DAFF - ISN : 220-2026 Scheduled Outages: Saturday 24 October and Sunday 25 October 2026 - Multiple Systems

21 October 2026

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department's Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON).

*All clients submitting the below declarations:

• 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)
• Master Consolidator Declaration Forms

Information

Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the following systems and services will experience intermittent outages during two (2) separate scheduled outage windows. The will occur (respectively) between 00:00 to 08:00 Saturday 24 October 2026 (AEDT), and between 16:00 to 23:59 Sunday 25 October 2026 (AEDT):

• BICON
• DAFF messaging*

*Clients anticipating responses from the department in relation to the above-listed declaration types may also experience some delays in receiving these responses during the outage windows.

Action

Clients are advised not to access these systems/services during the maintenance periods.

The department apologises for any inconvenience caused.