{"id":"F2012L01754","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 2 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89721,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01754-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 2 of 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. 2 of 2012\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 ARA (Design date 09/12)) 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 1 September 2012.\n\nDated: 16 August 2012\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nMICHAEL JOSEPH CARMODY\n\nChief 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":1102},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of approving a translated version of a customs form under the specific empowering provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision approving one specific form","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only empowering provisions cited)","Instrument length of approximately 150 words"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis instrument approves an Arabic-language version of the \"Incoming Passenger Card\" — the form travelers complete when arriving in Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nArabic-speaking passengers arriving by ship or aircraft who are bringing personal belongings or household items into Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt allows travelers to provide customs information in Arabic rather than English, making the declaration process more accessible and helping ensure accurate reporting of goods to Australian Customs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-2-of-2012/documents"}}