COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Comptroller‑General of Customs Instrument of Approval No. 9 of 2015

Customs Act 1901

I, ROMAN QUAEDVLIEG, Comptroller‑General of Customs, under section 4A of the Customs Act 1901 (the Customs Act), approve the attached “PERSONS ENGAGED TO UNLOAD CARGO” statement as an approved statement for the purposes of communicating electronically to the Department, particulars of:

(a) in the case of a ship ‑ the stevedore with whom the operator has entered into a contract for the unloading of the cargo from the ship at a place in Australia; or

(b) in the case of an aircraft ‑‑ the depot operator who will first receive cargo after it has been unloaded from an aircraft at a place in Australia.

The communication of the electronic particulars in both of the circumstances above are in accordance with subsection 64AAC(3) of the Customs Act.

This Instrument commences on 1 October 2015.

Dated: 18 September 2015

ROMAN QUAEDVLIEG

Comptroller‑General of Customs

Persons engaged to unload cargo

Approved statement ‑ Customs Act 1901 subsection 64AAC(3)

Item No.	Short title	Information required
1	Sender Reference	The identifier assigned by the person communicating the report to identify (and distinguish from others) the report and all subsequent amendments to the report.
2	Sender Reference Version	The numeric identifier assigned by the person communicating the report to identify the version of the report or sequence of related reports.
3	Stevedore ID	If the cargo was imported by sea ‑ the ABN or CCID assigned to the stevedore who will be unloading the goods on board the ship at the port.
4	Stevedore Establishment ID	If the cargo was imported by sea ‑ the identifier of the stevedore establishment that will be unloading the goods when the ship arrives at the port.
5	Discharge CTO Identifier	If the cargo was imported by air ‑ the identifier of the cargo terminal operator (CTO) who will first receive the goods after it has been unloaded from the aircraft when it arrives at the airport.