{"id":"F2012L02016","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 15 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-15-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89952,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02016-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 15 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. 15 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 Arabic 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":1766},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose of approving a specific Arabic-language translation of the incoming passenger card. It has not expanded beyond the administrative function of form approval under section 4A of the Customs Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single paragraph of operative provisions","Only two cross-references to parent legislation (section 4A and regulation 41)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or defined terms","Straightforward administrative approval with no policy discretion exercised"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves a specific incoming passenger card form (version No. 15) for use in **Arabic**.\n\nWhen international travellers arrive in Australia by ship or aircraft, they must declare any personal or household items they're bringing with them. This approval allows the required declaration form to be completed in Arabic, rather than English.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Authorises Form No. 15 (dated 11/12) as an official form\n- Allows Arabic-speaking passengers to provide required customs information in their own language\n- Applies to personal belongings (clothes, personal electronics, etc.) that passengers carry with them\n\n**Who made it:** The Acting Chief Executive Officer of Customs (Michael Pezzullo) in October 2012, using powers under the Customs Act 1901."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-15-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-15-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-15-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-15-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-15-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-15-of-2012/documents"}}