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39-2017 - Invoicing for plants currently at the Mickleham post-entry quarantine facility

18 April 2017Who does this notice affect? Plant importers who have consignments at the government operated post-entry quarantine (PEQ) facility at Mickleham.InformationThe department is aware of an issue…
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2016-07 - Horticulture Exports Program – Export of fruit and vegetables to Papua New Guinea

​​11 February 2016PurposeTo advise industry that Papua New Guinea has lifted the prohibition of the import of selected fruits and vegetables.Summary of changes and key pointsIn August 2015 the Papua…
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Ballast water pilot achieves promising results

Last July, our Innovation Pilots and Marine and Aquatic Biosecurity teams began a ballast water pilot. They compared two ballast water sampling kits, the Satake Ballast Catch and Ballast Eye and the SGSBWMS2. The goal of the pilot was to assess if existing sampling kits can save money and enable…
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76-2025: Services Restored: Friday 14 March 2025 – Biosecurity Portal, AAMP, BCST, EVE

14 March 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections via the Biosecurity Portal.Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or…
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92-2025: *Update* Scheduled Outage: Saturday 29 March to Sunday 30 March 2025 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest

28 March 2025Who 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)All clients required…
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166-2025: Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 28 May to Thursday 29 May 2025 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable

28 May 2025Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned outage.All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.All…
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106-2019 new import conditions for thermally treated salmonid products from a country with an approved competent authority

28/06/2019 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers of salmon and salmonid products, as well as associated industry participants and retailers.What has changed?New Import…
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104-2019 - Mandatory offshore methyl bromide fumigation for fresh persimmons from the United States of America

27 June 2019 Who does this notice affect? This notice is of interest to importers (and their customs brokers) of fresh persimmons from the United States of America.What has changed?The Department of…
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183-2025: Scheduled Outage: Friday 13 June to Saturday 14 June 2025 – AAMP, BCST, Biosecurity Portal, EVE

10 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal during this planned outage. Approved arrangements…
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177-2025: *Cancelled* Scheduled Outage: Thursday 05 June to Friday 06 June 2025 – AAMP, BCST, Biosecurity Portal, EVE

05 June 2025Who does this notice affect?Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who will be required to book and manage requests for import inspections using the Biosecurity Portal during this planned outage. Approved arrangements…
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