{"id":"F2015L01498","name":"Comptroller-General of Customs Instrument of Approval No. 20 of 2015","slug":"comptroller-general-of-customs-instrument-of-approval-no-20-of-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173062,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01498-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Comptroller-General of Customs Instrument of Approval No. 20 of 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\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\nComptroller‑General of Customs Instrument of Approval No. 20 of 2015\n\n \n\nCustoms Act 1901\n\n \n\nI, ROMAN QUAEDVLIEG, Comptroller‑General of Customs, under section 4A of the Customs Act 1901, approve the attached “VISUAL EXAMINATION APPLICATION” statement as an approved statement for the purposes of communicating electronically to the Department, an application for permission to examine goods in the presence of an officer of Customs in accordance with section 71L of that Act.\n\n \n\nThis Instrument commences on 1 October 2015.\n\n \n\nDated:  18 September 2015\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nROMAN QUAEDVLIEG\n\nComptroller‑General of Customs\n\n# VISUAL EXAMINATION APPLICATION\n\n \n\nApproved Statement ‑ Customs Act 1901 subsection 71L(1)\n\n \n\n| Item No. | Short title | Information required |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Visual Exam Indicator | Indicate whether you wish to examine the goods subject to this declaration in the presence of an officer of Customs. |\n|  |  |  |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1274},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of approving a single electronic statement for visual examination applications under section 71L of the Customs Act 1901."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument approving only one electronic form","Contains only one data field (Visual Exam Indicator)","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements beyond the form approval"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This instrument creates an official, electronic form that importers or customs brokers must use when they want to physically examine their imported goods while a Customs officer watches.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone importing goods into Australia who needs to inspect the cargo before it clears Customs (for example, to check for damage or verify contents) and wants to do this examination in the presence of an officer.\n\n**Why it matters:** It standardises how traders request a \"visual examination\" under section 71L of the Customs Act 1901. Instead of using paper or informal methods, traders must now use this specific electronic \"Visual Examination Application\" statement — essentially indicating yes or no to whether they want to examine the goods with an officer present."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-instrument-of-approval-no-20-of-2015","history":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-instrument-of-approval-no-20-of-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-instrument-of-approval-no-20-of-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-instrument-of-approval-no-20-of-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-instrument-of-approval-no-20-of-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/comptroller-general-of-customs-instrument-of-approval-no-20-of-2015/documents"}}