{"id":"F2008B00082","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 13 of 2004","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72323,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00082-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 13 of 2004","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\n \n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\nCEO INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL No. 13 of 2004\n\n \n\nCUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\n \n\n![](image.002.png)![](image.001.png)I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under to section 4A and paragraph 118A(4)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached AIRCRAFT/SHIP OUTWARD MANIFEST (No. B960 (AUG 2004)) as\n\nan approved form for the purposes of making a documentary outward manifest in accordance with section 118A of the Act.\n\n \n\nThis instrument commences on the commencement of item 39 of Schedule 3 to the\n\nCustoms Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated:  9 September 2004\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nLIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD\n\n \n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":967},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow scope of approving a single customs form for outward manifests. No expansion beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose instrument with no operative provisions beyond form approval","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Cross-references only to basic enabling provisions in parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally approves a specific customs form that airlines and shipping companies must use when reporting goods leaving Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Approves the 'AIRCRAFT/SHIP OUTWARD MANIFEST (Form B960, August 2004 version)' as the official form for reporting outgoing cargo\n- Gives legal effect to the form under the Customs Act 1901\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Airlines and shipping companies exporting goods from Australia\n- Customs brokers handling outbound freight\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Before this approval, the form didn't have official legal standing. This instrument makes using Form B960 legally compliant with section 118A of the Customs Act, which requires documentary outward manifests for all goods leaving Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2004","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2004/documents"}}