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101-2018 - *Resolved* Service Disruption: COLS and PEBS payment services

​23 August 2018 Who does this notice affect?All clients required to make payments through the department’s Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS).InformationUpdate…
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73-2018 – BICON website outage for five hours and twenty minutes from 23:30 Thursday 12th July to 04:50 Friday 13th July (AEST)

12 July 2018Who does this notice affect? All clients who use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system to submit import permit applications.Information The department is undertaking…
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113-2025: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 10 April to Friday 11 April 2025 – COLS, COLSB2G

09 April 2025Who 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 maintenance period.All users of the Cargo Online Lodgement System Business to Government (COLSB2G)…
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Estimating the value of Australian biosecurity arrangements for equine influenza since the 2007 outbreak

Authors: Ahmed Hafi, Jay Gomboso, Robyn Hean, Fiona Scott, Tony Arthur, and Nafees Rahman Executive Summary This report assesses the economic costs and benefits of decisions made by Australian governments to invest in eradication of the August 2007 equine influenza (EI) outbreak and in…
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2019-23 - Authorised Officer Program – Changes to the department’s plant export website

7 June 2019PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise clients of changes to the plant export certificates, declarations and forms webpages on the department’s website.Summary of changes and key…
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49-2019 - Services Restored - Unscheduled Service Disruption Impacting Several Systems, Thursday 11 April 2019 (AEST)

​​11 April 2019Who does this notice affect?All clients who will be required to use the following systems.InformationDue to an unscheduled service disruption, the following systems were unavailable:Cargo…
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Provisional final import risk analysis report for fresh ginger from Fiji

​​10 August 2012   This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Provisional final import risk analysis report for fresh ginger from Fiji. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) recommends that the import of fresh ginger rhizomes to Australia…
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Disease Incidents

​​​Aquatic animal disease incidents do occur within Australia. When a disease incident occurs, Australia’s response arrangements may be activated to minimise their potential impacts on aquaculture, fisheries resources or the environment. Several recent aquatic animal disease incidents of…
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Importation of Elephant Semen: Draft Policy, 5/2/08

Biosecurity Australia Advice 2008/02 Importation of Elephant Semen – Draft Policy This Biosecurity Australia Advice (BAA) provides stakeholders with proposed quarantine measures for the importation of elephant semen from Singapore, the United States of America (USA) and Member States of the…
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Disruptive technologies: Opportunities for the brave

Source: Shutterstock.com Exponential advances in digital technology, automation, genetics, and synthetics will disrupt and change how food and fibre products are made, marketed, and delivered. Production systems, supply chains, and customer engagement will become more agile and interconnected…
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