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27 Nov 2024 / Australia

Shipping Business Unit Christmas shutdown

Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts Shipping Business Unit (SBU) will be closed between Wednesday 25 December 2024 and Wednesday 1 January 2025, reopening for business on Thursday 2 January 2025. No applications will be processed during the shutdown.

Applications submitted by the following dates will be considered in 2024*:
- New temporary licences submitted before 3:00pm AEDT on Tuesday 3 December;
- Variation to add new matters before 3:00pm AEDT Friday 13 December;
- Variation to authorised matters no later than Friday 20 December.

Applications submitted after these dates, but before the following dates, may be considered before the shutdown period*. However, there is no guarantee that the application will be decided. In some circumstances, the full consideration period may be needed to reach a decision:
- New temporary licences submitted before 3:00pm AEDT Thursday 19 December;
- Variation to add new matters submitted before 3:00pm AEDT Thursday 19 December;
- Variation to authorised matters submitted before 11:00am AEDT Monday 23 December.
Applications submitted after these times will not be considered in 2024.

Timeframes for consideration may be longer if a Notice in Response is received and/or further information related to the application is required.

For information about operations in Australia, contact GAC Australia at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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