What is there is understand?
According to EPA Victorian rules: You may only have 1 intake modification.
You may have taken my post too literally, when I said keep the POD and get rid of the FMIC. Most people to clear defects just get a stock airbox to replace the pod to reduce down the induction mod count back to 1.
Basically it was a joke because I don't understand why people install pods without heatshields over a perfectly fine airbox which is shielded against heatsoak, but that's a totally different issue.
And since you asked about stock SMIC, well you answered it yourself, stock SMIC. If it is a stock item that came on the car from the factory is that a modification? No.
EDIT: I might also add because there is a lot of misleading information on about this shielded pod/cold air intake pipe etc. You can cover the pod as much as possible, hide it behind the front bar, whatever, but at the end of the day it is a modification. OK, simple clear English, shielding your pod filter WILL NOT make your car legal if you have a FMIC (again because the pod is an extra modification).