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195-2020 - Service Disruption: Wednesday 18 November 2020 - COLS

18 November 2020

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.

Information

An unplanned service disruption is preventing some clients from accessing the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS). Other clients are unable to submit lodgements.

Action

The department is investigating the issue as a high priority and apologises for any inconvenience caused.

194-2020 - Correctly reporting sea containers destined for rural locations

17 November 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, transport companies, shipping lines, stevedores and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain that are responsible for reporting or managing sea containers arriving into Australia.

EUCAS: New EUVD version 0720 implementation

European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS) accredited properties are prohibited from using products containing oestradiol 17β or its ester-like derivatives on their EUCAS properties. To ensure ongoing compliance with this requirement, the European Union Vendor Declaration (EUVD) has been amended to include a declaration on the treatment history of the European Union (EU) eligible cattle.

The following documents relate to implementation of the new EUVD version 0720 and information on oestradiol, including the handling of treated cattle:

NSW Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) Annual Meeting of Officials Communique - 29 October 2020

The second NSW RFAs Annual Meeting of Officials took place on 29 October 2020. The meeting was attended by officials from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and the NSW Government Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (which includes the Environment Protection Authority and the Environment, Energy and Science group), Department of Regional NSW (which includes NSW Department of Primary Industries and Local Land Services) and the NSW Natural Resources Commission.

192-2020 - COLS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 14 November to 04:00 Sunday 15 November 2020 (AEDT)

10 November 2020

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.

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

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

191-2020 - BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 12 November to 02:30 Friday 13 November 2020 (AEDT)

10 November 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system 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.

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