Important: Do not use the EFS Upload Template for D2A submissions.​

Entities must use the Excel D2A templates provided by APRA, available on the Alternative submission arrangements for D2A collections page.

Commercial Property

Daily Liquidity Report

DAWR Agricultural Lending

Economic and Financial Statistics

Financial Claims Scheme

International Banking Statistics

Main - Including Advanced ADI return, Annual Risk return, Securitisation and various quarterly returns

Major Bank Levy

Market Risk

Points of Presence

Residential Mortgage Lending

Restricted ADIs

Please find the following support videos located in the Previous Webinars and Recordings section:​

• Submitting EFS data in APRA Connect ​
• Market Risk Excel and Manual Upload​
• Market Risk XML Upload​
• Economic and Financial Statistics Collection in APRA Connect

Economic and Financial Statistics Collection in APRA Connect

APRA will progressively make the support material available prior to the release of collections in the Test environment.​

Throughout 2026, remaining collections on D2A will be migrated to APRA Connect. APRA is providing entities with time to experience collections in the APRA Connect test environment prior to each official collection reporting period in APRA Connect. An opt out approach will apply, allowing entities to continue using alternative reporting arrangements where required.​

Opt-Out Model​

The opt-out model allows entities to continue using alternative reporting arrangements where required. Reminder emails will be sent before return due dates, and entities can choose to opt out of specific returns by responding before the stated deadline. Opt-outs are applied at the individual return level only. If a return is opted out of, it must still be lodged through the Alternate Submission Process.​

Information for RFCs

This presentation provides Registered Financial Corporations with an overview of submitting Economic and Financial Statistics (EFS) forms in APRA Connect, including user authentication, available submission methods, validation processes, and key steps for preparing and lodging regulatory returns.​

Economic and Financial Statistics Collection in APRA Connect​

This video introduces APRA Connect and demonstrates how to enter, validate and submit data for the Economic and Financial Statistics (EFS) Collection migrating from D2A . Intended primarily for Registered Financial Corporations and Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions, it also covers concepts relevant to other reporting entities preparing to use APRA Connect.​

Market Risk Excel and Manual Upload

Using the ADI Market Risk collection, the following video compares the key features in APRA Connect and D2A, introduce new concepts related to the Market Risk collection and demonstrate how to use the Excel upload template for Market Risk.​

Market Risk XML Upload

Using the ADI Market Risk collection, this video demonstrates how to upload and submit in APRA​ Connect using XML or manually entry.​

February 2026: Migration of Direct to APRA (D2A) data to APRA Connect

This industry-wide webinar, recorded on 26 February 2026, provides an overview of APRA’s approach and plan to migrate remaining D2A data collections to APRA Connect by December 2027.​

March 2025: Migration of Direct to APRA (D2A) data to APRA Connect​

Recording of webinar held on 19 March 2025 to provide overview, timeline and demonstration of proof of concept.