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18 December 2022
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
The unplanned outage to the Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) has been resolved. Users can now log in as normal.
No action required. The department apologises for any inconvenience caused.
16 December 2022
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who are required to report pre-arrival information.
The Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS) is currently experiencing an unplanned outage. As a result, external users are unable to log in.
No action required. The department is investigating the issue as a priority and apologises for any inconvenience caused.
Certain Australian wine regions are experiencing an oversupply of red wine grapes.
If you are an affected grape grower, there is a range of support you may be eligible to access.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, together with other Australian government departments, is responsible for operations related to importing goods to Australia.
The department manages biosecurity controls to minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country.
The department imposes fees and charges on import and shipping industries to cover the costs of maintaining national biosecurity operations.
16 December 2022
Importers of plants for planting (nursery stock) and seed for sowing which are hosts of Xylella.
The department has released the Draft report for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella.
The tripartite Agricultural Workforce Working Group (the Working Group) met for the third time on 15 December 2022.
Members noted the update on action items being progressed following the 15 November meeting which focused on skills and migration issues affecting the agriculture and processing sectors. Progress has been made on a number of fronts, including:
16 December 2022
First point of entry (FPOE) operators, vessel operators, shipping agents, importers, brokers and others
A new biosecurity FPOE determination for Cocos (Keeling) Islands Port commenced 16 December 2022, Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Cocos (Keeling) Islands Port) Determination 2022.
We are building a stronger biosecurity system to protect Australia from the increasing risk of hitchhiker pests in sea containers and goods.
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