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13 December 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients of the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) website.InformationRestored time:As of 08:15am Friday 13 December 2024 (AEDT).Detail:An unplanned service disruption to the department’s BICON website occurred between 06:00am and 08:…
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30 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangement operators attempting to access online reports of entries referred to the department for biosecurity assessment, or management under a class 19 Approved Arrangement, via the Biosecurity Cargo Status Tracker (BCST).InformationResolved time…
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31 July 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients of the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) website.InformationRestored time:As of 08:00 Thursday 31 July 2025 (AEST).Detail:An unplanned service disruption to the department’s BICON website occurred between 01:30 and 08:00 on…
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1 May 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who are required to lodge inspection requests to the department using the Biosecurity Portal.
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*Update* To resolve the current issue, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 13:00 to 13:45 Monday 01 May…
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30 November 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All users of the below systems:
Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
Import Management System (IMS)
Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
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The Integrated Cargo System (ICS) is currently…
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14 February 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All users of the below systems:
Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
Import Management System (IMS)
Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS)
Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
S-Cargo
Seasonal Pests (SeaPest)
Self-Assessed Clearance…
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17 May 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)InformationDue to urgent…
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13 June 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients of the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) website.InformationRestored time:As of 12:30pm Thursday 13 June 2024 (AEST).Detail:An unplanned service disruption to the department’s BICON website occurred between 11:30am and 12:30pm on…
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19 June 2024Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders attempting to reset their password through the Biosecurity Portal using the ‘Sign in with your email address to access’ (‘Other User’) login method.…
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What are nucleic acids?
Nucleic acids are chemical compounds which can carry genetic information in living organisms and viruses. The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
DNA is the genetic material found in…
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