{"id":"F2009L03863","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 3 of 2009","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":81127,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03863-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 3 of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. 3 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 ARA (Design date 11/09)) 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: 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":1201},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function described—approving a specific Arabic-language form (No. 15 ARA) for incoming passenger declarations. There is no expansion beyond the original purpose of form approval under the empowering provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (single operative paragraph)","No interpretation section or defined terms","Single, specific approval with no conditional logic","Minimal cross-references (only cites empowering provision and regulation)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially approves an Arabic-language version of the \"incoming passenger card\" that travelers complete when arriving in Australia by ship or aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Passengers entering Australia who speak Arabic and are carrying personal or household belongings with them.\n\n**Why it matters:** Normally, these declaration forms must be completed in English. This approval allows Arabic-speaking travelers to provide the required customs information in their own language when declaring goods they are bringing into the country. It is an administrative approval made by the Customs CEO under powers granted by the *Customs Act 1901*."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2009/documents"}}