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234-2021: Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 November to Saturday 20 November 2021 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted

16 November 2021 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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111-2021: COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted from 23:30 Friday 04 June to 01:30 Saturday 05 June 2021 (AEST)

1 June 2021 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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393-2025: *Update* Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 30 November 2025 – COLS, MARS, PEBS

25 November 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)).All…
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Evidence in action: From better tools to better decisions

Cattle farmers Ian and Julie Firth, along with other producers across the Northern Tablelands of NSW, have built resilience in their grazing enterprises through the Drought Resilient Pasture Landscapes project, delivered by University of New England (UNE) Armidale.The project, supported by the…
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Exporting from Australia

​​​​​The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Forestry controls exports of agricultural products. This assures our trading partners that Australian agricultural products meet import requirements.Efficient regulation of exports is the cornerstone of Australia’s reputation as a​n excellent…
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A framework for developing medium term projections of traded wood products

Authors: Peter Lock and Linden Whittle Summary This report presents a proof of concept modelling exercise, reporting medium-term projections of the volume and value of trade in wood products based on a set of nested, historical relationships between wood product categories. Forest and Wood…
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79-2018 - Cost recovery charges for diagnostic services for specific consignments

​26 July 2018​Who does this notice affect? Industry stakeholders, including commercial importers and brokers. What has changed? In 2014-15, the department undertook a comprehensive review of the…
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Scanning for emerging animal health threats and opportunities

Animal diseases and pests are dynamic – as we have seen in recent years with the emergence and spread of diseases around the world. Strategic foresight is not just a concept but a critical tool for identifying emerging issues, and thereby supporting our preparedness and resilience.The Office of the…
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2022-18: Plant Exports Management System – Plant Exports Management System updates

4 April 2022 Purpose This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS). Summary of changes and key points On 2 April 2022, the following updates were made to PEMS: For reactivated inspections, the previous version of that…
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ABARES farmpredict model

ABARES farmpredict is a microsimulation model of Australian farm businesses based on data from ABARES farm survey program. The farmpredict model can simulate physical and financial outcomes for Australian farm businesses given prevailing climate conditions and commodity prices. This model…
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