{"id":"F2005L02977","name":"Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 88 of 2005","slug":"customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-88-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37800,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02977-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA","sectionType":"part","heading":"COMMONWEALTH OF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. 88 of 200","sectionType":"part","heading":"CEO Instrument of Approval No. 88 of 2005","content":"## CEO Instrument of Approval No. 88 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 section 71K and paragraph 162AA(3)(a) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “Import Declaration (N 10) (B650 Aug/05)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating, by document:\n\na) an import declaration in respect of goods to which section 68 of the Act applies that are intended to be entered for home consumption;\n\nb) a return for special clearance goods under subsection 70(7) of the Act; and\n\nc) an application under subsection 162A(2A) of the Act to take delivery of goods temporarily imported without duty.\n\n    This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n    Dated: 28 September 2005\n\n    LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD\n    Chief Executive Officer of Custom","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1797},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains confined to its original narrow purpose of approving the specified import declaration form for the three stated statutory purposes under the Customs Act 1901. No expansion of scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Very short administrative instrument (single purpose, under 200 words of operative text)","Only three empowering provisions cited (sections 4A, 71K and paragraph 162AA(3)(a) of the Customs Act)","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","Simple tripartite structure listing three permitted uses for the form"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument gives legal approval to a specific paperwork form (the **Import Declaration N10**, form number B650) that businesses must use when bringing goods into Australia.\n\n**What it covers:**\nThe approved form can be used for three specific situations:\n1. **Standard imports** – Declaring goods that will stay in Australia permanently (entered for \"home consumption\")\n2. **Special clearance** – Returning paperwork for goods that get fast-tracked through customs under special arrangements\n3. **Temporary imports** – Applying to collect goods brought into Australia temporarily without paying customs duty (usually for things like exhibitions or repairs)\n\n**Who needs to know:**\nImporters, customs brokers, and freight companies who lodge import paperwork with the Australian Border Force.\n\n**Why it exists:**\nUnder the Customs Act 1901, forms must be officially \"approved\" to be legally valid. This document makes the N10 form the official paperwork for these three purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-88-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-88-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-88-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-88-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-88-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/customs-act-1901-ceo-instrument-of-approval-no-88-of-2005/documents"}}