Logical flaws, contradictions, and impossible compliance requirements found by AI analysis across Australian legislation.
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Section 25(1)(a) makes receipt of a notice under section 34(1) the trigger for returning a cancelled licence, but section 34 has no subsection (1) and only defines “reviewable decision”. It creates no notice. Section 34A separately requires reviewable decision notices. The stated trigger therefore cannot occur as written.
Source evidence
the licensee receives a notice under section 34 (1) of the cancellation of the licence for a place;
In this part:
reviewable decision means a decision mentioned in schedule 1, column 3 under a provision of this Act mentioned in column 2 in relation to the decision.
If the Minister makes a reviewable decision, the Minister must give a reviewable decision notice to each entity mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 in relation to the decision.
Section 10(5)(c) refers to an inspector mentioned in section 9(3)(a), but supplied section 9 contains only subsections (1) and (2).
Source evidence
(1) The director-general may appoint a public servant as an inspector.
Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the
Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
Note 2 In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or
nominating the occupant of a position (see Legulation
(c) an inspector mentioned in section 9 (3) (a).
(2) An inspector who enters premises under subsection (1) is not entitled
to remain on the premises if, on request by the occupier, the inspector
does not produce his or her identity card to the occupier.
The mandatory connection and payment path can cover a renewable energy generator for which the Act supplies no payment rate.
Source evidence
renewable energy generator—
(a) means an energy generator that generates electricity from a
renewable energy source;
The NERL retailer must, on application by an eligible entity, pay the
eligible entity, in accordance with section 8, for the total amount of
electricity generated by the renewable energy generator on or after
the day the application is made.
For section 6 (3), payment must be at the following rate:
If no information sharing coordinator has been declared, an entity cannot comply with the mandatory reporting obligation in section 16AC(4).
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information sharing coordinator means the entity declared to be the information sharing coordinator under section 16AF (1).
The Minister may declare an entity to be the information sharing coordinator
An information sharing entity that does not disclose information under this section must tell the information sharing coordinator, in writing, the following:
Section 18’s mandatory endorsement or annexure direction has no available instrument where administration consists only of an order to collect and administer the estate.
Source evidence
and includes an order to collect and administer the estate of a deceased person granted to the public trustee and guardian.
an application for an order under section 8 shall be made within a period of 6 months after the date when administration in respect of the estate of the deceased person has been granted.
direct that a certified copy of the order be endorsed on, or annexed to, the probate of the will or letters of administration with the will annexed or letters of administration of the estate of the deceased person, as the case may be
The definition requires an operator to be declared under section 5, but section 5 only authorises declaration of a place as the facility. Section 6 authorises declaration of a person as operator.
Source evidence
operator, of the facility, means a person who is declared under section 5 to be the operator of the facility.
The Minister may, in writing, declare a place to be the facility for this Act.
The Minister may, after consultation with the advisory committee, in writing, declare a person to be the operator of the facility.
Section 20(2) relies on omitted section 21 to identify the provisions it preserves.
Source evidence
Notwithstanding section 21, the provisions of the Act referred to in that section continue to apply in relation to a settlement that took effect before the commencement date.
For hospital premises, “access arrangements” are defined as arrangements made under section 17, but section 17 contains no arrangement-making power or duty. Section 18(1) instead requires those written arrangements to be made.
Source evidence
(d) for hospital premises—the arrangements made for the premises
under section 17.
(2) In making period products available on hospital premises, the
director-general must comply with access arrangements for the
premises.
(1) The director-general responsible for administering the Health
Act 1993 must make arrangements, in writing, for access by patients
and visitors at hospitals to period products on hospital premises.
The under-12 exception can make compliance impossible if both coronation and the first day of the first Parliament after accession occur before the sovereign turns 12.
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But if it shall happen that such King or Queen upon his or her succession to the crown of this realm shall be under the age of twelve years
then every such King or Queen shall make, subscribe and audibly repeat the said declaration at his or her coronation or the first day of the meeting of the first Parliament as aforesaid which shall first happen after such King or Queen shall have attained the said age of twelve years.
Section 13 defines an “electricity restriction” as one imposed under section 9, but section 9 only declares a restriction stage. The operative power to impose restriction measures is in section 10.
Source evidence
electricity restriction means an electricity restriction imposed under
section 9 (Declaration of electricity restriction stages).
The Minister may declare that a stage of an approved electricity
restriction scheme is in force.
A utility may, in writing, impose electricity restriction measures
under an electricity restriction stage in force under section 9.
If no information sharing coordinator has been declared, a non-coordinator entity cannot comply with section 16AI(2).
Source evidence
information sharing coordinator means the entity declared to be the information sharing coordinator under section 16AF (1).
The Minister may declare an entity to be the information sharing coordinator
The information sharing entity (other than the information sharing coordinator) must tell the information sharing coordinator and the information sharing entity that disclosed the information, in writing, about the disclosure or use.
The definition requires the protocol to be approved under section 8, but section 8 contains no approval power. Approval occurs under section 7.
Source evidence
law enforcement protocol means a protocol approved under section 8.
The Minister may, after consultation with the advisory committee, by instrument approve a protocol that deals with—
The Minister must give public notice of the effect of an instrument made under section 7, as soon as practicable after the instrument is made.