{"id":"F2012L01762","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 13 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89731,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01762-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 13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 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. 13 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 (Design date 09/12)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the English 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":1639},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of approving the Incoming Passenger Card form for customs declarations regarding accompanied personal effects."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (approval of one specific form)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-references (only cites enabling legislation)","Extremely short (under 200 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves the official **Incoming Passenger Card** (Form No. 15, design date 09/12) that international travelers complete when arriving in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Authorizes the specific paper or digital card used to declare personal belongings and household items you're carrying with you (not items sent separately by sea or air freight)\n- Satisfies the legal requirement under the *Customs Act 1901* for passengers to provide information about their accompanied goods to border officials\n- Ensures the form meets the standard for collecting details in English\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Passengers arriving in Australia by ship or aircraft who bring personal items with them\n- Australian Border Force officers who process these declarations\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, the passenger card wouldn't legally satisfy the requirement to declare goods, potentially causing delays or penalties for travelers who fail to properly report what they're bringing into the country."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-13-of-2012/documents"}}