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40-2020 - Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport determined as a biosecurity first point of entry

13 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Aircraft operators, airlines, importers and brokers.

What has changed?

Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport is now determined as a biosecurity first point of entry (FPOE) for:

  • Freighter aircraft, and
  • Goods carried on a freighter aircraft, except live horses.

A non-first point of entry application is required for any other proposed arrivals.

39-2020 - Multiple departmental applications and network services unavailable - Thursday 12 March 2020

12 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All clients of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment attemtping to access departmental applications and services.

Information

The department is currently experiencing an outage to its internal I.T. network. This is impacting departmental services including phones, email and I.T. applications.

Clients may also receive error messages when attempting to make submissions using the following systems:

38-2020 - Suspension of Direct Importation of Dogs and Cats from Malaysia to Australia

12 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All importers of cats and dogs from Malaysia.

What has changed?

Malaysia is no longer considered an approved country for the export of cats and dogs to Australia. Under the recent Suspended Goods Determination, importation of cats and dogs directly from Malaysia to Australia is suspended.

Purpose

To advise importers of cats and dogs of changes to conditions for import from Malaysia to Australia.

37-2020 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 12 March to 02:00 Friday 13 March 2020 (AEDT)

10 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

All clients attempting to submit permit applications in the Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.

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 clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.

36-2020 - Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) Offline Forms Updated to include mainland China, Iran, the Republic of Korea and Italy

6 March 2020

Who does this notice affect?

This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.

What has changed?

To assist the department in managing the Australian Government’s response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) pre-arrival report (PAR) for commercial vessels, and the corresponding offline forms, have been revised.