Date Issued - 18 December 2006
During the Christmas and New Year period of 2006/07, AQIS offices will be either closed or manned with reduced staff and hours. Confirmed bookings for inspections over the Christmas/ New Year period will be serviced in accordance with arrangements made with the relevant AQIS office and overtime charges may be applied for inspections out of normal business hours.
The following dates are provided for information:
| Date | Holiday | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 25 December 2006 | Christmas day | All AQIS offices closed |
| Tuesday, 26 December 2006 | Boxing day | All AQIS offices closed |
| Wednesday, 27 December 2006 | APS Gazetted Public Holiday | All AQIS offices closed |
| Thursday, 28 December 2006 | APS CA day | Reduced Staff / Hours |
| Friday, 29 December 2006 | APS CA day | Reduced Staff / Hours |
| Monday, 1 January 2007 | New Year day | All AQIS offices closed |
During the Christmas and New Year period of 2006/07, the following arrangements have been put in place by the AQIS regional offices:
Canberra:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday, 25 December 2006 | Office closed |
| Tuesday, 26 December 2006 | Office closed |
| Wednesday, 27 December 2006 | Office closed |
| Thursday, 28 December 2006 | Office hours – 0830 - 1630 |
| Friday, 29 December 2006 | Office hours – 0830 - 1630 |
| Monday, 1 January 2007 | Office closed |
Western Australia:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1700 |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1700 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1700 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact (till 2300 hours) – 0408 248 377 |
New South Wales:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0730 - 1600 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0730 - 1600 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact – Rob Duthie: 0407 259 604 |
Victoria:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0730 - 1700 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0730 - 1700 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact – Michael Pope: 0418 636 020 |
South Queensland:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0700 - 1600 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0700 - 1600 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
| Urgent after hours contact – Carlos Solorzano: 0418 727 738 (Grain Exports only) – Ken Warneke: 0418 746 279 (Horticulture Exports only) |
South Australia:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1600 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1600 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact – 08 8201 6037 and follow the prompts |
Tasmania:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0830 - 1600 |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0830 - 1600 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0830 - 1600 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact – Peter Johnson: 0419 352 357 |
Northern Territory:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact – 08 8920 7000 and follow the prompts |
Far North Queensland - Cairns:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
| Urgent after hours contact – 0417 749256 Please note this number is a general on-call number only. |
Far North Queensland - Townsville:
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact – 0407 571 347 |
Far North Queensland - Mackay:
| Date | Hours> |
|---|---|
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Monday, 25 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Tuesday, 26 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Wednesday, 27 December 2006 |
Office closed |
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Thursday, 28 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
Office hours – 0800 - 1630 |
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Monday, 1 January 2007 |
Office closed |
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Urgent after hours contact – 0427 861 911 |
Some of you may be aware that there has been an internal restructure within AQIS to realign all export programs under one executive manager and all quarantine programs under the other. I have been allocated the quarantine roles and will keep plant quarantine (including grain imports), and will inherit live animal imports and biological product imports. The grains export and horticulture exports programs will be transferred to the Export Division and Narelle Clegg will be the new national manager. The changes come into effect from 1 January 2007.
Peter Liehne
National Manager
Plant Programs