Main site content
397-2025: Modernisation of ‘Guidelines for airline and aircraft operators arriving in Australian territory’
27 November 2025
Who does this notice affect?
All airlines and aircraft operators arriving in Australian territory, their representatives and ground handling agents.
What has changed?
The department is releasing the modernised Biosecurity obligations for aircraft arriving in Australian territory (Biosecurity Obligations), immediately replacing the Guidelines for airlines and aircraft arriving in Australian territory (Aircraft Guidelines).
396-2025: List of treatment providers update: treatment provider suspended – Cosmic Maritime Services and Trading Limited (AEI: BD0010TP)
26 November 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.
395-2025: Scheduled Service Disruptions: Friday 28 November to Sunday 30 November 2025 – COLS, COLSB2G, PEBS, MARS, OPS
26 November 2025
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 (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) and COLS Business to Government (COLSB2G) system)).
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) during this planned maintenance period.
394-2025: Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 28 November 2025 – AAMP, BCST, Biosecurity Portal, EVE
25 November 2025
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.
Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approve Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).
Animal Biosecurity Advice 2025-A09: Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia
27 November 2025
This Animal Biosecurity Advice notifies stakeholders of the release of Guidelines for the evaluation of overseas pre-export testing programs exporting uncooked prawns to Australia.
Project 12: Smallholder Risk and Communication Research
The project trialled and evaluated a data-driven approach to assess the biosecurity risk levels and engagement needs for smallholders. This was achieved through a combination of social research and geospatial mapping.
393-2025: *Update* Scheduled Service Disruption: Sunday 30 November 2025 – COLS, MARS, PEBS
25 November 2025
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 (e.g. clients required to use the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)).
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) during this planned maintenance period.
AWTG Communiqué October 2025
Options for the Development of National Standards and Guidelines for Animal Welfare
The AWTG agreed to report on progress on AWTG’s work to improve the process for developing national animal welfare standards and guidelines to senior officials.
Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Livestock at Processing Establishments
AWTG 25-05 discussed options to progress development of the processing standards, which is being led by Queensland.
392-2025: List of treatment providers update: treatment provider suspended – CELIKPEST ILACLAMA BIYOSIDAL FUMIGASYON TARIM GIDA INSAAT NAKLIYAT ITHALAT IHRACAT SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI (AEI: TR0015TP)
24 November 2025
Who does this notice affect?
Stakeholders in the import and shipping industries—including vessel masters, freight forwarders, offshore treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal agents and master consolidators.