Customs' Organisational Structure

 

Governance

Customs has arrangements in place to facilitate the overall monitoring and direction of Customs to ensure effective business performance and governance. Customs has a layered approach to our governance and management committees.

Customs’ Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is comprised of the Comptroller and the two Deputy Comptrollers and provides leadership, strategic direction and top-level decision-making for Customs. ELT also determines and oversees governance structures, systems and practices, and monitors organisational risks. The Senior Management Team (SMT) is comprised of the Comptroller, the Deputy Comptrollers and Group Managers and provides advice and support to ELT. Supporting ELT and SMT are a number of other committees – both standing and project-related – to ensure effective performance, risk management and upstream advice.

The Audit and Risk Committee is a key governance committee. It currently has four internal and two external members and is chaired by the Comptroller of Customs. Its responsibilities include ensuring that there is a comprehensive corporate governance framework in place which is operating effectively and ensuring that significant risks are being addressed.

Customs also leads, or is part of, a number of other inter-agency governance committees. These include the Border Sector Governance Group (BSGG), the Wildlife Enforcement Group Liaison Committee and the National Drug Intelligence Bureau Board of Control.