{"id":"F2026L00327","name":"Comptroller-General of Customs (International Mail Centres) Approval 2026","slug":"comptroller-general-of-customs-international-mail-centres-approval-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443228,"registerId":"F2026L00327-fast-fetch-1775958118103","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Comptroller-General of Customs (International Mail Centres) Approval 2026","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n\n\n \n\nLIN 25/131\n\n \n\nComptroller-General of Customs (International Mail Centres) Approval 2026\n\nI, Gavan Reynolds AO, Comptroller-General of Custom, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 19 March 2026\n\nSigned.\n\nGavan Reynolds AO\n\nComptroller-General of Customs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Schedules\n\n6 Approval\n\nSchedule 1—International Mail Centres\n\nSchedule 2—Repeals\n\nComptroller-General of Customs (International Mail Centres) Approval 2019\n\n \n\n1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Comptroller-General of Customs (International Mail Centres) Approval 2026.\n\n2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on 13 April 2026.\n\n3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsection 183UA(2) of the Customs Act 1901.\n\n4 Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in subsection 183UA(1) of the Act, including Customs place.\n\n In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Customs Act 1901.\n\n5 Schedules\n\n Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6 Approval\n\n For the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of Customs place in subsection 183UA(1) of the Act, a place specified in column 1 of an item in the table in Schedule 1 to this instrument, and located at the street address in column 2 of the same table item, is approved as a place for the examination of international mail.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—International Mail Centres\n\n \n\n| Item | Column 1
Name of place | Column 2
Street address of place | Column 3
Depot licence No. of place
(for information only) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Sydney Gateway Facility | 21-65 Factory Street
CLYDE NSW 2142 | D999E |\n| 2. | Melbourne Gateway Facility | 13-23 Apac Drive
MELBOURNE AIRPORT VIC 3045 | FQ10P |\n| 3. | Brisbane Gateway Facility | 25-27 Qantas Drive
BRISBANE AIRPORT QLD 4007 | DY98E |\n| 4. | Brisbane North Parcel Facility | 29 Boronia Road
BRISBANE AIRPORT QLD 4008 | |\n\n\nNote: Any information in column 3 of a table item is for information only.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 2—Repeals\n\nComptroller-General of Customs (International Mail Centres) Approval 2019\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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: designating specific physical locations as approved sites for customs examination of international mail. The 2026 version updates the list of facilities (adding Brisbane North Parcel Facility, updating names/addresses) but does not expand the scope beyond the original intent of approving mail examination locations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms ('Act' and reference to existing definitions in the parent Act)","Simple structure: name, commencement, authority, definitions, schedules, approval clause","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Single cross-reference to Customs Act 1901, subsection 183UA(2) (enabling power) and subsection 183UA(1) (definitions)","Schedule 1 consists of a straightforward table with 3 columns and 4 rows","Schedule 2 is a simple repeal of the previous 2019 instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This approval formally designates four specific facilities — Sydney Gateway (Clyde NSW), Melbourne Gateway (Melbourne Airport VIC), Brisbane Gateway (Brisbane Airport QLD) and Brisbane North Parcel Facility (Brisbane Airport QLD) — as “International Mail Centres” where customs officers may lawfully examine incoming and outgoing international mail under the Customs Act 1901.\n\nIt affects Australia Post and other mail handlers, customs officers, and senders/receivers of international mail, and replaces the 2019 approval by updating the authorised facilities (including the added Brisbane North Parcel Facility)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the entire 2019 approval and restates which sites are approved as Customs places for examination of international mail under s183UA(1)(f). Practically, it updates the list of approved locations (names, street addresses and depot licence references) and therefore changes where the Customs power to examine international mail applies compared with the repealed instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow administrative purpose: purely a location approval under subsection 183UA(2) of the Customs Act 1901","Operative effect expressed via schedules (list of places and addresses) rather than layered provisions","Formal repeal of a single prior instrument (Comptroller‑General of Customs (International Mail Centres) Approval 2019)","Reliance on statutory definition of 'Customs place' in subsection 183UA(1) (external interpretive dependency)","Minimal discretion expressed in the instrument itself — decision-making authority resides in the Comptroller‑General per the Act","Clear commencement date and limited operational complexity for administrators"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made under subsection 183UA(2) of the Customs Act 1901, formally approves four specified facilities as 'Customs places' where international mail may be examined and records their street addresses and depot licence information. It begins on 13 April 2026. \n\nImporters, couriers, depot operators and recipients using those sites will have international mail subject to Customs examination at those locations; the Comptroller‑General decides the approvals. The instrument also repeals the 2019 approval and replaces it with this updated list."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-international-mail-centres-approval-2026","history":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-international-mail-centres-approval-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-international-mail-centres-approval-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-international-mail-centres-approval-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-international-mail-centres-approval-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-international-mail-centres-approval-2026/documents"}}