Subscribe Import Industry Advice Notices email notification system Import Industry Advice Notices RSS Feed Import industry advice notices 2020 Date No. Description 31 December 2020 237-2020 Services Restored: DAWE continuing IT issues, processing delays for import declaration types of FID, LFSAC and COLS lodgements 30 December 2020 236-2020 *UPDATE* DAWE continuing IT issues, processing delays for import declaration types of FID, LFSAC and COLS lodgements 30 December 2020 235-2020 DAWE continuing IT issues, processing delays for import declaration types of FID, LFSAC and COLS lodgements 29 December 2020 234-2020 DAWE is experiencing IT issues which is causing processing delays for import declaration types of FID and LFSAC 24 December 2020 233-2020 Delay of departmental audits associated with recognised offshore fertiliser supply chains 24 December 2020 232-2020 Reduction in cleaned and pre-inspected used vehicles to Australia from the Japan Export Vehicle Inspection Centre (JEVIC) 24 December 2020 231-2020 Be COVIDSafe on non-commercial vessels, including leisure boats, yachts and superyachts 22 December 2020 230-2020 Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 22 December 2020 – BMSB declaration and treatment certificate lodgement portal 22 December 2020 229-2020 Service Disruption: From 23:00 Tuesday 22 December to 01:00 Wednesday 23 December 2020 (AEDT) – COLS, MARS, PEBS 21 December 2020 228-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension - A.B.R.A.S SRL (AEI: IT4001SB) and Centro Disinfestazione Livornse (IT4004SB) 21 December 2020 227-2020 Services Restored: 21 December 2020 – MARS 21 December 2020 226-2020 Service Disruption: 21 December 2020 – MARS 18 December 2020 225-2020 Services Restored: Friday 18 December 2020 – BMSB declaration and treatment certificate lodgement portal 18 December 2020 224-2020 *UPDATE* COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge 18 December 2020 223-2020 Unplanned Outage: Friday 18 December 2020 – BMSB declaration and treatment certificate lodgement portal 17 December 2020 222-2020 Interim inspection requirements for rural consignments of new horse floats 16 December 2020 221-2020 December 2020 / January 2021 Holiday Shut Down Operating Hours 15 December 2020 220-2020 Services Restored: Tuesday 15 December 2020 – COLS, MARS, PEBS 15 December 2020 219-2020 Unplanned Outage: Tuesday 15 December 2020 – COLS, MARS, PEBS 15 December 2020 218-2020 Services Restored: Tuesday 15 December 2020 - BICON 15 December 2020 217-2020 Unplanned Outage: Tuesday 15 December 2020 - BICON 14 December 2020 216-2020 Inspections of dried finfish that is not frozen 15 December 2020 215-2020 New import permit requirements for apiaceous vegetable seed species commencing from 30 March 2021 14 December 2020 214-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 20 December 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 11 December 2020 213-2020 The department is implementing a number of new commodities onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 11 December 2020 212-2020 COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 11 December to 00:00 Saturday 12 December 2020 (AEDT) 10 December 2020 211-2020 Importation of COVID-19 Vaccine 7 December 2020 210-2020 MARS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 12 December to 01:00 Sunday 13 December 2020 (AEDT) 7 December 2020 209-2020 Notification of upcoming changes to khapra beetle target risk countries 2 December 2020 208-2020 QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au email issue resolved 1 December 2020 207-2020 QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au not receiving incoming emails 1 December 2020 206-2020 COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Tuesday 01 December 2020 to 01:00 Wednesday 02 December 2020 (AEDT) 27 November 2020 205-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension - Fumigation Services & Supply Inc (Harrison) (AEI: US4034SB) 25 November 2020 204-2020 Notification of the potential service delays due to khapra beetle interception 23 November 2020 203-2020 COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 26 November to 00:30 Friday 27 November 2020 (AEDT) 23 November 2020 202-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 29 November 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 23 November 2020 201-2020 Commencement of 2020-21 Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season measures for vessels 20 November 2020 200-2020 Inclusion of permitted plant