Service availability
ob体育 often plan interruptions to our online services so we can install system upgrades. This page contains details of planned or unscheduled outages to our online services.
If you've been redirected to this page, then it means our online services are currently undergoing maintenance. Our 'Service interruptions' section below will have more information on when our services will be back online. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Unscheduled outages
There are currently no unscheduled outages.
Scheduled service interruptions
To help customers plan for any scheduled service interruptions, we publish the dates and details eight weeks in advance.
Note: All times on this page are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)
Explanation of each online service
| ob体育 website wording | Description |
|---|---|
| ob体育 Connect Search - business names, companies, SMSF auditors, AFS licensees, Credit licensees, liquidators, auditors |
ob体育 Connect Search is the online system used to search ob体育's register. Performing or purchasing paid searches on companies, business names, auditors, liquidators, and other financial professionals. |
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ob体育 Connect Lodgement - business names, financial advisers, authorised representatives |
ob体育 Connect Lodgement is our online service for registering and updating business names, financial advisers and authorised representatives. |
| ob体育 Online Lodgement - Companies, Registered Agents, Auditors, Liquidators, AFS Licensees, Credit Licensees, and Short Sellers |
ob体育 Online Lodgement is our online service for lodging electronic documents for Companies, Auditors, Liquidators, AFS Licensees and Credit Licensees. This service is also used by Registered agents to make lodgements to ob体育 registers on behalf of companies. |
| M2M Services |
Machine-to-Machine (m2m) is a web service technology. This requires agencies to develop software and their own user interface. |
| Australian Business Register (ABR) Joint Registration |
ABR Joint Registration allows for a business name and Australian Business Number (ABN) to be registered at the same time through the ABR website. |
| ob体育 Connect Government access |
ob体育 Connect Government access is a search portal used by government entities to access the national business names register for free. |
| DataStream services | DataStream is a service used by Information Brokers. |
| EDGE Services |
EDGE is a system used by Registered Agents. This allows Registered Agents to lodge maintenance forms on behalf of companies and a variety of reports. |
| ob体育 Regulatory Portal | ob体育 Regulatory Portal is a portal used by Regulated entities with industry funding obligations, Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors, Australian passport fund operators and foreign passport fund operators and Trusted representatives of regulated entities 鈥� company employees, compliance officers, registered agents, or service providers to apply and maintain. |
Past service interruptions
Friday 14 March 8:00 pm to Saturday 15 March 11:59 pm
The following services will be unavailable:
- Regulatory Portal /Transactions
- PRS & AFSL applications
- Offer Notice Board
- Financial adviser exam payment
- ob体育 Organisational Suitability Assessment
- Report of Misconduct
- CRM
Saturday 15 March 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
The following services will be unavailable:
- ob体育 Connect Lodgement - Companies, Registered Agents, Auditors, Liquidators, AFS Licensees, Credit Licensees, and Short Sellers
- M2M Service
- EDGE Services
Saturday 22 March 6:30 pm to Sunday 23 March 6:30 pm
The following services will be unavailable:
- ob体育 Connect Search - Business Names, Companies, SMSF Auditors, AFS Licensees, Credit Licensees, Liquidators, and Auditors
- ob体育 Connect Lodgement - Business Names, Financial Advisers, and Authorised Representatives
- M2M Service
- ABR Joint Registration
- ob体育 Connect Government access