Logical flaws, contradictions, and impossible compliance requirements found by AI analysis across Australian legislation.
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88Absurdities
21Contradictions
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Section 39(2)(a) refers to the end of a suspension period specified in section 37(5), but section 37(5) states only a maximum duration.
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A suspension under this section must not be for a period of more than 6 months.
(c) the period of the suspension and date on which the suspension takes effect; and
(2) A suspension under section 37 remains in force until the earlier of the following—
(a) the end of the period specified in section 37(5);
(b) if the Secretary determines that it should end on an earlier date, that date.
Section 94(1) conditions the transfer of contractual liabilities on rights being transferred “under section 93”, but section 93 does not transfer rights.
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All rights under the contract of carriage in relation to which a sea-carriage document is given are transferred to—
If section 92 operates in relation to a bill of lading to transfer rights under the contract of carriage, the transfer extinguishes any entitlement to those rights which derives from—
This section applies to a person where the rights in the contract of carriage in relation to a sea-carriage document are transferred to the person under section 93 and—
The warrant-execution requirement has no recipient when the premises are empty.
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the magistrate may issue a search warrant in accordance with the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** authorising the Commissioner or an authorised person to search for the evidence named or described in the warrant.
If the occupier is not present at the premises where a warrant issued under section 65 is being executed, the person executing the warrant must—
(a) identify himself or herself to a person at the premises; and
(b) give the person a copy of the warrant.
The specified 99-year period has no stated start date when a record subject to a Yoorrook Justice Commission record order is transferred to another public office.
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***specified period*** means the period of 99 years beginning on the day on which a record is transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet under section 124;
The Yoorrook Justice Commission may make an order in respect of a specified record requiring the Keeper of Public Records and the Secretary to ensure that, for the specified period, the record is not made available for public inspection.
all its records are to be transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet, unless the Premier, by instrument, determines that they are to be transferred to another public office.
The jurisdictional amount has no stated final-offer figure for a disputed acquisition claim made because no offer was received.
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If a person is entitled to claim compensation under this Part, and the Authority has not made an offer to that person under section 31, that person may make a claim for compensation under this section.
If the Authority fails to reply to the notice of claim within the prescribed time it is to be taken to have rejected the claim and the claim becomes a disputed claim for the purposes of this Act.
In this section ***amount in dispute*** means the amount of the difference between the amount claimed by the claimant and the amount of the final offer made by the Authority before the application is made to the Tribunal in respect of the claim or the matter is referred to the Court under this Part.
The required first-storage date does not exist for donor gametes or donor embryos taken out of Victoria after being kept, but never stored, by the registered ART provider.
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The following information is prescribed in relation to the taking out of Victoria of any donor gametes or donor embryos that have been, or are, stored or kept by a registered ART provider—
(h) the date on which the gametes were or the embryo was first placed in storage by the registered ART provider.
The definition does not cover a specification finalised after every consulted party responds.
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(a) in relation to a performance audit conducted under section 14 or 15, a specification finalised under section 17(3);
(3) If the Parliamentary Committee, public body, associated entity or other entity does not respond to a request for comment on a draft specification for a performance audit within 15 business days of receiving the request—
(1) The Auditor-General must provide a final specification for a performance audit to any public body, associated entity or other entity that is included in the performance audit.
The review deadline for a condition imposed on renewal can expire before that condition is imposed.
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If the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria grants a licence on an application, the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria must issue the licence to the applicant.
(4) On receiving an application under subsection (1), the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria may determine whether—
(a) to renew a licence; or
(b) refuse to renew a licence.
(i) in the case of a condition imposed on the grant of a licence under section 17 or the renewal of a licence under section 18AE, the day the licence was issued to the eligible applicant;
The supplied procedure gives no way to satisfy its waiting-period trigger when an agreement is amended or ended on the no-objections path.
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If no objections are made under section 178D, the responsible authority may, after considering the matters in section 178B—
If the responsible authority decides under section 178E(3)(a) or (b) to amend or end an agreement, it must give notice of its decision to—
The responsible authority must not proceed to amend or end an agreement under section 178E—
(a) subject to paragraph (b), until at least 21 days after the giving of notice under subsection (1);
The same comparison triggers payments of the Adjustment Amount in opposite directions. Clause 6.1(c) requires the Purchaser to pay the State if the actual amount is a lesser liability than the projected amount; clause 6.1(d) requires the State to pay the Purchaser if the projected amount is a greater liability than the actual amount.
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(c) If the Adjustment Amount represents an amount by which the Actual Net Amount at Completion is a lesser liability than the Projected Net Amount at Completion, then the Purchaser shall pay the Adjustment Amount to the State within 5 Business days after the Adjustment Date.
(d) If the Adjustment Amount represents an amount by which the Projected Net Amount at Completion is a greater liability than the Actual Net Amount at Completion, then the State shall pay the Adjustment Amount to the Purchaser within 5 Business days after the Adjustment Day.
(2) A suspension under section 42ZS remains in force until the earlier of the following—
(a) the end of the period specified in section 42ZS(5);
(b) if the Secretary determines that it should end on an earlier date, that date.
The acquisition-interest calculation lacks its stated offer baseline on the no-offer disputed-claim path.
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If a person is entitled to claim compensation under this Part, and the Authority has not made an offer to that person under section 31, that person may make a claim for compensation under this section.
If the Authority fails to reply to the notice of claim within the prescribed time it is to be taken to have rejected the claim and the claim becomes a disputed claim for the purposes of this Act.
If an amount of compensation is awarded by the Court or the Tribunal under this Act, the amount that represents the difference between the amount of compensation awarded and the amount of compensation offered by the Authority immediately before the claimant's claim became a disputed claim bears 11it
The definition does not cover an independent performance audit specification finalised after the Auditor-General responds.
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(b) in relation to a performance audit of the Auditor-General or the Victorian Auditor-General's Office under section 82, a specification finalised under section 82(8);
(8) If the Auditor-General does not respond to a request for comment on a draft specification for a performance audit within 15 business days of receiving the request—
(9) The Parliamentary Committee must provide the final specification for a performance audit to the Auditor-General.
An employer may be required to provide a current WWC clearance number for a supervisor who is exempt and has no clearance.
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(a) supervised at all times by an adult who has a current WWC clearance or is exempt from the requirement to have a current WWC clearance under section 19B; and
(1) The following persons are exempt from the requirements of the **Worker Screening Act 2020** as applied and modified by this Act to have a current WWC clearance under the **Worker Screening Act 2020** and to undergo a WWC check under Chapter 3 of that Act in respect of their supervision of a chျ
(4) A prospective employer or employer of a child must, on request by the parent or guardian of a child or an authorised officer, provide to the parent or guardian or the authorised officer the name of any person who supervises, or that the employer knows will supervise or has supervised, the child