{"id":"F2009L03862","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 2 of 2009","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":81126,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03862-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 2 of 2009","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. 2 of 2009\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 11/09)) 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: 8 October 2009\n\nMICHAEL PEZZULLO\n\nActing Chief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n![](image.002.jpeg)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1262},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative instrument that performs exactly the function described in its enabling provisions—approving a customs form for passenger declarations. The scope remains limited to the specific approval of Form No. 15."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision approving one specific form","No conditional logic or exceptions","Only references enabling legislation (section 4A and regulation 41) and the specific form identifier","Extremely short (under 200 words of operative text)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally approves a specific **Incoming Passenger Card** (Form No. 15, dated 11/09) for use by people arriving in Australia by ship or aircraft.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Gives legal approval to the specific form that passengers fill out to declare personal belongings and household items they're bringing into Australia\n- Ensures the form meets the legal requirements for providing information in English under the Customs Act\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Passengers arriving in Australia on international flights or cruises\n- Customs officers who process these declarations\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, the form wouldn't legally satisfy the requirement for passengers to declare their goods. This ensures there's a valid, standardized way for travelers to tell Customs what they're bringing into the country."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2009/documents"}}