CEO Directions No 2 of 2005
SECTION 183UC OF THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, under section 183UC of the Customs Act 1901, give the following directions concerning the exercise of powers under the Customs Act 1901. 1.        Rules of Engagement (“ROE”) are the framework within which the Australian Customs Service (“Customs”), as an organisation, may use force to achieve an objective. 2.        The planning factors behind the determination of ROE are provided in CEO Order 2 - Rules of Engagement.  CEO Order 2 - Rules of Engagement also provides for the operational aspects of ROE, including clarification of authority, classification of ROE and the consequences of breaches of ROE. 3.        ROE for any Customs operation will be drawn from the menu of ROE operating rules, incorporated in CEO Order 2 - Rules of Engagement.  During Customs operations, Customs officers will only use force where such force is necessary to achieve an objective and where the use of such force is within the limits defined by the ROE, as they are declared for any Customs operation.   These directions take effect on and from registration.   Dated:  5 September 2005   Lionel Barrie Woodward
Chief Executive Officer of Customs