CASA Media Release - 30 September 1999
CASA ready for Y2K
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) today declared its information technology and telecommunications equipment and systems, buildings and facilities are ready to cope with the Millennium date rollover.
A Y2K business continuity plan is also now in place to ensure CASA can deliver aviation safety regulation functions even if operations are disrupted by failures outside CASA's control.
CASA has only one non-critical data processing application used in relation to medical records to be made Y2K compliant. This application will be compliant by November this year.
CASA's Director of Aviation Safety, Mick Toller, says the Millennium date rollover will simply be business as usual for aviation safety regulation in Australia.
Mr Toller says comprehensive tests of CASA's equipment and systems confirms they are Y2K compliant.
"CASA will continue to perform its normal functions through the Y2K critical dates in the year 2000," Mr Toller says.
"Our equipment, systems and buildings can cope with the date rollover and we have extensive back-up plans if outside failures impact on CASA.
"There will be no loss of the information we hold on civil aviation in Australia, including licenses, certificates and approvals.
CASA's Y2K compliance program conforms with the date standards provided by the Federal Government's Office for Government Online.
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