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89-2019 - 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) seasonal measures

5 June 2019 Who does this notice affect? Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principle agents and master consolidators—associated with importing goods…
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2025-62: Plant Exports – European Union Deforestation Regulation

22 December 2025PurposeThis Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry of a delay to the implementation of European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for certain products exported to the European Union (EU).Summary of changes and key pointsOn 17 December 2025, the European Parliament…
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270-2023: Document Assessment Activities

18 December 2023Who does this notice affect?All clients who submit documentation to the department for import assessment via the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) or other departmental approved systems.What has changed?The department acknowledges that clients are currently experiencing delays in…
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124-2020 – BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 06 August to 03:30 Friday 07 August 2020 (AEST)

3 August 2020 Who does this notice affect? All clients attempting to submit access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period. All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to…
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Scheduled System Maintenance: COLS, MARS, OPP and PEBS

14 April 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 planned maintenance period.  All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be…
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186-2019 - Cancelled - COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 08 November to 04:30 Saturday 09 November 2019 (AEDT)

8 November 2019 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 outage period. All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required…
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178-2019 - COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 08 November to 04:30 Saturday 09 November 2019 (AEDT)

5 November 2019 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 outage period. All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required…
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64-2019 - Cancelled: COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 10 May 2019 to 04:00 Saturday 11 May 2019 (AEST)

8 May 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 outage.…
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159-2019 - COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 12 October to 05:00 Sunday 13 October 2019 (AEDT)

10 October 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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84-2024: T1 Livestock Transfer Facility at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is now a biosecurity entry point for live horses

7 May 2024Who does this notice affect?First point of entry (FPOE) operators, airlines aircraft operators, importers, brokers and others.What has changed?The Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport FPOE determination has been amended to permit ‘live horses’. The determination no longer restricts permission…
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