6 February 2020
Who does this notice affect?
This notice is of interest to all vessel masters and shipping agents who represent international commercial and non-commercial vessels for the purposes of Australian biosecurity clearance.
Department name change
From 1 February 2020, the Department of Agriculture become the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE). This was a result of the Prime Minister of Australia’s recently announced 'Machinery of Government' (MoG) changes.
What has changed?
The department has revised the Maritime Arrival Reporting System (MARS) pre-arrival reports and other corresponding offline forms on the department’s website to reflect DAWE branding. Changes include:
- Email addresses - from @aff.gov.au to @awe.gov.au
- Pre-arrival Report (PAR)
- Port list
- Shipping agency list
- Non-First Point of Entry Application
- Port list
- Shipping agency list
- Ballast Water Report
- Shipping agency list
- Human Health Update
- Shipping agency list
- Domestic Risk Assessment Application
- Port list
- Shipping agency list.
- MARS Itinerary Update
- Branding only.
What do you need to do?
Offline forms have been updated for use from Saturday 8 February 2020.
Complete your PAR in MARS as usual. It is only when using any of the offline forms that you will need to download the latest DAWE versions available from the department’s website. Using the most current version of forms will minimise errors when submitting information into MARS.
Where can you find the forms?
The updated offline forms are available on the department’s website.
Further information
Contact the department’s Maritime National Coordination Centre (MNCC) by email or phone 1300 004 605 (in Australia) or +61 8 8201 6185 (outside Australia).
Information and MARS supporting materials can be found on the department’s website under Vessels.