Australia: 30% Peppol target live for Commonwealth entities, full automation due December 2026
The Commonwealth's adoption-as-default targets reached their first checkpoint on 1 July 2026, from which at least 30% of invoices received by Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entities must be processed through e-invoicing. By December 2026 those entities need fully automated sending and receiving. Australia remains a procurement-led, voluntary market for B2B — there is no general mandate — with the ATO acting as Peppol Authority. Two practical points for suppliers: PINT A-NZ has been the only accepted Peppol format since 15 May 2025, and the ATO has confirmed that an e-invoice is a valid tax invoice even where it does not carry the words 'tax invoice' or 'GST invoice', which removes a common objection from AP teams reviewing structured documents.