3 February 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Stakeholders associated with the biosecurity inspection of sea freight containers imported into Australia—including Shipping Lines, Vessel Agents, Stevedores, wharf/terminal operators, Biosecurity Industry Participants, and importers — associated with the biosecurity inspection of sea freight containers imported into Australia.

3 February 2020

3 February 2020

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 outage.

Information

Due to scheduled maintenance, the Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) will be unavailable from 23:00 Saturday 08 February to 02:30 Sunday 09 February 2020 (AEDT).

Action

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

If you have experienced a financial loss or some other detriment due to our error, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.

1. Types of compensation

This webpage contains information about claiming compensation for loss suffered as a result of one or more of the following situations:

Details

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, December 2025.

See how our department is structured. This includes our divisions, agencies and statutory office holders.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry plays a critical role as a regulator.

We offer our employees a range of benefits. These include an inclusive workplace, competitive salaries and flexible working arrangements.

Enterprise agreement

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 came into effect on 4 April 2024. This enterprise agreement replaces the Department of the Environment and Energy Enterprise Agreement 2016-2019, the Biosecurity and Veterinary Employees Determination, and the Meat Inspectors Employees Determination.

29 January 2020

Who does this notice affect?

Clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers and customs brokers—associated with importing goods that require BMSB treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods shipped between 1 September 2019 that arrive in Australian territory by 31 May 2020 inclusive).