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34-2025: Services Restored: Monday 10 February 2025 – COLS

10 February 2025Who does this notice affect?All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.InformationResolved time:As of: 10:05 Monday 10 February 2025 (AEDT).Between 07:45 and 10:05, the Cargo Online Lodgement…
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02-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 08 January 2025 – COLS

08 January 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: 11:15 Wednesday 08 January 2025 (AEDT).The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) is…
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242-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Sunday 27 July 2025 – COLS

27 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.InformationStart time:As of: 07:24 Sunday 27 July 2025 (AEST).The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) is currently…
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2021-12 - Congestion Busting Program – Plant Exports Management System updates

1 April 2021 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) to align with the Export Control Act 2020. Summary of changes and key points The Export Compliance Expiry Period field has been renamed Inspection Validity…
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ISPM 15: The international standard for solid wood packaging material

​​What is ISPM 15?International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) form the basis for harmonising the application of phytosanitary measures in international trade and have been developed…
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Biosecurity Advice 2014-14 - Commencement of a review of import conditions for fresh ginger from Fiji

​​17 November 2014This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the commencement of a review of import conditions for fresh ginger from Fiji.Stakeholders are invited to make technical submissions relevant to the terms of reference for the review until 19 December 2014.Stakeholders are also…
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Response to the Issues paper for import risk analysis for fresh apples from the People's Republic of China - Western Australian Fruit Growers' Association

5th September 2008 Mr. John Cahill Chief Executive Biosecurity Australia GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Dear John, Submission to the issues paper for the import risk analysis for…
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Biosecurity Advice 2016/02 - Draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from Sonora, Mexico

​​​​​13 January 2016This Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of the Draft report for the non‑regulated analysis of existing policy for table grapes from Sonora, Mexico.The draft report identifies pests that require phytosanitary measures to manage the risk to a very low level in…
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Questions and Answers

What is salacca fruit?Salacca is a tropical fruit that grows from a very spiny, short stemmed palm. The fruit grow in bunches at the base of the plant. The individual fruits are the same size and shape…
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History of COAG reforms

[expand all] ​​Background In 2006, the Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) acknowledged that agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines (agvet chemical) regulation required reform and established a Ministerial Taskforce to develop an updated and harmonised national system for…
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