Subscribe Import Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS Feed Import industry advice notices 2021 Date No. Description 23 December 2021 251-2021 Change of account receivable communication email 23 December 2021 250-2021 Ehrlichiosis in dogs intended for import to Australia 23 December 2021 249-2021 Commencement of 2022 Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) vessel assessment and seasonal pest inspection measures 13 December 2021 248-2021 Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 14 December to Wednesday 15 December 2021 – MARS 13 December 2021 247-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 19 December 2021 - BICON 13 December 2021 246-2021 December 2021 / January 2022 Holiday Shut Down Operating Hours 9 December 2021 245-2021 Update: Implementation of phytosanitary measures for Diaporthe angelicae on imported carrot seed for sowing 9 December 2021 244-2021 Upcoming extension of sea container measures (Phase 6A) to protect against khapra beetle 4 December 2021 243-2021 Services Restored: Saturday 4 December 2021 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 3 December 2021 242-2021 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Saturday 04 December 2021 – COLS, PEBS 3 December 2021 241-2021 Entry coversheet for seed for planting consignments now available for use 30 November 2021 240-2021 Addition of Estonia to list of approved Salmonid processing countries 29 November 2021 239-2021 Service Disruption: Friday 03 December to Monday 06 December 2021 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 22 November 2021 238-2021 Scheduled Outage: Sunday 28 November to Monday 29 November 2021– COLS, PEBS 22 November 2021 237-2021 Scheduled Outage: Friday 26 November to Sunday 28 November 2021– COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 22 November 2021 236-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 28 November 2021 - BICON 22 November 2021 235-2021 Changes to how the department will recover costs for audit arrangements associated with inorganic fertiliser and used vehicle supply chains 16 November 2021 234-2021 Scheduled Outage: Friday 19 November to Saturday 20 November 2021 – COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted 16 November 2021 233-2021 Commencement of 2021-22 Burnt Pine Longicorn Season 15 November 2021 232-2021 Khapra beetle Phases 4 and 5, and extension of Phase 6A measures 8 November 2021 231-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 14 November to Monday 15 November 2021 – BICON 8 November 2021 230-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 14 November 2021 - BICON 5 November 2021 229-2021 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 11 November to Friday 12 November 2021 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable 1 November 2021 228-2021 Scheduled Outage: Friday 05 November to Saturday 06 November 2021 – MARS 21 October 2021 227-2021 Approval of new Recognised Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection Provider (ROCIP) facility in Japan for used vehicles and associated parts for export to Australia 20 October 2021 226-2021 Proposed enhanced class 1.2 approved arrangement conditions for handling live animals – Invitation for feedback 19 October 2021 225-2021 Import Document Assessment Delays 18 October 2021 224-2021 Change to email address for Request for Inspection Cairns, Northern Territory and South Australia 18 October 2021 223-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 24 October 2021 – BICON 15 October 2021 222-2021 Services Restored: Friday 15 October 2021 – BICON invoices 15 October 2021 221-2021 Expression of interest: Proof of concept for 3D x-ray technology in the air cargo pathway 15 October 2021 220-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 15 October – BICON invoices 13 October 2021 219-2021 Addition of Lithuania to list of approved Salmonid processing countries 12 October 2021 218-2021 Permit application assessment delays 6 October 2021 217-2021 Impacts to Service Standards in Victoria and NSW for bookings and inspections during COVID-19 pandemic 5 October 2021 216-2021 Fresh loose and truss tomatoes from New Zealand 5 October 2021 215-2021 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 06 October 2021– COLS, OPS, PEBS 1 October 2021 214-2021 Officer identification on issued directions 29 September 2021 213-2021 Service Disruption: Friday 01 October 2021 – BICON 29 September 2021 212-2021 BICON Case update - Prefabricated office, accommodation units and caravans 