fibre products onto the class 19.2 AEPCOMM approved arrangement 20 November 2020 199-2020 Amendment of profiles for US and NZ fresh produce eligible for the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 20 November 2020 198-2020 COLS, PEBS and OPS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 20 November to 00:30 Saturday 21 November 2020 (AEDT) 19 November 2020 197-2020 Notification of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle: shipping containers 18 November 2020 196-2020 Services Restored: Wednesday 18 November 2020 – COLS 18 November 2020 195-2020 Service Disruption: Wednesday 18 November 2020 - COLS 17 November 2020 194-2020 Correctly reporting sea containers destined for rural locations 13 November 2020 193-2020 DAWE review of In-transit cold treatment procedures for fresh produce 10 November 2020 192-2020 COLS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 14 November to 04:00 Sunday 15 November 2020 (AEDT) 10 November 2020 191-2020 BICON impacted, COLS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 12 November to 02:30 Friday 13 November 2020 (AEDT) 10 November 2020 190-2020 Requirement to notify of COVID-19 cases 4 November 2020 189-2020 Proposed update of non-salmonid marine finfish risk species lists for human consumption and baitfish 4 November 2020 188-2020 New template biosecurity risk response procedures for first point of entry operators 3 November 2020 187-2020 Service Disruption: From 23:00 Saturday 07 November to 02:00 Sunday 08 November 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 3 November 2020 186-2020 Bulk cabotage cargo of fertiliser, grain and stockfeed 29 October 2020 185-2020 Amendment to 117-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 26 October 2020 184-2020 Service Disruption: From 21:00 Saturday 31 October to 22:00 Sunday 01 November 2020 (AEDT) – BICON 26 October 2020 183-2020 Services Restored: Monday 26 October 2020 – BICON 26 October 2020 182-2020 Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 26 October 2020 – BICON 26 October 2020 181-2020 Inclusion of onshore sulfuryl fluoride treatment for goods subject to BMSB seasonal measures onto AEPCOMM 26 October 2020 180-2020 Notice of Mandatory offshore methyl bromide fumigation for imported fresh leaves and root vegetables from Fiji 23 October 2020 179-2020 The department is adding dried Ziziphus dates (permitted species) onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) and implementing an AQIS Commodity code on fresh dates from the United States of America and dried dates from all countries 19 October 2020 178-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 25 October 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 16 October 2020 177-2020 Current Delays in Document Assessment Activities 13 October 2020 176-2020 Revised advice about assistance dogs travelling on cruise vessels under biosecurity control 12 October 2020 175-2020 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 October 2020 – DAWE system messaging 12 October 2020 174-2020 COLS, IMS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 16 October to 01:30 Saturday 17 October 2020 (AEDT) 6 October 2020 173-2020 BICON unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 10 October to 03:30 Sunday 11 October 2020 (AEDT) 6 October 2020 172-2020 Commencement of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle: Phase 2 30 September 2020 171-2020 Services Restored: As of Wednesday 30 September 2020 – DAWE invoices/receipts 30 September 2020 170-2020 Temporary changes to import certificate requirements for fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other imported plant-based commodities extended to June 2021 29 September 2020 169-2020 Temporary changes to import certificate requirements for imported animals, biological and animal-based goods extended to 30 June 2021 29 September 2020 168-2020 Scheduled Outage: Saturday 03 October to Sunday 04 October 2020 – Multiple Systems 29 September 2020 167-2020 Services Restored: Tuesday 29 September 2020 – IMS 29 September 2020 166-2020 Unplanned Service Disruption: Tuesday 29 September 2020 – IMS 28 September 2020 165-2020 Services Restored: Monday 28 September 2020 – BICON 25 September 2020 164-2020 Unplanned Service Disruption: As of Thursday 24 September 2020 – DAWE invoices/receipts 25 September 2020 163-2020 Have Your Say on Maturing our Regulatory Practice 21 September 2020 162-2020 Scheduled Outage: Monday 28 September to Tuesday 29 September 2020 – DAWE applications 21 September 2020 