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Report a pest, weed or disease in Northern Australia

​​​Northern Australia’s vast, sparsely populated 10,000 kilometre coastline is the frontline for many high-risk animal and plant pests and diseases—particularly Torres Strait, whose northern islands are only a few kilometres from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Biosecurity risks can reach Australia…
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98-2019 - COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 29 June 2019 to 05:00 Sunday 30 June 2019 (AEST)

24 June 2019Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned…
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97-2019 - Services restored: Messaging delay impacting AIMS, ICS, SAC and S-Cargo – Friday 21 June 2019

21 June 2019Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs broker who are awaiting outcomes of biosecurity assessments from the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).InformationAn unplanned service…
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96-2019 - Unscheduled service disruption impacting AIMS, ICS, SAC and S-Cargo messaging – Friday 21 June 2019

21 June 2019Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs broker who are awaiting outcomes of biosecurity assessments from the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).InformationAn unplanned service…
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95-2019 - Services restored: Messaging delay impacting AIMS, ICS, SAC and S-Cargo – Thursday 20 June 2019

20 June 2019Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs broker who are awaiting outcomes of biosecurity assessments from the Integrated Cargo System (ICS).InformationAn unplanned service…
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94-2019 - Mandatory offshore methyl bromide fumigation for fresh pomegranates from the United States of America

17 June 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh pomegranates from the United States of America.What has changed?The Department of…
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93-2019 - Addition of Ecuador to list of countries able to meet Australia’s enhanced import conditions for uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn products

17 June 2019Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to importers of uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat products and associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?As…
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92-2019 - Scheduled maintenance of department’s website: 20:00 to 22:00 Friday 21 June and 02:30 to 07:30 Saturday 22 June 2019 (AEST)

17 June 2019Who does this notice affect? All clients accessing the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system, Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) and Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) via the…
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91-2019 - Change of Department of Agriculture name and logo on AIMS directions

11 June 2019Who does this affect?Importers and customs brokers of imported cargo, transport companies, approved arrangement sites and treatment providers, who deal with imported goods.What has changed?…
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90-2019 - The use of bait while fishing from international vessels in Australian waters

6 June 2019 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to all vessel masters, crew, passengers and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance. What has changed? The Department of…
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