{"id":"F2010L02564","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 16 of 2010","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":84498,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02564-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 16 of 2010","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. 16 of 2010\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 VIE (Design date 11/10)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the Vietnamese 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: 24 September 2010\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMICHAEL JOSEPH CARMODY\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n \n\n![](image.002.jpeg)\n\n \n\n![](image.003.jpeg)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1463},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains precisely focused on its original purpose: approving a Vietnamese-language incoming passenger card form. There is no expansion beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative instrument","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative instruments","Approves only one specific form","Extremely brief text"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially approves a Vietnamese-language version of the customs **Incoming Passenger Card** (specifically Form No. 15 VIE) for travellers entering Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:** Vietnamese-speaking passengers arriving by ship or aircraft who are bringing **personal or household effects** (personal belongings like clothes, electronics, or furniture) into Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:** When entering Australia, travellers must declare goods they are importing. This instrument ensures that Vietnamese-speaking passengers have access to an official translation of the declaration form, helping them understand their legal obligations and declare items correctly to customs officers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2010","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2010/documents"}}