161-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 27 September 2020 (AEST) - BICON 18 September 2020 160-2020 Services Restored: As of 09:50 Friday 18 September 2020 (AEST) – ICS messaging 18 September 2020 159-2020 Imported fresh whole kiwifruit from Italy and France 17 September 2020 158-2020 Unplanned Outage: As of 16:00 Thursday 17 September 2020 (AEST) – ICS messaging 17 September 2020 157-2020 Importers and customs brokers to provide manufacturer’s safety data sheet to inspecting officer when lodging consignments of containerised fertiliser 17 September 2020 156-2020 New and updated resources to make it easier to apply to import a range of processed plant and animal-based feed and their ingredients 17 September 2020 155-2020 Trial of alternative arrangements for site audits of facilities that manufacture and export processed plant-based stockfeed to Australia 17 September 2020 154-2020 Changes to department contacts for uncooked imported pig meat enquiries via phone and email 17 September 2020 153-2020 Notification of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle: Phase 2 15 September 2020 152-2020 QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au email issue resolved 15 September 2020 151-2020 QLDImportBookings@aff.gov.au email unavailable 15 September 2020 150-2020 Amendment to 130-2020 – A new framework for biosecurity treatments 14 September 2020 149-2020 Cancellation of departmental audits associated with recognised offshore fertiliser supply chains 11 September 2020 148-2020 Notice of the department’s assessment of an application to import live attenuated Salmonella vaccines 10 September 2020 147-2020 Streamlined brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) fumigation arrangements available 10 September 2020 146-2020 Enhanced brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) heat treatment arrangements 10 September 2020 145-2020 Cat and Dog imports to Australia – impact of COVID-19 and Christmas shutdown 7 September 2020 144-2020 PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 11 September to 01:00 Saturday 12 September 2020 (AEST). 7 September 2020 143-2020 BICON impacted from 23:00 Saturday 12 September to 06:20 Sunday 13 September 2020 (AEST) 7 September 2020 142-2020 COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Thursday 10 September to 04:30 Friday 11 September 2020 (AEST) 4 September 2020 141-2020 Service Disruption: Friday 4 September 2020 - COLS 4 September 2020 140-2020 Services Restored: Friday 4 September 2020 - COLS, MARS, OPS and PEBS 4 September 2020 139-2020 Unplanned Outage: Friday 4 September 2020 - COLS, MARS, OPP and PEBS unavailable 3 September 2020 138-2020 Register to attend the Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) 2020-21 season Industry information sessions 2 September 2020 137-2020 PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 04 September to 01:00 Saturday 05 September 2020 (AEST) 1 September 2020 136-2020 Commencement of the 2020-2021 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season- 1 September 2020 31 August 2020 135-2020 eCert exchange for New Zealand now paperless 28 August 2020 134-2020 Commencement of urgent actions for khapra beetle: Phase 1 28 August 2020 133-2020 The management of vessels during the 2020-21 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug pest risk season with changes to the Vessel Seasonal Pest Scheme (VSPS) 24 August 2020 132-2020 COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome 21 August 2020 131-2020 Amendment of profile for tariff 0904: Pepper of the genus Piper – crushed or ground or whole and Dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta 20 August 2020 130-2020 A new framework for biosecurity treatments 17 August 2020 129-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 23 August 2020 (AEST) - BICON 17 August 2020 128-2020 eCert exchange for New Zealand moving to paperless 13 August 2020 127-2020 Notification of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle 10 August 2020 126-2020 New country added for 2020-21 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) seasonal measures 4 August 2020 125-2020 Strengthening biosecurity risk management associated with onshore processing of imported plant and animal materials at an approved arrangement class 3.0 3 August 2020 124-2020 BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 06 August to 03:30 Friday 07 August 2020 (AEST) 31 July 2020 123-2020 Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) expansion for 2020 is