19 November 2024
Who does this notice affect?
All clients required to use the following systems during this planned outage:
- Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON)
- External Verification for eCertificates (EVE)
- Seasonal Pests (SeaPest)
All clients submitting the below declarations during this planned outage:
- Full Import Declaration (FID)
- Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
- Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
- Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
- Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)
Information
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the following systems will experience 1-2 outages of up to 10 minutes each in duration between 23:00 Friday 22 November to 03:00 Saturday 23 November 2024 (AEDT):
- BICON
- EVE
- SeaPest
There will also be a service disruption to DAFF messaging services and the Department of Home Affairs Integrated Cargo System during the above maintenance window.
Messages will be queued and will send at the conclusion of the outage(s).
Action
Clients of the BICON system are advised to complete and submit any in-progress import permit applications prior to the commencement of this planned outage period.