27 September 2021 211-2021 COLS & CWMS Enhancements 27 September 2021 210-2021 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Monday 27 September to Tuesday 28 September 2021 - PEBS 27 September 2021 209-2021 Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 28 September to Wednesday 29 September 2021 – COLS, OPS, PEBS 24 September 2021 208-2021 New BICON case for used fish bins 24 September 2021 207-2021 Khapra beetle measures: Phase 3 and final controlled atmosphere treatment methodology 23 September 2021 206-2021 Anticipated permit assessment delays 21 September 2021 205-2021 Gateway Clearance of Sea Cargo 21 September 2021 204-2021 Removal of two plant products from the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 20 September 2021 203-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 26 September 2021 - BICON 20 September 2021 202-2021 Scheduled Outage: Friday 24 September to Saturday 25 September 2021 – COLS, PEBS 20 September 2021 201-2021 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 23 September to Friday 24 September 2021 – COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 17 September 2021 200-2021 COVID Vaccination Requirement - NSW Public Health Order 17 September 2021 199-2021 Changes to import conditions for used fish bins 7 September 2021 198-2021 Services Restored: Tuesday 07 September 2021 - AIMS 7 September 2021 197-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 07 September 2021 - AIMS 6 September 2021 196-2021 Changes to structure of import conditions in BICON for fresh horticultural produce for human consumption 6 September 2021 195-2021 Scheduled Outage: Friday 10 September to Saturday 11 September 2021 – COLS, OPS, PEBS 3 September 2021 194-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Friday 03 September - BICON 3 September 2021 193-2021 Approval of new Recognised Offshore Cleaning and Pre-inspection Provider (ROCIP) facility in Japan for used vehicle and associated parts for export to Australia 3 September 2021 192-2021 BICON Update - Methyl Bromide Fumigation Certificate Requirements for Khapra Beetle 2 September 2021 191-2021 Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) Cat and Dog veterinary care 1 September 2021 190-2021 Services Restored: Wednesday 1 September 2021 - DAWE Network 1 September 2021 189-2021 Unplanned Outage: Wednesday 1 September 2021 - DAWE Network 1 September 2021 188-2021 Reminder: Plastic wrapping, impervious surfaces, and timber thickness fumigation certification requirements 1 September 2021 187-2021 Commencement of the 2021-22 Brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB) risk season - 1 September 30 August 2021 186-2021 Scheduled Outage: Friday 03 September to Saturday 04 September 2021 - COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted 27 August 2021 185-2021 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - Centro Disinfestazione Livornese Srl (CDL) (AEI: IT4004SB) 27 August 2021 184-2021 'Have Your Say' on first point of entry biosecurity awareness packages 27 August 2021 183-2021 Postcode reclassification - Burnside QLD 4560 26 August 2021 182-2021 COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog imports to Australia 24 August 2021 181-2021 Khapra beetle information sessions: Phase 3 high-risk plant products 24 August 2021 180-2021 Khapra beetle measures Phase 3: Controlled atmosphere treatment methodology 23 August 2021 179-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 29 August 2021 - BICON 23 August 2021 178-2021 Australian Border Force (ABF) and Maritime Officer user access to the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) 23 August 2021 177-2021 Khapra beetle Phase 3 measures: New requirements for high-risk plant products imported via all commercial pathways 16 August 2021 176-2021 Service Disruption: Friday 20 August to Saturday 21 August 2021 - BICON 16 August 2021 175-2021 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 19 August to Friday 20 August 2021 – COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS 16 August 2021 174-2021 Register to attend the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) 2021-22 season Industry information sessions 13 August 2021 173-2021 Final changes to the lists of approved countries to export live marine and freshwater ornamental finfish to Australia 12 August 2021 172-2021 Importing elderly cats and dogs with pre-existing or chronic medical conditions 11 August 2021 171-2021 Update regarding sclerotia contamination for imported Lolium spp. or Festuca spp. seed