now live 28 July 2020 122-2020 Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Reporting Changes for Coronavirus (COVID-19) 28 July 2020 121-2020 Amendment to 105-2020 - COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog arrivals into Melbourne International Airport 24 July 2020 120-2020 Requirement to notify of COVID-19 cases 23 July 2020 119-2020 2020-21 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Safeguarding Arrangements Scheme 20 July 2020 118-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 26 July 2020 (AEST) - BICON 16 July 2020 117-2020 Amendment to 112-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 13 July 2020 116-2020 COLS, MARS and PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Friday 17 July to 01:30 Saturday 18 July 2020 (AEST) 13 July 2020 115-2020 Upcoming changes in nursery stock hosts requiring emergency measures for the bacterial pathogen Xylella 13 July 2020 114-2020 The department is decommissioning a number of AQIS Commodity Codes (ACC) to align with the cessation of the offshore pre-shipment inspection program 13 July 2020 113-2020 Expansion of the class 19.2 automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) approved arrangement 10 July 2020 112-2020 Amendment to 107-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 9 July 2020 111-2020 PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Friday 10 July to 00:00 Saturday 11 July 2020 (AEST) 7 July 2020 110-2020 AIMS Service Disruption: 23:00 Saturday 11 July to 01:45 Sunday 12 July 2020 (AEST) 6 July 2020 109-2020 COLS Service Disruption: 23:00 Saturday 11 July to 01:45 Sunday 12 July 2020 (AEST) 6 July 2020 108-2020 Service Disruption: From 22:30 to 23:30 Saturday 11 July 2020 (AEST) 3 July 2020 107-2020 Amendment to 101-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 2 July 2020 106-2020 Port of Darwin is now a first point of entry for non-commercial vessels 2 July 2020 105-2020 COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog arrivals into Melbourne International Airport 30 June 2020 104-2020 Update of the Training and accreditation for approved arrangements (class 19.1 and 19.2) policy & CBC activity for AEPCOMM 30 June 2020 103-2020 Coral Sea Marina, Airlie Beach determined as a biosecurity first point of entry 26 June 2020 102-2020 Immediate suspension of systems approach and alternative NPPO approved disinfestation treatment for imported Malaysian chrysanthemums 26 June 2020 101-2020 Amendment to 94-2020 – Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 25 June 2020 100-2020 BICON and MARS impacted, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 30 June to 06:00 Wednesday 01 July 2020 (AEST) 25 June 2020 99-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) treatment providers scheme and application form 25 June 2020 98-2020 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) seasonal measures 25 June 2020 97-2020 Extended: temporary changes to import certificate requirements for imported animals, biological and animal-based goods commodities 24 June 2020 96-2020 Important notice for businesses and individuals (customers) affected by natural disasters or COVID-19 24 June 2020 95-2020 Extended: temporary changes to import certificate requirements for fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other imported plant-based commodities 23 June 2020 94-2020 Amendment to 87-2020 Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 22 June 2020 93-2020 COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 25 June to 01:00 Friday 26 June 2020 (AEST) 22 June 2020 92-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 28 June 2020 (AEST) - BICON 21 June 2020 91-2020 COLS unavailable from 17:30 to 19:30 Sunday 21 June 2020 (AEST) 21 June 2020 90-2020 Extension to BICON service disruption – Friday 19 to Monday 22 June 2020 19 June 2020 89-2020 Increase to Commonwealth penalty unit value 18 June 2020 88-2020 Recurring issues in the importation of biological products 18 June 2020 87-2020 Current list of countries able to meet Australia’s interim import conditions for uncooked prawns from 1 July 2020 17 June 2020 86-2020 An Update to the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Offline Forms 16 June 2020 85-2020 Services Restored: AIMS direction outcomes 16 June 2020 84-2020 Unplanned Service Disruption: AIMS direction outcomes 16 June 2020 83-2020 New first point of entry determination made for Broome International Airport 15 June 2020 82-2020 COLS unavailable, BICON impacted – Friday 19 to Sunday 21 June 2020. 