{"id":"F2005L02481","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 40 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-40-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37139,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02481-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 40 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. 40 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 (the Regulations), approve the attached \"Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement\" form (No. B534 (6/00) Simplified Chinese) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the simplified Chinese language, information required under section 71AAAB of the Act and regulation 41 of the Regulations in relation to goods that are the unaccompanied personal or household effects of a passenger.\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\n![](image.001.png)\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n![](image.004.png)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1450},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope of approving a specific bilingual form for unaccompanied personal effects declarations. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original purpose of facilitating Chinese-language customs documentation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (approval of one specific form)","No definitions or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or limitations beyond the specific purpose","Minimal cross-references (only empowering provisions: s 4A and s 71AAAB of the Act, and reg 41 of the Regulations)","Extremely short (single page instrument)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves a specific customs form in **Simplified Chinese** for passengers bringing personal belongings into Australia separately from themselves.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Approves Form B534 (version 6/00) in Simplified Chinese as an official customs form\n- Allows passengers to complete their \"Unaccompanied Personal Effects Statement\" in Chinese rather than English\n- Covers personal or household items that arrive separately from the passenger (e.g., shipped furniture or luggage)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Passengers arriving in Australia with unaccompanied personal effects who prefer to complete customs documentation in Simplified Chinese\n- Customs officials processing these declarations\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Removes language barriers for Chinese-speaking travellers\n- Ensures customs compliance for personal belongings shipped separately from the traveller"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-40-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-40-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-40-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-40-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-40-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-40-of-2005/documents"}}