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Did you know a bouquet of flowers could lead to a not-so-pretty bloom: an outbreak of plant pests or diseases?
International travellers arriving in Australia can bring fresh cut flowers and foliage as long as they’re declared. This means they’re inspected…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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25 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All users making payments to the department via the below systems:
Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
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An issue is preventing invoices/receipts from…
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13 November 2019
Who does this notice affect?
All Department of Agriculture clients receiving email messages from the following applications:
The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
The Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
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An issue in the department’s I.T. infrastructure…
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10 June 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 (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and Cargo…
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18 September 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify all Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) users, including plant export clients, exporters and authorised officers, of an outage to the Online Payment Portal (OPP) that will affect PEMS.Summary of changes and key pointsThe…
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07 July 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 (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and Cargo…
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16 June 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All users making payments to the department via the below systems:
Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
Information
An issue may be preventing some invoices/receipts…
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As Australia recovers from its most significant avian disease incident in 50 years, attention has turned towards preparing for the next possible avian influenza outbreak – a more virulent strain that has caused deaths in poultry and wild birds and mammals across the globe.The recent H7 high…
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Background
In November 2006 the Final import risk analysis report for apples from New Zealand (final IRA report) was published. On 26 March 2007 the Director of Animal and Plant Quarantine…
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