{"id":"F2015L02056","name":"Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo - Yemen) Instrument 2015","slug":"aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93816,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L02056-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aviation Transport Security (Prohibited Cargo - Yemen) 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—Yemen) 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 — Yemen) 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 Republic of Yemen.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1121},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope of prohibiting Yemen-originated or transited cargo from entering Australian territory via aviation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections with minimal text","Single substantive prohibition with no exceptions or conditions","Only one defined term ('Act')","No cross-references beyond the parent Act","No conditional logic or regulatory mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This law bans air cargo from Yemen from entering Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:** Airlines and other aviation businesses (called 'aviation industry participants' in the legislation).\n\n**The rule:** These businesses are prohibited from bringing — or arranging to bring — any cargo into Australian territory if that cargo originated in Yemen or passed through Yemen on its journey.\n\n**Why it matters:** This was introduced as a security measure in response to the conflict in Yemen, preventing potentially dangerous items from entering Australia via air freight routes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2015","history":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aviation-transport-security-prohibited-cargo-yemen-instrument-2015/documents"}}