{"id":"F2009L03865","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 5 of 2009","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":81129,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03865-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 5 of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. 5 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 CHS (Design date 11/09)) 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 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":1532},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains strictly limited to its original administrative purpose: approving a translated version of a specific customs form. It does not expand beyond authorising an alternative language format for passenger declarations."},"complexity_factors":["Single paragraph instrument with one clear purpose","No defined terms section","Minimal legislative cross-references (only 3 citations)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document officially approves a specific customs form — the \"Incoming Passenger Card\" (designated No. 15 CHS) — written in **simplified Chinese**.\n\n**Who it affects:** Passengers arriving in Australia on ships or aircraft who speak Chinese, particularly those bringing personal belongings or household items with them.\n\n**Why it matters:** Travellers must declare certain goods when entering Australia. This approval ensures Chinese-speaking passengers can provide required customs information in their own language rather than English when declaring personal effects (belongings) at the border. It removes language barriers for incoming passengers completing customs paperwork."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2009/documents"}}