{"id":"F2005L00336","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 5 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33929,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00336-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 5 of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. 5 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 VIE (Design date 03/05)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the Vietnamese language, information required under section 71 of the Act in relation to imported goods that are accompanied personal or household effects of a passenger of a ship or aircraft.\n\nCEO Instrument of Approval No. 11 of 2003, dated 28 July 2003, which approved the “Incoming passenger card” form (No. 15 VIE (Design date 07/03)) is revoked.\n\nThis instrument commences on 22 February 2005.\n\nDated: 16 February 2005\n\nL B WOODWARD\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n![](image.002.png)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1269},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its narrow administrative purpose of approving a specific bilingual form for customs declarations. It operates exactly as intended under the empowering provisions of the Customs Act 1901 and Customs Regulations 1926, with no expansion beyond form approval."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision approving one specific form","No defined terms or interpretation section","Straightforward revocation of one previous instrument without transitional arrangements","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond the empowering section","Document length of approximately 150 words"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document approves a specific customs form—the \"Incoming passenger card\" (Form No. 15 VIE, dated March 2005)—for use by Vietnamese-speaking travellers entering Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:** Passengers arriving by ship or aircraft who speak Vietnamese and are bringing personal belongings or household items with them.\n\n**Why it matters:** It allows travellers to complete their customs declarations in Vietnamese rather than English. The form collects information about imported goods required under the Customs Act. This instrument replaces an earlier 2003 version of the same form and ensures Vietnamese-speaking passengers can comply with customs requirements in their own language."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2005/documents"}}