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12-2024: Scheduled Outage: Monday 05 February 2024 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS, and PEBS unavailable.

2 February 2024

Who 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 importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.

11-24: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: Reinstatement of treatment provider - Fumigat Srl (AEI: IT4007SB)

2 February 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries, that have been shipped between 1 September and 30 April (inclusive)).

10-2024: Industry Information Session – Proposed changes to the department’s Imported Inorganic Fertiliser Management Policy

2 February 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including Biosecurity Industry Participants, master consolidators, vessel masters, freight forwarders, importers, customs brokers and principle shipping agents – associated with the transport or importation of chemical or mined (inorganic) fertiliser.

09-2024: Voluntary fumigation of fresh cut flowers and foliage in 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Industry stakeholders including importers, approved arrangements, freight forwarders and brokers that deal with imported cut flowers and foliage.

What has changed?

Consignments of fresh cut flowers and foliage found to be infested with live insect pests have the option to be directed for onshore fumigation and release prior to pest identification by an entomologist, for the following periods in 2024:

08-2024: Services Restored: Thursday 01 February 2024 – PEBS

1 February 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage.

Information

The Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) experienced an unplanned service disruption from 07:00 to 09:45 Thursday 01 February 2024 (AEDT).

The services have now been restored.

Action

No action required.

EAN 2024/02 - Have your say on proposed amendments to the Export Control Rules

29/01/2024

Species: All

Countries: All

Attention

  • All stakeholders

Purpose

To inform stakeholders that the department has commenced consultation on proposed amendments to the Export Control Rules, including the Export Control (Animals) Rules 2021 (Animals Rules) and Export Control (Miscellaneous) Rules 2021 (Miscellaneous Rules).