{"id":"F2012L01753","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 8 of 2012","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89720,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01753-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 8 of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. 8 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 THA (Design date 09/12)) as an approved form for the purpose of providing, in the Thai 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":1253},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow administrative scope of approving a single Thai-language form for customs declarations. There is no indication of scope expansion beyond the original intent to provide multilingual passenger cards."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision approving one specific form","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only references enabling legislation (section 4A of the Customs Act 1901 and regulation 41)","Extremely short length (approximately 150 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument approves a Thai-language version of Australia's customs declaration form. **What it does:** It officially approves an \"Incoming passenger card\" written in Thai (Form No. 15 THA) so that passengers arriving in Australia can declare their personal belongings and household items in Thai rather than English. **Who it affects:** Thai-speaking passengers on international flights or ships entering Australia who are bringing personal goods with them. **Why it matters:** It removes language barriers for Thai speakers, ensuring they can understand and complete their customs declarations correctly and comply with Australia's import laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-8-of-2012/documents"}}