Notification of the delay of overseas stock feed site audits and desk audits due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
20 March 2020 |
42-2020 |
COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome |
20 March 2020 |
41-2020 |
Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Reporting Changes for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
13 March 2020 |
40-2020 |
Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport determined as a biosecurity first point of entry |
12 March 2020 |
39-2020 |
Multiple departmental applications and network services unavailable - Thursday 12 March 2020 |
12 March 2020 |
38-2020 |
Suspension of Direct Importation of Dogs and Cats from Malaysia to Australia |
10 March 2020 |
37-2020 |
BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 12 March to 02:00 Friday 13 March 2020 (AEDT) |
6 March 2020 |
36-2020 |
Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) Offline Forms Updated to include mainland China, Iran, the Republic of Korea and Italy |
6 March 2020 |
35-2020 |
‘Have Your Say’ survey for the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug season closes 15 March 2020 |
3 March 2020 |
34-2020 |
Changes to AIMS directions issued under the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) |
2 March 2020 |
33-2020 |
COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 00:00 to 04:00 Sunday 08 March 2020 (AEDT) |
2 March 2020 |
32-2020 |
Amendments to Lloyds vessel registration numbers downgraded from a major to minor amendment in AIMS |
28 February 2020 |
31-2020 |
Reminder: Inspection arrangements changing for imported fresh produce from New Zealand and the United States from 1 May 2020 |
26 February 2020 |
30-2020 |
Please refer to IAN 106-2020 - Interim arrangements for arrival of non-commercial vessels into Port of Darwin |
24 February 2020 |
29-2020 |
COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 25 February to 01:30 Wednesday 26 February 2020 (AEDT) |
24 February 2020 |
28-2020 |
‘Have Your Say’ in the review of the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug season |
21 February 2020 |
27-2020 |
Changes to departmental mail arrangements |
17 February 2020 |
26-2020 |
Change of Department name |
17 February 2020 |
25-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 23 February 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
14 February 2020 |
24-2020 |
Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) Offline Form Updated |
14 February 2020 |
23-2020 |
MARS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 15 February to 00:30 Sunday 16 February 2020 (AEDT) |
13 February 2020 |
22-2020 |
The department is implementing a number of new commodities onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) |
10 February 2020 |
21-2020 |
PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Wednesday 12 February to 05:30 Thursday 13 February 2020 (AEDT) |
10 February 2020 |
20-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 23:00 to 23:59 Tuesday 11 February 2020 (AEDT) – BICON, COLS, MARS, PEBS |
10 February 2020 |
19-2020 |
Amendment to 16-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - Centro Disinfestazione Livornse Srl (IT4004SB) |
7 February 2020 |
18-2020 |
Nomination of Approved Arrangements using Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) Enquiry Category |
7 February 2020 |
17-2020 |
Amendment to 12- 2020 Suspension of uncertified Sea freight container inspection stands and interim inspection arrangements |
7 February 2020 |
16-2020 |
Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - Centro Disinfestazione Livornse Srl (IT4004SB) |
6 February 2020 |
15-2020 |
Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Offline Forms Updated |
6 February 2020 |
14-2020 |
Update to disinfectant lists for approved arrangements |
6 February 2020 |
13-2020 |
Relocation of Melbourne Regional Office |
3 February 2020 |
12-2020 |
Suspension of uncertified Sea freight container inspection stands and interim inspection arrangements |
3 February 2020 |
11-2020 |
BICON unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 08 February to 00:50 Sunday 09 February 2020 (AEDT) |
3 February 2020 |
10-2020 |
MARS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 08 February to 02:30 Sunday 09 February 2020 (AEDT) |
29 January 2020 |
09-2020 |
Methyl bromide shortage in Singapore |
24 January 2020 |
08-2020 |
Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension: Yakutlar Liman Hizmetleri Ilaclama Tas. San Ve Tic Ltd. Sti (AEI: TR4014SB) and Success Pest Control Sdn. Bhd. (MY0145MB) |
22 January 2020 |
07-2020 |
Changes to service standards for inspection bookings |
20 January 2020 |
06-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 26 January 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
20 January 2020 |
05-2020 |
Adjusting goods and/or packaging prior to onshore BMSB treatment |
20 January 2020 |
04-2020 |
COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 23 January to 00:30 Friday 24 January 2020 (AEDT) |
17 January 2020 |
03-2020 |
Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 19 January 2020 (AEDT) - BICON |
13 January 2020 |
02-2020 |
PEMS unavailable from 23:00 to 23:30 Saturday 18 January 2020 (AEDT) |
6 January 2020 |
01-2020 |
COLS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS service disruption from 14:30 Monday 6th January 2020 (AEDT) |