{"id":"F2012L02015","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 14 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-14-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89950,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02015-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 14 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. 14 of 2012\n\nCustoms Act 1901\n\nI, MICHAEL PEZZULLO, Acting 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 11/12)) 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 the day after it is registered.\n\nDated: 2 Oct 2012\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMICHAEL PEZZULLO\n\nActing Chief 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":1708},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains a narrow, administrative scope limited to approving a single customs form. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of validating the incoming passenger card for customs declarations."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose: approval of one specific form only","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites enabling section and regulation)","Operative text contained in a single paragraph"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally approves the **incoming passenger card** (Form No. 15, dated 11/12) that travellers complete when arriving in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Authorises the specific paper form used by passengers to declare personal belongings and household goods they are bringing into the country\n- Ensures the form legally satisfies the requirements under the Customs Act for reporting imported goods carried by passengers\n- Validates the form as an official way to provide customs information in English\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- International passengers arriving in Australia by ship or aircraft\n- Australian Border Force officers who collect and process these declarations\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, the arrival cards filled out by millions of travellers would not meet legal standards for customs reporting. This instrument ensures the standard declaration form has legal force."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-14-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-14-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-14-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-14-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-14-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-14-of-2012/documents"}}