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30 May 2025From 14 June 2025 the food safety requirements that apply to food imported for sale into Australia will be incorporated into the Biosecurity Import Conditions system (BICON).For more information visit Inclusion of food safety requirements in BICON.Key points:You will be able to search…
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21 June 2020
Who 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 maintenance period.
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Due to planned system maintenance, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (…
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18 September 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All users of the below systems:
Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
S-Cargo
Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC)
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On 1 July 2022, we became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
We are updating our website to reflect our changed role. If you are looking for information about the environment and water portfolio, you will now find it on the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment…
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It is important that any locust activity is reported as soon as possible to your state biosecurity agency, or department of primary industries or agriculture.
You can also report locust activity directly to the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) by phoning 1800 635 962 (an answering…
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2 December
Who 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.
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Update: This planned maintenance has been rescheduled and an…
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People, animals and goods entering Australia must meet biosecurity requirements. This includes goods that arrive by mail.In this sectionTravelling to AustraliaMoving to AustraliaBringing or mailing goods to AustraliaSending or ordering goods online from outside AustraliaBringing cats and dogs (and…
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28 February 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.InformationStart time: As of: 07:55 Friday 28 February 2025 (AEDT).The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) is…
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Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, 2016The purpose of the Announcement Information Paper is to provide background information about the review of biosecurity import requirements for…
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You now have the opportunity to provide feedback on draft legislation that proposes to modernise the agricultural levies legislation.
The draft legislation available on our Have Your Say webpage for your consideration are:
the draft Bills (excluding consequential and transitional arrangements…
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