{"id":"F2006B11626","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 42 of 2002","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-42-of-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":57594,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B11626-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 42 of 2002","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nCEO INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL No. 42 of 2002\n\nCUSTOMS ACT 1901\n\nI, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under subparagraph 64ACA(2)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), hereby approve the “Advance Passenger Processing” system described below as an electronic system for operators of aircraft due to arrive at Australia to give a report to the Australian Customs Service on passengers on board the aircraft.\n\n    DESCRIPTION OF APP SYSTEM\n\nThe Advance Passenger Processing (APP) system provides a message based interface between an air service system and the request capture system. It is used by air service operators to send advance passenger information to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and the Australian Customs Service.\n\nThe electronic system is approved for use on and from 5 January 2003.\n\n    Dated: 4 December 2002\n\n    LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD\n    Chief Executive Officer of Customs","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2463},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of approving the Advance Passenger Processing system. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond this specific electronic reporting approval for aircraft operators."},"complexity_factors":["Single purpose instrument (only approves one specific system)","No interpretation section or defined terms","Only one legislative reference (section 64ACA(2)(b) of the Customs Act 1901)","No conditions, exceptions, or procedural requirements imposed","Extremely short length (under 200 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves the **Advance Passenger Processing (APP)** system — an electronic messaging platform that allows airlines to send passenger information to Australian Customs and Immigration **before** their aircraft land in Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Airlines and aircraft operators flying to Australia\n- Australian Customs Service (now the Australian Border Force)\n- Department of Immigration (now part of the Department of Home Affairs)\n\n**What it does:**\n- Authorises airlines to use the APP system to report passenger lists electronically instead of (or alongside) traditional paper methods\n- Provides a message-based interface between airline systems and government border control systems\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis approval allows the government to conduct pre-arrival security, immigration, and customs checks on passengers while they are still in flight. This helps identify risks before arrival and streamlines the border clearance process for legitimate travelers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-42-of-2002","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-42-of-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-42-of-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-42-of-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-42-of-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-42-of-2002/documents"}}