{"id":"F2005L02438","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 27 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-27-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36980,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02438-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 27 of 2005","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. 27 of 2005\n\nCustoms Act 1901\n\nI, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, 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 03/05)) 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 the day after it is registered.\n\nDated: 24 August 2005\n\nL B WOODWARD\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1777},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the limited administrative function described: approving a specific Arabic-language incoming passenger card form. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original purpose of facilitating customs declarations for Arabic-speaking travelers."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (approval of the specific form)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only cites empowering provisions (s 4A Customs Act 1901 and reg 41 Customs Regulations 1926) without complex cross-referencing","Extremely short length (under 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an administrative approval by the Chief Executive Officer of Customs authorising an Arabic-language version of the Incoming Passenger Card.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Approves form **'No. 15 ARA (Design date 03/05)'** as an official 'Incoming passenger card'\n- The form is in **Arabic** and collects information required under section 71AAAB of the *Customs Act 1901*\n- It is used by passengers arriving by ship or aircraft to declare **accompanied personal or household effects** (personal belongings they have with them)\n\n**Who it affects:**\nArabic-speaking passengers entering Australia who need to declare their personal goods to Customs.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAustralia requires travelers to declare goods they bring into the country. This instrument ensures Arabic-speaking travelers can meet this legal requirement using a form in their own language, rather than being limited to English."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-27-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-27-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-27-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-27-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-27-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-27-of-2005/documents"}}