29 April 2026
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.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.
Information
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, there will be a scheduled service disruption (service degradation) to the following systems between 23:00 to 23:45 Sunday 03 May to 2026 (AEST):
- Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
- Cargo Online Lodgement System Business-To-Government (COLSB2G)
- Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
- Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS)
Users may experience intermittent slowness and/or inability to load pages/execute functions during the service disruption window.
Action
Where possible, users of the above-listed systems are advised to await the completion of this planned maintenance period before attempting to access these services.
The department apologises for any inconvenience caused.