5 February 2024

Who 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.

Information

Due to scheduled system maintenance, the Biosecurity Portal will be unavailable from 22:00 to 23:00 Friday 09 February 2024 (AEDT).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

05 February 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All users of the below listed systems.

Information

The upgrade to TechOne and the outage to the following systems will no longer occur.

• Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
• Online Payment Service (OPS)
• Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
• Agriculture Import Management System (AIMS)
• Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON)
• Maritime Aircraft and Reporting System (MARS)

Action

No action required.

2023 end-of-month red meat export reports

These tables provide a further breakdown of red meat exports in six formats: exports by state, exports by destination, by load port across Australia, comparison tables, meat exported via air freight and processed meat exports. All reports in Excel format.

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.

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)).

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.

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:

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.

31 January 2024

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise industry, authorised officers (AOs) and establishments of clarifications and changes to the Guideline: Inspection of prescribed grain and plant products for export.