12 June 2020 81-2020 Conclusion of the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) season and AGM vessel inspections 12 June 2020 80-2020 Commencement of revised import conditions of cucurbitaceous seed imported for sowing 02 June 2020 79-2020 Conclusion of the 2019-2020 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season 02 June 2020 78-2020 Scheduled Service Disruption: From 01:00 to 05:00 Wednesday 03 June 2020 (AEST) - COLS, OPP and PEBS Payment Services 29 May 2020 77-2020 Reducing contaminant pests on fresh kiwifruit from Italy 28 May 2020 76-2020 Melbourne Regional Office Relocation – Site Change 26 May 2020 75-2020 Reminder: Upcoming changes to import conditions for cucurbitaceous crop seeds for sowing (Phase 1) 25 May 2020 74-2020 Service Disruption: As of 04:00 Saturday 23 May 2020 (AEST) - System generated emails from BICON, COLS and AIMS 25 May 2020 73-2020 Service Disruption: From 23:00 to 23:59 Saturday 30 May 2020 (AEST) 20 May 2020 72-2020 Decision to not proceed with the Onshore Biosecurity Levy 20 May 2020 71-2020 Update to the requirements and conditions for approved arrangement class 19.1: NCCC and 19.2: AEPCOMM policy documents 18 May 2020 70-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 24 May 2020 (AEST) - BICON 15 May 2020 69-2020 Changes to import conditions for uncooked prawns from approved countries 15 May 2020 68-2020 The department is implementing fresh table grapes from the United States of America onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 13 May 2020 67-2020 Regulatory Performance Framework 2018–19 self-assessments 13 May 2020 66-2020 Notification of Phase 1 of revised import conditions for Cucurbitaceous seed for sowing commencing from 12 June 2020 12 May 2020 65-2020 Lord Howe Island Airport and Port of Lord Howe Island no longer first points of entry after 15 June 2020 11 May 2020 64-2020 BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 14 May to 02:30 Friday 15 May 2020 (AEST) 6 May 2020 63-2020 Temporary cessation of client facing front counter assessments of import documentation 28 April 2020 62-2020 Scheduled Service Disruption: 20:00 to 20:05 Saturday 02 May 2020 (AEST) - COLS, OPP and PEBS Payment Services 28 April 2020 61-2020 BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 28 April to 00:00 Wednesday 29 April 2020 (AEST) 24 April 2020 60-2020 Weekend diagnostics trial for cut flower imports ending in May 2020 23 April 2020 59-2020 Conclusion of the Burnt Pine Longicorn (BPL) flight season and BPL vessel inspections 20 April 2020 58-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 26 April 2020 (AEST) – BICON 17 April 2020 57-2020 Temporary changes to operation of Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility at Mickleham during COVID-19 17 April 2020 56-2020 Temporary measures to assist with assessment and issuance of import permits due to COVID-19 14 April 2020 55-2020 Scheduled System Maintenance: COLS, MARS, OPP and PEBS 9 April 2020 53-2020 Temporary changes to certification requirements for imported animals, biological and animal-based goods 3 April 2020 52-2020 End of interim inspection arrangements for sites with uncertified sea freight container inspection stands 2 April 2020 51-2020 Continued Biosecurity Competency Requirements for the 2020-21 Period 3 April 2020 50-2020 Temporary changes to certification requirements for imported fresh produce, cut flowers, plants and other plant based commodities 1 April 2020 49-2020 Biosecurity officer redeployment 27 March 2020 48-2020 COVID-19 – Import pathway - Arrangements and response 26 March 2020 47-2020 COVID-19 impact on Biosecurity Operations 25 March 2020 46-2020 Changes to a Human Health Pre-Arrival Question in the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) 25 March 2020 45-2020 COVID-19 impact on Cat and Dog imports to Australia 24 March 2020 44-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 29 March 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 23 March 2020 43-2020 Notification of the delay of overseas stock feed site audits and desk audits due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) 20 March 2020 42-2020 COLS compatibility issues when using Google Chrome 20 March 2020 41-2020 Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Reporting Changes for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) 13 March 2020 40-2020 Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport determined as a biosecurity first point of entry 12 March 2020 39-2020 Multiple