{"id":"F2026L00319","name":"Customs (Customs Place—Christmas Island) Approval 2026","slug":"customs-customs-place-christmas-island-approval-2026","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":443218,"registerId":"F2026L00319-fast-fetch-1775958113861","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs (Customs Place—Christmas Island) Approval 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\nLIN26/033\n\n \n\nCustoms (Customs Place—Christmas Island) Approval 2026\n\nI, Gavan Reynolds AO, Comptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service, make the following approval.\n\nDated  19 March 2026\n\n  \n\nGavan Reynolds AO\n\nComptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service\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 of Customs place\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nComptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service Instrument of Approval No. 1 of 2015\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Customs (Customs Place—Christmas Island) Approval 2026.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 183UA(2) of the Customs Act 1901 (C.I.).\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Customs Act 1901 (C.I.).\n\nCustoms place has the same meaning as in subsection 183UA(1) of the Act.\n\nNote: The Customs Act 1901 (C.I.) is the Customs Act 1901 as modified by the Customs Ordinance 1993 (C.I.).\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6 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 of Customs place\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 183UA(1)(f) of the Act, the Christmas Island Post Office located at 3 Jalan Pantai, Christmas Island, Western Australia, with the postcode 6798, is a Customs place.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nComptroller of the Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service Instrument of Approval No. 1 of 2015\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n\n \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":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by its enabling provision (subsection 183UA(2) of the Customs Act 1901 (C.I.))—approving a specific location as a Customs place. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 300 words)","Only 4 defined terms in section 4","Single substantive provision (section 6) with no conditional logic","No cross-references beyond basic citations to the parent Act","Simple structure: name, commencement, authority, definitions, one approval, one repeal"],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument formally designates the Christmas Island Post Office (3 Jalan Pantai) as a Customs place, giving customs officers legal authority to inspect and enforce customs controls on mail and parcels handled there. This affects senders, recipients, Australia Post staff, and customs personnel operating in the Indian Ocean Territories.\n\nIt also repeals the prior 2015 approval, replacing the earlier designation with this updated authorization."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument repeals the 2015 Comptroller approval and re‑issues an approval that designates the Christmas Island Post Office as a Customs place (section 6; Schedule 1). On its face the scope is the same—authorising customs functions at that specific postal location—so this appears to be an administrative replacement rather than an expansion of legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive action: designation of one site as a Customs place (section 6).","Straightforward repeal of a prior instrument rather than layered amendments (Schedule 1).","Cross-reference to external statute: relies on paragraph 183UA(1)(f) and subsection 183UA(2) of the Customs Act 1901 (C.I.) (section 3 and 6).","Definition note: Act is the Customs Act as modified by the Customs Ordinance 1993 (C.I.) (section 4) — requires reading modified text for full effect.","Administrative detail: commencement tied to registration date (section 2), giving a clear operational timing."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally declares the Christmas Island Post Office (3 Jalan Pantai, postcode 6798) to be a \"Customs place\" under the Customs Act 1901 (as modified for the Indian Ocean Territories). It also repeals the 2015 approval it replaces.\n\nThe change matters to customs officers, postal operators, and anyone sending or receiving goods through that post office because it authorises customs powers (inspection, detention, clearance) to be exercised at that specific location and creates an administrative compliance point for operators and users."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-customs-place-christmas-island-approval-2026","history":"/api/acts/customs-customs-place-christmas-island-approval-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-customs-place-christmas-island-approval-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-customs-place-christmas-island-approval-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-customs-place-christmas-island-approval-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-customs-place-christmas-island-approval-2026/documents"}}