01 September 2022
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify stakeholders of updates to records of hay and straw inspections in the Plant Exports Management System (PEMS) occurring on 3 September 2022.
Summary of changes and key points
The following enhancements will be made to records of hay and straw inspections in PEMS:
- When recording the ‘Outcome Details’ in an inspection record there is a new ‘Sampling Type’ field that must be completed with details of the sampling method used – ‘End Point’ or ‘In-line’.
- If ‘In-line’ is selected a new drop-down field titled ‘In-line Sampling Type’ will appear. This field must be completed with further details of the in-line sampling method used – ‘Automatic in-line loose’, ‘Bales in-line loose’ or ‘Manual in-line loose’
- There will no longer be the option to select the 2.25L/33.33 tonne sampling rate checkbox.
Background
We are working towards integrating new capabilities and export technology to systems relating to permits, certification and inspection. We are collaborating with all stakeholders to improve the end-to-end user experience.
PEMS is an IT system that is used to capture and store information relating to the export of plants and plant products from Australia, including plant product export inspection, calibration results and transport units.
Further information about changes being made to PEMS is available on the Plant Exports Management System webpage.
User responsibilities
All users of PEMS should clear their cache after each release to ensure they are using the latest version of PEMS, this will ensure that fewer issues are encountered.
All users of PEMS should familiarise themselves with the changes and follow updated PEMS user guides.
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding this IAN please PEMS Administrator.
For more information about PEMS system integration, please contact the PEMS Technical Support team.
Rossana Carr
Acting Assistant Secretary
Plant Export Operations Branch