departmental applications and network services unavailable - Thursday 12 March 2020 12 March 2020 38-2020 Suspension of Direct Importation of Dogs and Cats from Malaysia to Australia 10 March 2020 37-2020 BICON invoicing services, COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 12 March to 02:00 Friday 13 March 2020 (AEDT) 6 March 2020 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 35-2020 ‘Have Your Say’ survey for the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug season closes 15 March 2020 3 March 2020 34-2020 Changes to AIMS directions issued under the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 2 March 2020 33-2020 COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 00:00 to 04:00 Sunday 08 March 2020 (AEDT) 2 March 2020 32-2020 Amendments to Lloyds vessel registration numbers downgraded from a major to minor amendment in AIMS 28 February 2020 31-2020 Reminder: Inspection arrangements changing for imported fresh produce from New Zealand and the United States from 1 May 2020 26 February 2020 30-2020 Please refer to IAN 106-2020 - Interim arrangements for arrival of non-commercial vessels into Port of Darwin 24 February 2020 29-2020 COLS, OPP and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Tuesday 25 February to 01:30 Wednesday 26 February 2020 (AEDT) 24 February 2020 28-2020 ‘Have Your Say’ in the review of the 2019-20 Brown marmorated stink bug season 21 February 2020 27-2020 Changes to departmental mail arrangements 17 February 2020 26-2020 Change of Department name 17 February 2020 25-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 23 February 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 14 February 2020 24-2020 Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) Offline Form Updated 14 February 2020 23-2020 MARS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 15 February to 00:30 Sunday 16 February 2020 (AEDT) 13 February 2020 22-2020 The department is implementing a number of new commodities onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS) 10 February 2020 21-2020 PEBS unavailable from 23:30 Wednesday 12 February to 05:30 Thursday 13 February 2020 (AEDT) 10 February 2020 20-2020 Service Disruption: From 23:00 to 23:59 Tuesday 11 February 2020 (AEDT) – BICON, COLS, MARS, PEBS 10 February 2020 19-2020 Amendment to 16-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - Centro Disinfestazione Livornse Srl (IT4004SB) 7 February 2020 18-2020 Nomination of Approved Arrangements using Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) Enquiry Category 7 February 2020 17-2020 Amendment to 12- 2020 Suspension of uncertified Sea freight container inspection stands and interim inspection arrangements 7 February 2020 16-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - Centro Disinfestazione Livornse Srl (IT4004SB) 6 February 2020 15-2020 Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) Offline Forms Updated 6 February 2020 14-2020 Update to disinfectant lists for approved arrangements 6 February 2020 13-2020 Relocation of Melbourne Regional Office 3 February 2020 12-2020 Suspension of uncertified Sea freight container inspection stands and interim inspection arrangements 3 February 2020 11-2020 BICON unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 08 February to 00:50 Sunday 09 February 2020 (AEDT) 3 February 2020 10-2020 MARS unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 08 February to 02:30 Sunday 09 February 2020 (AEDT) 29 January 2020 09-2020 Methyl bromide shortage in Singapore 24 January 2020 08-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: treatment provider suspension: Yakutlar Liman Hizmetleri Ilaclama Tas. San Ve Tic Ltd. Sti (AEI: TR4014SB) and Success Pest Control Sdn. Bhd. (MY0145MB) 22 January 2020 07-2020 Changes to service standards for inspection bookings 20 January 2020 06-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 26 January 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 20 January 2020 05-2020 Adjusting goods and/or packaging prior to onshore BMSB treatment 20 January 2020 04-2020 COLS and PEBS unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 23 January to 00:30 Friday 24 January 2020 (AEDT) 17 January 2020 03-2020 Service Disruption: From 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 19 January 2020 (AEDT) - BICON 13 January 2020 02-2020 PEMS unavailable from 23:00 to 23:30 Saturday 18 January 2020 (AEDT) 6 January 2020 01-2020 COLS, OPP, PEBS and PEMS service disruption from 14:30 Monday 6th January 2020 (AEDT)