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 during the following period:

• 23:00 Wednesday 19 June 2024 to 02:00 Thursday 20 June 2024 (AEST).

Action

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

13 June 2024

Who does this notice affect?

Pre-border biosecurity treatment providers and clients in the import and shipping industries—including freight forwarders, importers, and customs brokers associated with importing goods that require Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) treatment during the BMSB risk season (goods manufactured in or shipped from target risk countries, that have been shipped between 1 September and 30 April (inclusive) as sea cargo).

Date of issue: 13 June 2024

Date of effect: 1 July 2024

Date of issue: 13 June 2024

Date of effect: 1 July 2024

13 June 2024

Who does this notice affect?

All clients of the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) website.

Information

Restored time:

As of 12:30pm Thursday 13 June 2024 (AEST).

Detail:

An unplanned service disruption to the department’s BICON website occurred between 11:30am and 12:30pm on Thursday 13 June 2024 (AEST).

As a result, BICON users may have experienced intermittent slowness when attempting to access the BICON website services.

Date of issue: 13 June 2024

Date of effect: 1 July 2024

13 June 2024

13 June 2024

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.

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 23:00 to 23:59 Sunday 16 June 2024 (AEST):

Date of issue: 13 June 2024

Date of effect: Immediate

Related MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12

12 June 2024

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise the cherry industry that applications are now open for the accreditation of farms and packhouses, and the registration of treatment facilities to export cherries to protocol markets for the 2024-2025 season.