{"id":"F2012L02018","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 16 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89956,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02018-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 16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 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. 16 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. 16 (Design date 11/12)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the simplified Chinese 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":1345},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function described: approving a specific bilingual form for passenger declarations. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of facilitating customs processing for non-English speakers."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative approval with no substantive operative provisions","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic statutory authority","Extremely short (one operative paragraph approving an attached form)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** Approves an official arrival form (the \"incoming passenger card\") translated into simplified Chinese for passengers entering Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:** Passengers arriving by ship or aircraft—particularly those who read simplified Chinese—who are bringing personal belongings or household items with them.\n\n**Why it matters:** This allows Chinese-speaking travellers to complete their customs paperwork in their own language rather than English. The approved form (No. 16) collects the same mandatory information about accompanied personal effects required under the Customs Act, but makes the process accessible to non-English speakers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-16-of-2012/documents"}}