{"id":"F2015L01724","name":"Comptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service Instrument of Approval No. 1 of 2015","slug":"comptroller-of-the-indian-ocean-territories-customs-service-instrument-of-approval-no-1-of-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93528,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01724-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Comptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service Instrument of Approval No. 1 of 2015","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\nComptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service Instrument of Approval No. 1 of 2015\n\n \n\nCustoms Act 1901 (C.I)\n\n \n\nI, ROMAN QUAEDVLIEG, Comptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service, under subsection 183UA(2) of the Customs Act 1901(C.I) (the Act), approve for the purposes of paragraph (f) of the definition of ‘Customs place’ in subsection 183UA(1), the following place to be a place for the examination of international mail:\n\n \n\nChristmas Island Post Office\n\nCanberra Place\n\nCHRISTMAS ISLAND WA 6798\n\n \n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n \n\nDated: 28 October 2015\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nROMAN QUAEDVLIEG\n\nComptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1277},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument retains its original, narrow administrative purpose: approving a single physical location for customs examinations. It has not expanded to include additional locations, functions, or legal mechanisms beyond the specific post office approval."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision designating one specific street address","No defined terms, schedules, or technical appendices","No conditional logic, exceptions, or 'if/then' provisions","Relies entirely on existing definitions in the parent Customs Act","Document contains fewer than 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially adds the **Christmas Island Post Office** to the list of places where customs officers can legally examine international mail.\n\nUnder customs law, officers can only open and inspect mail at specific approved locations called 'Customs places'. This instrument designates the post office at Canberra Place, Christmas Island, as one of those approved locations.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Customs officers can now legally inspect international mail arriving at or leaving from the Christmas Island Post Office\n- This helps authorities detect prohibited items (such as drugs, weapons, or undeclared goods) in the postal system\n- The approval applies only to this specific address and does not affect other post offices or territories"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/comptroller-of-the-indian-ocean-territories-customs-service-instrument-of-approval-no-1-of-2015","history":"/api/acts/comptroller-of-the-indian-ocean-territories-customs-service-instrument-of-approval-no-1-of-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/comptroller-of-the-indian-ocean-territories-customs-service-instrument-of-approval-no-1-of-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/comptroller-of-the-indian-ocean-territories-customs-service-instrument-of-approval-no-1-of-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/comptroller-of-the-indian-ocean-territories-customs-service-instrument-of-approval-no-1-of-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/comptroller-of-the-indian-ocean-territories-customs-service-instrument-of-approval-no-1-of-2015/documents"}}