28 November 2018
Who does this notice affect?
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned outage.
All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned outage.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.
Information
Due to system maintenance, the Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS), Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS), Online Payment Service (OPS) and the Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS) will be unavailable for two x 30 minute periods between 00:01 and 3:00 Saturday 1 December 2018 (AEDT).
Action
Please await the completion of the scheduled outage before attempting to access any of the above services.
Further information
If you have any concerns or questions please contact us at Information.