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Last updated 13 March 2025DownloadNotice to Industry 17: Sampling requirements for Equine Influenza testing (PDF 296 KB) IntroductionAustralian import conditions require testing of horses for equine influenza virus in quarantine. A validated pan-reactive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay…
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Dairy is one of Australia’s most important rural industries, producing about 8.8 billion litres of milk in 2022-23 and directly employing approximately 33,500 people. It is the third-largest rural industry in Australia generating $6.1 billion in farm gate value in 2022-23. The majority of milk…
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17 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)
SeaPest
Self-Assessed Clearance (SAC)
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19 December 2014Who does this notice affect?This notice is of interest to clients in the import and shipping industry, including importers and customs brokers.What has changed?The Department of…
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Publication detailsExternal Territories Team, November 2019The purpose of the external Territory – Norfolk Island web pages is to convey recent amendments made to the Biosecurity Legislation (Prohibited and Conditionally Non-prohibited Goods) Determination 2016. The content of these pages…
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20 October 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)).…
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The department maintains close contact with industry clients through industry consultative committees (ICCs), ensuring efficient and effective service delivery. ICCs are instrumental in developing effective operational responses to government policy for the department's import and export…
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01 July 2024Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal.InformationStart time: As of: 11:30 Monday 01 July 2024 (…
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24 February 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.InformationTo support system maintenance, BICON will be unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 01 March to 01:00 Sunday 02 March 2025 (AEDT).…
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14 October 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)).…
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