consignments 9 August 2021 170-2021 Health Officer user access to the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) 9 August 2021 169-2021 Port Authority user access to the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) 9 August 2021 168-2021 Service Disruption: Tuesday 10 August 2021– AIMS, COLS 9 August 2021 167-2021 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 12 August to Friday 13 August 2021 – BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable 6 August 2021 166-2021 Crew declarations at first points of entry 5 August 2021 165-2021 BMSB and Khapra beetle biosecurity treatment information sessions 2 August 2021 164-2021 Expansion of the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 2 August 2021 163-2021 Khapra beetle measures: updated exclusions list and provisional alternative treatment options for high-risk plant products 29 July 2021 162-2021 Reminder - Revised Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy 28 July 2021 161-2021 Changes to import conditions for finfish and baitfish have been implemented 23 July 2021 160-2021 2021-22 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) seasonal measures 21 July 2021 159-2021 COVID-19: Consolidation of information on department activity in affected states 19 July 2021 158-2021 Changes to movement and discrepancy reporting of uncooked imported pig meat 19 July 2021 157-2021 Notify of COVID-19 cases 19 July 2021 156-2021 COVID-19: Impact on department activity in NSW 19 July 2021 155-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 25 July 2021 - BICON 16 July 2021 154-2021 Changes to aircraft disinsection for aircraft arriving in Australia and New Zealand 16 July 2021 153-2021 Khapra beetle measures: webpage updates and new requirements for high-risk plant products 13 July 2021 152-2021 Documentary requirements for fumigation certificates for imported goods 12 July 2021 151-2021 Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle 9 July 2021 150-2021 AEPCOMM approved commodities update due to changes in ABF tariff classifications 6 July 2021 149-2021 Requirement to notify of COVID-19 cases 5 July 2021 148-2021 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 10 July to Sunday 11 July 2021 – COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 5 July 2021 147-2021 Service Disruption: Thursday 08 July 2021– DAWE messaging 5 July 2021 146-2021 Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 06 July to Wednesday 07 July 2021 –COLS, OPS, PEBS 5 July 2021 145-2021 Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle 2 July 2021 144-2021 Biosecurity Operations Division Reset 1 July 2021 143-2021 Maritime National Coordination Centre – Change of Name and New E-mail Contact Details 30 June 2021 142-2021 Biosecurity Treatment Industry Roundtables 30 June 2021 141-2021 Changes to import conditions for fish and baitfish 28 June 2021 140-2021 Scheduled Outage: Wednesday 30 June to Thursday 01 July 2021 – BICON, COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS 28 June 2021 139-2021 Service Disruption: Tuesday 29 June 2021– DAWE messaging 28 June 2021 138-2021 Cat and Dog imports to Australia – Post Entry Quarantine Christmas shutdown dates and animal releases during Victorian COVID lockdown 24 June 2021 137-2021 COVID-19 Impact on Biosecurity Operations in NSW 23 June 2021 136-2021 Re-finalisation of AIMS FID entries post broker initiated amendments 23 June 2021 135-2021 New biosecurity first point of entry determinations commenced 16 June 2021 23 June 2021 134-2021 Temporary changes to import certificate requirements for fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other imported plant-based commodities extended to 30 June 2022 23 June 2021 133-2021 Temporary changes to import certificate requirements for imported animals, biological and animal-based goods extended to 30 June 2022 23 June 2021 132-2021 Commencement of revised import conditions for tomato seed for sowing 22 June 2021 131-2021 Services Restored: Tuesday 22 June 2021 – BICON 22 June 2021 130-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 22 June 2021 – BICON 22 June 2021 129-2021 Service Disruption 22 June 2021 128-2021 2021-22 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) treatment providers scheme and application form 21 June 2021 127-2021 Service Disruption: Sunday 27 June 2021 - BICON 21 June 2021 126-2021 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 24 June to Friday 25 June 2021 – COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 18 June 2021 