{"id":"F2012L02026","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 22 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-22-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89968,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02026-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 22 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. 22 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 Japanese 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":1583},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose: approving a specific translated form for passenger customs declarations. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward purpose with no operative provisions beyond the approval itself","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Length of approximately 100 words excluding formalities"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially approves a **Japanese-language version** of the Incoming Passenger Card (Form No. 15) for use at Australian borders.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Gives legal force to a Japanese translation of the standard customs declaration form\n- Allows Japanese-speaking passengers to declare their personal belongings and household items in their own language when arriving by ship or aircraft\n- Ensures compliance with section 71AAAB of the Customs Act, which requires passengers to provide information about goods they bring into Australia\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPassengers arriving in Australia who speak Japanese and are carrying personal effects.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, customs declarations in Japanese would not be legally valid. This instrument ensures non-English speakers can meet their legal obligations to declare goods accurately."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-22-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-22-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-22-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-22-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-22-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-22-of-2012/documents"}}