Who does this notice affect?

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 maintenance, the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Thursday 31 August to 03:00 Friday 01 September 2023 (AEST).

Action

Clients are advised to await the completion of this maintenance period before attempting to access this service.

25 August 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products of planned outages for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department’s) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.

28 August 2023

30 August 2023

In mid-2023, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) adopted a new Terrestrial Animal Health  Code chapter for equine piroplasmosis (infection with Theileria equi and/or Babesia caballi). The new chapter for equine piroplasmosis includes:

23 August 2023

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify clients of changes to the appearance of official marks—bolt seals used to secure sea containers for Japan.