DAFF - ISN : 163-2026 Scheduled Outage: Tuesday 25 August to Wednesday 26 August 2026 - Multiple Systems

21 August 2026

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approve Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.

All clients required to use the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.

All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.

All importers of plants, cats and/or dogs who will be required to use the Post Entry Biosecurity System during this planned maintenance period.

All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the following systems will experience four (4) separate outages of up to one (1) minute in duration between 23:00 Tuesday 25 August to 04:00 Wednesday 26 August 2026 (AEST):

• AAMP
• Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS)
• Cargo Online Lodgement System Business to Government (COLSB2G)
• BICON
• Maritime and Aircraft Reporting System (MARS)
• Post Entry Biosecurity System (PEBS)
• Online Payment Service (OPS)

Action

All users of the above listed systems are advised to await the completion of this planned maintenance period before attempting to access these services.

The department apologises for any inconvenience caused.