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Treated ballast water and its impact on port water quality

​​ ​Concerns have been raised by state environmental protection authorities about the prospect of large volumes of chemically treated ballast water, above, being discharged in Australian ports. Authors: Rupert…
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Report 239: MV Galloway Express

Cattle exported to Indonesia in July 2023July 2025DownloadReport 239: Independent Observer summary report on MV Galloway Express in July 2023 (PDF 354 KB)If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.Voyage summaryLivestock: 3,138 cattleVessel: MV Galloway…
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Report 237: MV Al Messilah - Cattle and sheep exported to Kuwait and United Arab Emirates in May 2023

Cattle and sheep exported to Kuwait and United Arab Emirates in May 2023 November 2023 Download Report 237: Independent Observer summary report on MV Al Messilah in May 2023 (PDF 751 KB) If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance. Voyage summary…
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187-2019 - Scheduled maintenance of department’s website: 10:00 to 17:00 Tuesday 12 November 2019 (AEDT)

12 November 2019 Who does this notice affect? All clients accessing the department’s website during this planned maintenance period. Information The Department of Agriculture will be performing maintenance of its website (http://www.agriculture.gov.au) between 10:00 and 17:00 Tuesday 12…
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81-2018 - Post Entry Biosecurity System Unavailable 21:00 to 23:00 Tuesday 31st July 2018 (AEST)

​30 July 2018 Who does this notice affect?All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage period.InformationDue to…
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179-2018 - Biosecurity Import Conditions System, Cargo Online Lodgement System, Post Entry Biosecurity System, Export Documentation System (EXDOC) and the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System - Unavailable from 00:01 to 03:00 Saturday 8 December (AEDT)

6 December 2018Who does this notice affect? All clients who use the following departmental systems:Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system,Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS),Post Entry Biosecurity…
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Conferences and events

Keep up to date on all ABARES events by subscribing to the ABARES Events newsletterSubscribe to the ABARES Events newsletterOutlook conferenceABARES Outlook conferences have been informing and shaping Australian agriculture’s policy agenda for more than 50 years, bringing together government…
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96-2024: Urgent Scheduled Outage: Saturday 18 May 2024 – DAFF messaging

17 May 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients submitting the below declarations:Full Import Declaration (FID)Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)InformationDue to urgent…
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95-2024: Scheduled Outage: Monday 20 May to Tuesday 21 May 2024 – DAFF applications

17 May 2024Who does this notice affect?All clients required to use Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry web-based applications during this planned maintenance period. InformationThe department will be conducting network maintenance from 22:00 Monday 20 May to 05:00 Tuesday 21 May…
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285-2025: Unplanned Service Disruption: Monday 25 August 2025 – COLS

25 August 2025Who 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.InformationStart time:As of: 14:24 Monday 25 August 2025 (AEST).Detail:The Cargo…
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