{"id":"F2015L02073","name":"Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo - Syria) Instrument 2015","slug":"aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-syria-instrument-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93831,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L02073-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo - Syria) Instrument 2015","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nAviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Syria) Instrument 2015\n\nAviation Transport Security Act 2004\n\n_____________________________________________________________________________\n\n \n\nI, Warren Truss, Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, make the following instrument under subsection 65B(1) of the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\n \n\nDated       3   December 2015 \n\n   \n\nWarren Truss\n\nMinister for Infrastructure and Regional Development\n\n\n\n\n1  Name of instrument\n\n  This instrument is the Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Syria) Instrument 2015.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\nNote: Expressions used in this instrument have the same meanings they have in the Act, including the following:\n\n- Australian territory;\n- aviation industry participants;\n- cargo.\n\n\n4  Application\n\n  This instrument applies to aviation industry participants.\n\n5  Prohibited cargo\n\n  A person to whom this instrument applies must not bring, or cause to be brought, into Australian territory cargo that has originated from, or that has transited through, the Syrian Arab Republic.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2328},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope as a targeted security prohibition specifically limited to cargo from or transiting through the Syrian Arab Republic. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this initial security purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only 5 sections total)","Single operative provision with a straightforward prohibition","Minimal defined terms (only 'Act' explicitly defined; other key terms imported from parent legislation)","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic within the prohibition"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does**\n\nThis law bans aviation businesses (such as airlines and airport operators) from bringing any cargo into Australia that originates from Syria or has passed through Syria. It prohibits cargo that comes from the Syrian Arab Republic or has transited through it from entering Australian territory via the aviation system.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nThis applies to \"aviation industry participants\" — a broad term covering airlines, airports, freight handlers, and other businesses regulated under the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis is a national security measure designed to prevent potentially dangerous goods from entering Australia through the aviation cargo system from a high-risk conflict zone."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-syria-instrument-2015","history":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-syria-instrument-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-syria-instrument-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-syria-instrument-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-syria-instrument-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-syria-instrument-2015/documents"}}