{"id":"F2026L00283","name":"Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Yemen) Instrument 2026","slug":"aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443206,"registerId":"F2026L00283-fast-fetch-1775958105970","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Yemen) Instrument 2026","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLIN 26/030\n\n \n\nAviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Yemen) Instrument 2026\n\nI, Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 17 March 2026\n\nTony Burke\n\nMinister for Home Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Application\n\n6  Prohibited cargo\n\n7  Schedules\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nAviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Yemen) Instrument 2015\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Yemen) Instrument 2026.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on 1 April 2026.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 65B(1) of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004, including the following:\n\n(a) Australian territory;\n\n(b) aviation industry participant;\n\n(c) cargo.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\n5  Application\n\n  This instrument applies to aviation industry participants.\n\n6  Prohibited cargo\n\n  A person to whom this instrument applies must not bring, or cause to be brought, into Australian territory cargo that has originated from, or that has transited through, the Republic of Yemen.\n\n7  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nAviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Yemen) Instrument 2015\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument repeals the Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Yemen) Instrument 2015 (Schedule 1) and restates a prohibition on cargo originating from or transiting through the Republic of Yemen (s6). The text does not add new categories or exceptions; any material change from the 2015 instrument is not reflected in this instrument's text and would require comparison with the repealed instrument to determine differences."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive prohibition (s6) — narrow subject matter reduces legal complexity.","Dependence on defined terms in the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 (s4) — interpretation of 'aviation industry participant' and 'cargo' sits in the Act, adding cross-reference complexity.","Compliance and operational burden (s6, s5) — businesses must verify origin/transit and refuse cargo, creating practical verification and logistics costs.","No enforcement or penalty provisions in the instrument — enforcement detail must be located in the Act or elsewhere, requiring cross-checking.","Repeal of prior instrument (Schedule 1) — creates need to confirm transitional arrangements or differences with the 2015 instrument outside this text.","Clear commencement date (s2) — gives a short window for operational adjustments.","Statutory source and delegated rulemaking (s3) — legal validity depends on subsection 65B(1) of the Act, so challenge points are constrained to that statutory power."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument bans aviation industry participants from bringing into Australian territory any cargo that originated from, or transited through, the Republic of Yemen (s6). It takes effect on 1 April 2026 (s2) and replaces the 2015 instrument (Schedule 1). Regulated businesses must screen and refuse such shipments, shifting verification, rerouting and logistical costs onto carriers, freight forwarders and consignees. The rule was made by the Minister under subsection 65B(1) of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004 (s3)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the same scope as its predecessor (the 2015 instrument it repeals). It continues the existing prohibition on Yemeni cargo without expanding to new countries, new transport modes, or additional regulatory requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 7 sections plus a single repeal schedule)","No defined terms in section 4 — only points to definitions in the parent Act","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward prohibition","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic","No cross-references beyond the empowering provision (subsection 65B(1)) and general Act definitions","Simple repeal of one previous instrument in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument imposes a blanket ban on air cargo originating in or transiting through Yemen from entering Australian territory. It applies to all aviation industry participants involved in handling or transporting freight under Australia’s aviation security regime.\n\nAdopted as a national security measure over terrorism risks, it replaces a 2015 instrument and signals ongoing, tightened cargo controls."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2026","history":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2026/documents"}}