{"id":"F2005L00339","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 8 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33939,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00339-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 8 of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. 8 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 ITA (Design date 03/05)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the Italian 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. 15 of 2003, dated 28 July 2003, which approved the “Incoming passenger card” form (No. 15 ITA (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":1788},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs the exact administrative function contemplated by section 4A of the Customs Act 1901 and regulation 41 of the Customs Regulations 1926: approving a form for providing information to Customs. It is a routine update replacing an earlier version of the same Italian-language form (updating the design date from 07/03 to 03/05) and does not expand the scope beyond the original purpose of the enabling provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific form approval with no conditional logic","No definitions or interpretation sections","Minimal statutory cross-referencing (only the enabling provisions and section 71)","Very short length (under 250 words)","Simple revocation of one preceding instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** It approves a specific form — the \"Incoming passenger card\" written in Italian (form number 15 ITA, design date March 2005). Passengers arriving in Australia must use this card to declare any personal or household belongings they bring with them on a ship or aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Italian-speaking travelers entering Australia with accompanied baggage or personal effects. It also applies to Customs officers, who must accept this completed form as satisfying the legal requirement to provide information about imported goods.\n\n**Why it matters:** The law requires passengers to declare certain goods on an \"approved form.\" By officially approving an Italian-language version, the instrument ensures non-English speakers can understand and comply with customs declaration requirements. This replaces an earlier Italian-language form approved in 2003."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2005/documents"}}