The ABS will be closed for the holiday season from 25 December 2024, reopening on 2 January 2025.
Further, from 9 December 2024 to 20 January 2025, the ABS teams responsible for administering the DataLab, DataLab training, Data integration services (including PLIDA and BLADE) and Clearance requests will be operating at a reduced capacity. During this time, priority will be given to clearance requests requiring urgent attention to support government policy and emergency response.
Note that myDATA requests can be submitted at any time, however during the period from 9 December 2024 to 20 January 2025 when the ABS is operating at reduced capacity, these requests will only be actioned as resources are available.