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190-2019 - Department of Agriculture biosecurity treatment conditions – what you need to know about your regulatory obligations industry information sessions
14 November 2019
Who does this notice affect?
Methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride fumigators, and heat treatment providers, biosecurity industry participants who operate approved arrangements where fumigation and heat treatments are conducted, other interested stakeholders may include importers and custom brokers.
189-2019 - Unplanned Service Disruption: From 18:00 to 22:40 Tuesday 12 November 2019 (AEDT) – PEBS and COLS messaging
13 November 2019
Who does this notice affect?
All Department of Agriculture clients receiving email messages from the following applications:
- The Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
- The Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
Information
An issue in the department’s I.T. infrastructure caused client messaging from the following applications to fail for approximately 4 hours yesterday evening:
188-2019 - BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Thursday 14 November to 00:15 Friday 15 November 2019 (AEDT)
13 November 2019
Who does this notice affect?
All clients attempting to access invoices using the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage period.
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage period.
2019-52 - Grain and Seed Exports Program – Updated Indian weed seeds list
13 November 2019
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the Indian Plant Protection Organisation has consolidated the list of prohibited weed seeds for plant and plant products imported into India.
187-2019 - Scheduled maintenance of department’s website: 10:00 to 17:00 Tuesday 12 November 2019 (AEDT)
12 November 2019
Who does this notice affect?
All clients accessing the department’s website during this planned maintenance period.
Information
The Department of Agriculture will be performing maintenance of its website (http://www.agriculture.gov.au) between 10:00 and 17:00 Tuesday 12 November 2019 (AEDT).
186-2019 - Cancelled - COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 08 November to 04:30 Saturday 09 November 2019 (AEDT)
8 November 2019
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 outage period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage period.
185-2019 - Services Restored: As of 13:00 Friday 08 November (AEDT) – Department of Agriculture emails
8 November 2019
Who does this notice affect?
All Department of Agriculture clients receiving email messages from the department, including departmental I.T. systems.
Information
The unplanned outage affecting the department’s emailing system has now been resolved. Clients should receive email messages from the department and departmental I.T. systems as normal.
Action
No action required.