125-2021 Applications to change the end use of imported biological goods (repurposing) 18 June 2021 124-2021 Amendment of Regulated Blueberry Rust Species for Blueberries and Cranberries Imported from New Zealand 17 June 2021 123-2021 Table Grapes from India, Korea, and Mexico – Secure consignment options - mesh size for Drosophila suzukii 17 June 2021 122-2021 Upcoming changes regarding Sclerotia contamination for imported Lolium spp. or Festuca spp. seed consignments 15 June 2021 121-2021 Service Disruption: Saturday 19 June 2021 – BICON 11 June 2021 120-2021 Additional Measures on Fresh Kiwifruit from Italy and France 9 June 2021 119-2021 Unplanned Outage: Wednesday 9 June 2021 – SeaPest 7 June 2021 118-2021 Updates to class 19.1 and 19.2 approved arrangements incorporating khapra beetle Phase 6A measures 4 June 2021 117-2021 Service Disruption: Friday 04 June 2021– IMS, SAC, AIMS and ICS 3 June 2021 116-2021 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: Withdrawal of treatment providers - Nozzle Nolen, Inc (AEI: US4087SB) and Gregory Pest Solutions (AEI: US4082SB) 3 June 2021 115-2021 Service Disruption: From 23:30 Saturday 05 June to 03:00 Sunday 06 June 2021 (AEST) – BICON 7 June 2021 114-2021 Trial of a new test to verify that propagatable species of imported fresh cut flowers and foliage have been devitalised prior to export 3 June 2021 113-2021 Revised Minimum documentary and import declaration requirements policy 1 June 2021 112-2021 Service Disruption: 23:30 Saturday 05 June to 01:30 Sunday 06 June 2021 (AEST) – AIMS, COLS 1 June 2021 111-2021 COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted from 23:30 Friday 04 June to 01:30 Saturday 05 June 2021 (AEST) 1 June 2021 110-2021 Biosecurity Treatment Industry Round Tables 1 June 2021 109-2021 Commencement of revised emergency measures for the bacterial pathogen Xylella in imported nursery stock hosts 1 June 2021 108-2021 Service Disruption for QLD Inspection bookings 28 May 2021 107-2021 Notification of revised import conditions for tomato seed for sowing commencing 23 June 2021 28 May 2021 106-2021 Conclusion of the 2020-21 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season 27 May 2021 105-2021 Service Disruption: From 23:30 Thursday 27 May to 00:30 Friday 28 May 2021 (AEST) – DAWE messaging 26 May 2021 104-2021 Requirement to notify of COVID-19 cases 25 May 2021 103-2021 Webinar registration for Continued Biosecurity Competency Activity: Integration of 6A khapra beetle urgent actions into the Class 19.1 NCCC approved arrangement. 24 May 2021 102-2021 COLS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 28 May to 00:00 Saturday 29 May 2021 (AEST) 24 May 2021 101-2021 Service Disruption: From 23:30 Monday 24 May to 03:30 Tuesday 25 May 2021 (AEST) – DAWE messaging 21 May 2021 100-2021 Changes to the directions applied for Cargo Compliance Verification (CCV) inspection 20 May 2021 99-2021 Service Disruption: From 23:30 Thursday 20 May to 03:30 Friday 21 May 2021 (AEST) – DAWE messaging 19 May 2021 98-2021 Port of Dampier is now a first point of entry for freight containers 18 May 2021 97-2021 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension – Barcan Ilaclama Fumigasyon LTD.STI. (AEI: TR4024SB) 14 May 2021 96-2021 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 23 May 2021 (AEST) - BICON 14 May 2021 95-2021 Revised schedule and update on implementation of the urgent actions for khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) 14 May 2021 94-2021 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: Withdrawal of treatment provider - American Fumigation Corporation (AEI: US4036SB) 13 May 2021 93-2021 Import Document Assessment Delays 13 May 2021 92-2021 Expression of interest: Proof of concept trial of new arrangements for imported cargo 11 May 2021 91-2021 Request for Inspection email address change 10 May 2021 90-2021 BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 13 May to 02:30 Friday 14 May 2021 (AEST) 10 May 2021 89-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 10 May 2021 – Inbound emails 10 May 2021 88-2021 Conclusion of the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) season and AGM vessel inspections 7 May 2021 87-2021 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - A.B.R.A.S. Srl (AEI: IT4001SB) 4 May 2021 86-2021 Port of Esperance is now a first point of entry for freight containers 3 May 2021 85-2021 Upcoming changes in nursery stock hosts requiring emergency measures for the bacterial pathogen Xylella 3 May 2021 84-2021 Methyl