{"id":"F2010L02559","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 11 of 2010","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-11-of-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":84493,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02559-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 11 of 2010","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nCEO Instrument of Approval No. 11 of 2010\n\nCustoms Act 1901\n\nI, MICHAEL JOSEPH CARMODY, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act) and regulation 41 of the Customs Regulations 1926, hereby approve the attached “Incoming passenger card” form (No. 15 JAP (Design date 11/10)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the Japanese language, information required under section 71AAAB of the Act in relation to imported goods that are accompanied personal or household effects of a passenger of a ship or aircraft.\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\nDated: 24 September 2010\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMICHAEL JOSEPH CARMODY\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n \n\n![](image.002.jpeg)\n\n \n\n![](image.003.jpeg)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1354},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of approving a specific Japanese language incoming passenger card. There is no expansion beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward approval of one specific form","No conditional logic, exceptions, or limitations beyond the form itself","No defined terms or interpretation section","Only references to empowering provisions (section 4A of Customs Act and regulation 41 of Customs Regulations) and the operative provision (section 71AAAB)","Extremely narrow scope limited to Japanese language passenger cards"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives legal approval to a Japanese language version of Australia's incoming passenger card.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Approves \"Incoming passenger card\" form No. 15 JAP (dated 11/10) as an official legal form\n- Allows passengers to provide customs information in **Japanese** rather than English\n- Covers personal or household items (accompanied baggage) that passengers bring into Australia\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Japanese-speaking passengers arriving by ship or aircraft\n- Airlines and shipping companies that distribute passenger cards\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, customs declarations completed in Japanese would not meet legal requirements. This ensures Japanese speakers can understand and complete their customs paperwork accurately while satisfying Australian customs laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-11-of-2010","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-11-of-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-11-of-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-11-of-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-11-of-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-11-of-2010/documents"}}