{"id":"F2012L01750","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 5 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89718,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01750-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 5 of 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. 5 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 FRE (Design date 09/12)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the French 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":1240},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow administrative function stated: approving a specific French-language form for passenger declarations. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete administrative action (form approval)","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites enabling section and regulation)","Extremely short substantive content (one paragraph)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves a **French-language version** of the incoming passenger card for travelers arriving in Australia.\n\nWhen you enter Australia by plane or ship, you must fill out a card declaring what you're bringing with you. This document officially approves Form No. 15 FRE—a French-language version of that card—so French-speaking passengers can complete their customs declarations in their own language.\n\n**Who it affects:** Passengers arriving in Australia who speak French and need to declare personal belongings or household items they are bringing with them (rather than shipping separately).\n\n**Why it matters:** It ensures French-speaking travelers can legally provide required customs information in French, removing language barriers for declaring personal effects at the border."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-5-of-2012/documents"}}