bromide treatment provider survey 28 April 2021 83-2021 Conclusion of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season and BPL vessel inspections 27 April 2021 82-2021 Services Restored: Tuesday 27 April 2021 - Department Network 27 April 2021 81-2021 Unplanned Outage: Tuesday 27 April 2021 - Department Network 27 April 2021 80-2021 Services Restored: Friday 23 April 2021 – COLS, OPS, PEBS 23 April 2021 79-2021 Service Disruption: Friday 23 April 2021 – COLS, OPS, PEBS 23 April 2021 78-2021 Permit application assessment delays 23 April 2021 77-2021 Services Restored: Friday 23 April 2021 – Department Network 22 April 2021 76-2021 Changes to the lists of approved countries to export live marine and freshwater ornamental finfish to Australia 22 April 2021 75-2021 Services Restored: COLS compatibility issues when using newer versions of web browsers 21 April 2021 74-2021 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 25 April 2021 (AEST) - BICON 21 April 2021 73-2021 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 April 2021 – COLS, MARS, OPS, PEBS, Treatment Certificate Portal 20 April 2021 72-2021 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension - Fumico Fumigations B.V. (NL4004SB) 20 April 2021 71-2021 Changes to the application category, charges, validity period and forms for nursey stock import permits 19 April 2021 70-2021 Scheduled Outage: From 23:00 to 23:59 Wednesday 21 April – COLS, OPS, PEBS 19 April 2021 69-2021 Scheduled Outage: Thursday 22 to Friday 23 April 2021 – MARS 16 April 2021 68-2021 Services Restored: Friday 16 April 2021 – COLS, OPS, PEBS 16 April 2021 67-2021 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Friday 16 April 2021 - COLS, OPS and PEBS 15 April 2021 66-2021 Service Disruption: Thursday 15 April 2021 - COLS, OPS, PEBS 12 April 2021 65-2021 Service Disruption: 23:30 Saturday 17 April to 00:30 Sunday 18 April 2021 (AEST) – DAWE messaging 12 April 2021 64-2021 Services Restored: Monday 12 April 2021 – COLS, MARS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 12 April 2021 63-2021 Unplanned Outage: Monday 12 April 2021 – COLS, MARS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 12 April 2021 62-2021 Services Restored: Monday 12 April 2021 – COLS, MARS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 12 April 2021 61-2021 Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle 12 April 2021 60-2021 Unplanned Outage: Monday 12 April 2021 – COLS, MARS, PEBS, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal 9 April 2021 59-2021 Impacts of sea container measures for khapra beetle - Class 19.1: Non-commodity for Containerised Cargo Clearance (NCCC) and Class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) 8 April 2021 58-2021 Service Disruption: Friday 09 April to Wednesday 14 April 2021 – DAWE applications 8 April 2021 57-2021 Port of Brisbane first point of entry determination amended 8 April 2021 56-2021 Amendments to Human Health and Coronavirus (COVID-19) questions for the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) 8 April 2021 55-2021 Scheduled Outage: 23:00 to 23:59 Friday 09 April 2021 (AEST) – COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS 7 April 2021 54-2021 Dairy for human consumption eligible to be repurposed for stockfeed 6 April 2021 53-2021 MARS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 08 April to 01:00 Friday 09 April 2021 (AEST) 6 April 2021 52-2021 Service Disruption: 20:00 Sunday 11 April to 04:00 Monday 12 April 2021 (AEST) – DAWE messaging 6 April 2021 51-2021 Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle 30 March 2021 50-2021 Commencement of revised import conditions for restricted apiaceous seeds for sowing 30 March 2021 49-2021 UPDATE – Requirements for importing Foetal Bovine Serum into Australia 26 March 2021 48-2021 Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle 24 March 2021 47-2021 Port of Derby no longer a first point of entry after 15 June 2021 23 March 2021 46-2021 The department is implementing community protection questions on tariffs for live plant material for use as nursery stock in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS) 23 March 2021 45-2021 Eastern Australian wet weather event: impact on biosecurity operations 22 March 2021 44-2021 Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle 22 March 2021 43-2021 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 28 March 2021 (AEDT) - BICON 19 March 2021 42-2021 Updates to the Goods Determination to take effect 20 March 2021 19 March 2021 41-2021 