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22 August 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs attempting to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS).
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The Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption. As a result, clients may be unable to…
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18 December 2022
Who does this notice affect?
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
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The unplanned outage to the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) has been resolved. Users can now log in as normal.…
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6 March 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
What has changed?
To assist the department in managing the…
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30 November 2023
Who does this notice affect?
All vessel owners, operators, masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial vessels, including cruise vessels preparing for arrivals into Australian territory
What has changed?
The MARS Pre-Arrival Report (PAR) and offline form…
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03 May 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients attempting to contact the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department) via email or anticipating email notifications or the outcomes of biosecurity assessment from the department.InformationDue to scheduled infrastructure…
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Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during the outage period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances required to report pre-arrival information during the…
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21 June 2020
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned maintenance period.
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Update: due to postponement of planned system maintenance, the services disruption to BICON has been extended…
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Author: Jared Greenville
The unbundling of production has created supply chains that span across countries. This is termed a Global Value Chain (GVC), and global developments have created new opportunities for Australian agriculture.
The world’s food and fibre is increasingly being produced…
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