{"id":"F2005L02999","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 78 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-78-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37870,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02999-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA","sectionType":"part","heading":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA","content":"# COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"CEO Instrument of Approval No. 78 of 200","sectionType":"part","heading":"CEO Instrument of Approval No. 78 of 2005","content":"## CEO Instrument of Approval No. 78 of 2005","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Customs Act 1901","sectionType":"division","heading":"Customs Act 1901","content":"### Customs Act 1901\n\n    I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A and paragraph 64AA(6)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “ARRIVAL REPORT (AIR) (B358 September 2005)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating, by document, particulars of the arrival of an aircraft at an airport in Australia.\n\n    This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n    Dated: 28 September 2005\n\n    LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD\n\nChief Executive Officer of Customs\n\n![](image.001.png)  \n![](image.002.png)\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\n![](image.004.png)\n\n![](image.017.png)![](image.016.png)![](image.015.png)![](image.014.png)![](image.013.png)![](image.012.png)![](image.011.png)![](image.010.png)![](image.009.png)![](image.008.png)![](image.007.png)![](image.006.png)![](image.005.png)","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1300},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope of approving a specific administrative form for aircraft arrival reporting under the Customs Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with no conditional provisions or exceptions","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Straightforward administrative approval referencing only the empowering sections (s.4A and para 64AA(6)(b)) of the parent Act","No operative provisions beyond the approval itself and commencement date"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves a specific paper form that must be used when reporting aircraft arrivals to Australian Customs.\n\n**What it does**\nIt gives legal approval to the \"ARRIVAL REPORT (AIR)\" form (version B358 from September 2005) as the official document for communicating details about when an aircraft arrives at an Australian airport.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Airlines and aircraft operators\n- Pilots of international flights entering Australia\n- Anyone responsible for providing arrival particulars to Customs\n\n**Why it matters**\nThe Customs Act requires specific reports when aircraft enter Australia. This instrument makes the B358 form the legally recognised way to provide these details on paper (as opposed to electronic reporting). Airlines must use this exact form—or a form meeting the same specifications—to satisfy their legal reporting obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-78-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-78-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-78-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-78-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-78-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-78-of-2005/documents"}}