{"id":"F2005L04020","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 113 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-113-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":39957,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L04020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA","sectionType":"part","heading":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA","content":"# COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"CEO Instrument of Approval No. 113 of 20","sectionType":"part","heading":"CEO Instrument of Approval No. 113 of 2005","content":"## CEO Instrument of Approval No. 113 of 2005","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Customs Act 1901","sectionType":"division","heading":"Customs Act 1901","content":"### Customs Act 1901\n\n    I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A and paragraph 64AB(4A)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “CARGO REPORT (SEA)\" (B351 December 2005) form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating, by document, particulars of:\n\na) all goods that a cargo reporter has arranged to be carried on a ship on a voyage and that are intended to be unloaded from the ship at a port in Australia (whether the first port or any subsequent port on the same voyage), other than goods that are accompanied personal or household effects of a passenger or member of the crew or ship’s stores; and\n\nb) all goods that the cargo reporter has arranged to be carried on a ship and that are intended to be kept on board the ship for shipment to a place outside Australia, other than goods that are accompanied personal or household effects of a passenger or member of the crew or ship’s stores.\n\n    CEO Instrument of Approval No. 81 of 2005 is revoked.\n    This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n    Dated: 7 December 2005\n\n    LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1711},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the administrative function authorised by sections 4A and 64AB(4A)(b) of the Customs Act 1901—approving a specified form for cargo reporting. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clearly defined purpose (approval of one specific form)","Minimal legislative cross-referencing (only enabling provisions cited)","Simple bipartite categorisation of reportable goods (unloading in Australia vs. transiting through)","Straightforward exclusions limited to personal effects and ship's stores","Direct revocation of single predecessor instrument without transitional complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves the CARGO REPORT (SEA) form as the official paperwork for reporting sea cargo to Australian Customs, replacing the prior 2005 approval. It affects shipping companies, cargo reporters and importers, requiring standardised reporting of goods being unloaded in Australia or carried onward, while excluding personal luggage, crew effects and ship stores.\n\nStandardisation helps Customs screen for security, tax and biosecurity risks before goods enter Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-113-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-113-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-113-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-113-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-113-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-113-of-2005/documents"}}