Urgent Service Disruption: From Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 March 2021 - BICON 18 March 2021 40-2021 Khapra beetle treatment specific information sessions 16 March 2021 39-2021 Service Disruption: 23:30 Saturday 20 March to 04:30 Sunday 21 March 2021 (AEDT) – DAWE messaging 15 March 2021 38-2021 Reminder: Phase 1 of revised import conditions for apiaceous seeds for sowing commencing 30 March 2021 15 March 2021 37-2021 Scheduled Outage: 23:30 Friday 19 March to 03:00 Sunday 21 March 2021 (AEDT) – COLS, MARS, OPP, PEBS 15 March 2021 36-2021 The changes to the importation of retorted goods containing animal material for human consumption have now been implemented 10 March 2021 35-2021 Updated inspection requirements for rural consignments of new horse floats 5 March 2021 34-2021 Sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle 23 February 2021 33-2021 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 28 February 2021 (AEDT) - BICON 23 February 2021 32-2021 COLS, MARS and PEBS unavailable, BMSB/Treatment Certificate Portal impacted from 23:30 Saturday 27 February to 08:00 Sunday 28 February 2021 (AEDT) 23 February 2021 31-2021 Service Disruption: From 22:15 to 22:20 Thursday 25 February 2021 (AEDT) – BICON 22 February 2021 30-2021 Urgent Scheduled Outage: Monday 22 February 2021 – BICON 22 February 2021 29-2021 Upcoming changes to on-arrival inspections of bulbs for use as nursery stock 19 February 2021 28-2021 Service Disruption: 23:30 Saturday 20 February to 03:30 Sunday 21 February 2021 (AEDT) – DAWE messaging 19 February 2021 27-2021 Cat and Dog imports to Australia – PEQ reservation waiting periods 18 February 2021 26-2021 Service Disruption: Thursday 18 February 2021 – DAWE network and telephony services 17 February 2021 25-2021 Heightened African swine fever (ASF) risk in Asia and Pacific Region 16 February 2021 24-2021 Permits to import cats and dogs to Australia 15 February 2021 23-2021 BICON unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 20 February to 03:30 Sunday 21 February 2021 (AEDT) 11 February 2021 22-2021 Notification of Phase 1 of revised import conditions for apiaceous seed for sowing commencing from 30 March 2021 10 February 2021 21-2021 Service Disruption: 23:30 Sunday 14 February to 02:30 Monday 15 February 2021 (AEDT) – DAWE messaging 10 February 2021 20-2021 PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 12 February to 00:00 Saturday 13 February 2021 (AEDT) 8 February 2021 19-2021 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 14 February 2021 (AEDT) - BICON 5 February 2021 18-2021 Service Disruption: As of Monday 1 February 2021 – DAWE contact number 2 February 2021 17-2021 Further detail on khapra beetle actions for sea containers and associated information sessions 29 January 2021 16-2021 Continued reduction in cleaned and pre-inspected used vehicles to Australia from the Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Centre (JEVIC) 29 January 2021 15-2021 Scheduled Outage: Friday 29 January to Wednesday 03 February 20201 – DAWE applications 29 January 2021 14-2021 Utilising the Entity Identification (AEI) field for used vehicles treated through the Recognised Offshore Cleaning Provider Scheme 29 January 2021 13-2021 Import Document Assessment Delays 28 January 2021 12-2021 Services Restored: Thursday 28 January 2021 – SeaPest 28 January 2021 11-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Thursday 28 January 2021 – SeaPest 25 January 2021 10-2021 Services Restored: Monday 25 January 2021 – BICON 25 January 2021 09-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 25 January 2021 – BICON 22 January 2021 08-2021 Commencement of 2021 Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) vessel assessment and seasonal pest inspection measures 19 January 2021 07-2021 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 24 January 2021 (AEDT) - BICON 14 January 2021 06-2021 Services Restored: Thursday 14 January 2021 – Assessment Outcome Delays 13 January 2021 05-2021 Unplanned Service Disruption: Wednesday 13 January 2021 – Assessment Outcome Delays 13 January 2021 04-2021 Changes to the importation of retorted goods containing animal material for human consumption 13 January 2021 03-2021 Mandatory pre-shipment methyl bromide fumigation for fresh leaves and fresh taro exported from Fiji 13 January 2021 02-2021 Import permit applications for apiaceous vegetable seed species are now for lodgement 6 January 2021 01-2021 Cat and Dog imports to Australia – PEQ reservation waiting periods