Forms and templates
Here are the forms you need to apply for dairy export registration.
Approved arrangement checklist
Use this checklist to review your food safety system and assess your preparedness for audit.
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145-2022: Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 August to Saturday 20 August 2022 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted
15 August 2022
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 required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.
144-2022: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 18 August to Friday 19 August 2022 – MARS
15 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage.
Information
To support scheduled maintenance, the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 18 August to 02:00 Friday 19 August 2022 (AEST).
Action
Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.
Your local authority
Cook islands
Department of Agriculture and Livestock
Email: moa.biosecurity@cookislands.gov.ck
Phone: (+682) 28710 (Biosecurity Service)
Website: agriculture.gov.ck/biosecurity/
Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB)
142-2022: MARS / vessel reporting for embarking and disembarking persons outside 12nm
8 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All vessel owners, operators, masters, shipping agents and maritime industry personnel who represent and/or interact with international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
There have been recent amendments to the pratique framework for vessels.
Commercial vessels are no longer granted pratique at the time of submission of the Pre-Arrival Report (PAR).
Notice to Industry 18: Guide to import fees for horses
Last updated 1 July 2025
Tracking Animal Certification for Export (TRACE)
What is TRACE?
TRACE is our online service for managing livestock export approvals and Notices of Intention (NOIs). We also use it to manage regulatory information about:
- livestock export licences
- registered establishments
- accredited veterinarians.
Notices of Intention
If you are a licensed livestock exporter or export animal reproductive material, you need to use TRACE to:
List of wild caught, unrestricted bony fish approved for aquaculture and bait use
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