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30-2016 - Introduction of the Cargo Online Lodgement Tutorial

16 May 2016Who does this notice affect?All clients lodging import documentation for biosecurity assessment purposes.For informationThe department has recorded a Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)…
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357-2025: Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 24 October 2025 – COLS

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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BICON software developers guide

Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, June 2025If your organisation uses software that requires integration with BICON, you can access the BICON Software Developers Guide which provides the technical interface specifications for this system.DownloadBICON Software…
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21-2019 - COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Wednesday 20 February to 01:00 Thursday 21 February 2019 (AEDT)

15 February 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…
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143-2024: Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 01 July – Biosecurity Portal & RAM

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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Reforming the regulation of agricultural and veterinary chemicals

Australia’s agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals regulatory system is instrumental in protecting the health and safety of people, animals, and the environment from risks associated with agvet chemicals. A well-functioning regulatory system increases the value of the Australian agricultural…
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216-2024: Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 04 October to Saturday 05 October 2024 – Biosecurity Portal

04 October 2024Who 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 scheduled maintenance window.Approved…
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50-2025: Scheduled Outage: Saturday 01 March to Sunday 02 March 2025 – BICON

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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Implementation Plan: National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019

​Publication detailsDepartment of Agriculture and Department of Health, November 2016 Implementation Plan: National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019. Antimicrobial medicines are a precious…
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32-2019 - Resolved - Delay with invoices and receipts being issued from Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS), Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS), Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) and the Online Payment Portal (OPP).

​​6 March 2019​Who does this notice affect? All departmental clients who use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS), Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS…
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