{"id":"F2012L01747","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 3 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89716,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01747-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 3 of 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. 3 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 CHS (Design date 09/12)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the simplified Chinese 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":1057},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited administrative function described in its preamble—approving a Chinese-language version of the incoming passenger card for use by arriving passengers. It has not expanded beyond this specific form approval."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (single paragraph of operative text)","Single, clear purpose (approving one specific form in one language)","No conditional provisions, exceptions, or limitations beyond the commencement date","Only references empowering provisions (section 4A and regulation 41) without complex cross-referencing","No defined terms or interpretative provisions requiring legal analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves a specific customs form for use in **simplified Chinese**. It allows Chinese-speaking passengers arriving in Australia by ship or aircraft to complete their incoming passenger card in Chinese rather than English.\n\nSpecifically, it approves **Form No. 15 CHS** (design date 09/12) as the \"Incoming passenger card\" for providing information about personal belongings and household items being brought into Australia. This helps passengers who speak Chinese understand and comply with customs requirements when declaring goods under section 71AAAB of the *Customs Act 1901*.\n\nThe approval ensures non-English speaking travelers can complete necessary paperwork accurately when entering Australia with their personal effects (baggage and household items they bring with them)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-3-of-2012/documents"}}