{"id":"F2012L01760","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 12 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-12-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89727,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01760-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 12 of 2012","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. 12 of 2012\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 SPA (Design date 09/12)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the Spanish 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 1 September 2012.\n\nDated: 16 August 2012\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMICHAEL JOSEPH CARMODY\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n![](image.002.jpeg)\n\n![](image.003.jpeg)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2494},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of approving a Spanish-language incoming passenger card form. There is no expansion beyond the specific administrative function of form approval authorised by the empowering provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Zero defined terms in the instrument","Single paragraph operative provision","Only two legislative references (section 4A and regulation 41)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Narrow administrative scope limited to approving one specific form (No. 15 SPA)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis instrument approves a Spanish-language version of the Incoming Passenger Card used by people entering Australia.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Spanish-speaking passengers arriving in Australia by ship or aircraft\n- Travellers bringing personal belongings or household items (known as \"accompanied personal effects\")\n\n**Why it matters**\n- It authorises Form No. 15 SPA as an official customs document\n- Passengers can complete their customs declarations in Spanish rather than English\n- This helps ensure travellers understand their legal obligation to declare imported personal items when going through customs\n\nThe instrument operates under the *Customs Act 1901* and approves the form for providing information required under section 71AAAB (the section requiring passengers to report goods they bring into Australia)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-12-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-12-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-12-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-12-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-12-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-12-of-2012/documents"}}