{"id":"F2017L01392","name":"Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Turkey) Instrument 2017","slug":"aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-turkey-instrument-2017","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144213,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01392-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of instrument","content":"#### 1 Name of instrument\n\n  This instrument is the Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo—Turkey) Instrument 2017.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 3 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.\n\n> Electromechanical device means an item of cargo greater than one kilogram in weight that incorporates an electric motor. An electromechanical device includes a whole device or separate components shipped together that, when assembled, constitute an electromechanical device.\n\n> Note: Expressions used in this instrument have the same meanings they have in the Act, including the following:\n\n> Australian territory;\n\n> aviation industry participant;\n\n> cargo.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application","content":"#### 4 Application\n\n  This instrument applies to aviation industry participants.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibited cargo","content":"#### 5 Prohibited cargo\n\n  A person to whom this instrument applies must not bring, or cause to be brought, into Australian territory cargo consisting of an electromechanical device that has originated from, or that has transited or transferred through, the Republic of Turkey.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, targeted scope consistent with its title and apparent original intent. It addresses a specific security concern regarding cargo from Turkey without expanding into broader regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 defined terms in the instrument itself (Act, Electromechanical device, plus incorporated terms from the parent Act)","Single operative provision (section 5) with straightforward prohibition","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act definitions","Simple conditional structure: if cargo = electromechanical device + from/through Turkey → prohibited","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Total length: 5 short sections spanning approximately 200 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This law bans air cargo of electromechanical devices (items over 1 kg containing an electric motor) originating in or transiting through Turkey from entering Australia and its external territories. It targets aviation industry participants—airlines, freight forwarders and related businesses—so as to reduce aviation security risks by preventing potentially dangerous electronic items from being flown into Australian territory. Passenger baggage is not covered."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises the power in the Aviation Transport Security Act to specify prohibited cargo; it does not amend the Act or broaden regulatory powers. Mechanically it adds a single, country‑specific ban (s.5) while relying on Act definitions (s.3 note) and applying to aviation industry participants (s.4). Who pays: carriers, freight forwarders and agents bear compliance, documentation and potential rerouting costs (s.4–5). Who decides: the instrument (executive/regulatory actor) prescribes the prohibition; enforcement is via the Act's existing mechanisms. Key trade-offs: reduced import pathways for targeted items versus administrative and operational burdens on industry to verify origin/transit and weight (s.3, s.5)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive scope: single commodity class (electromechanical devices) tied to one country (Turkey) (s.5).","Clear definitional threshold (electromechanical device > 1 kg) but requires verification of weight and whether components together form a device (s.3).","Traceability requirement: prohibition applies where cargo 'originated from, transited or transferred through' Turkey, imposing record-keeping and supply‑chain tracing burdens (s.5).","Wide application to all aviation industry participants creates distributed compliance obligations across carriers, forwarders and agents (s.4, s.5).","Immediate commencement on registration reduces lead time for operational adjustments (s.2).","Instrument relies on Act definitions and enforcement mechanisms in the Aviation Transport Security Act 2004, creating interpretive and enforcement dependency on the principal Act (s.3 note).","Prohibition wording ('must not bring, or cause to be brought') captures direct and indirect actors, expanding practical compliance scope beyond consignors to intermediaries (s.5)."],"plain_english_summary":"**Summary:** This instrument bans aviation industry participants from bringing into Australia any electromechanical device (over 1 kg) that originated in, transited, or transferred through Turkey. It affects airlines, freight forwarders, shippers and cargo agents by creating a categorical prohibition on specified cargo movements and imposing compliance, documentation and routing responsibilities on those handling such items."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-turkey-instrument-2017","history":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-turkey-instrument-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-turkey-instrument-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-turkey-instrument-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-turkey-instrument-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-turkey-instrument-2017/documents"}}