{"id":"F2012L02025","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 21 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-21-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89966,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02025-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 21 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. 21 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 Italian 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 registration.\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":1449},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument operates strictly within the scope of the empowering provisions (section 4A of the Customs Act 1901 and regulation 41 of the Customs Regulations 1926), which authorise the CEO to approve forms for passenger information. The approval of an Italian-language version of the incoming passenger card for section 71AAAB purposes represents a direct exercise of that delegated power without expansion beyond the original statutory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose administrative approval with no operative provisions beyond form endorsement","No defined terms, conditional logic, or exceptions within the instrument","Straightforward exercise of delegation under section 4A of the Customs Act 1901","Length of approximately 100 words with clear, unambiguous language"],"plain_english_summary":"This document approves an Italian-language version of Australia's incoming passenger card.\n\n**What it does:**\nIt gives official approval to Form No. 15 (dated 11/12) — the incoming passenger card — so it can be used in **Italian** to declare personal belongings.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nItalian-speaking passengers arriving in Australia by ship or aircraft who are bringing personal or household items with them (such as luggage and personal effects).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nNormally, customs declarations must be completed in English. This instrument allows Italian speakers to provide required information about goods they are carrying in their own language, making the customs clearance process more accessible for Italian-speaking travellers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-21-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-21-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-21-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-21-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-21-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-21-of-2012/documents"}}