Logical flaws, contradictions, and impossible compliance requirements found by AI analysis across Australian legislation.
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88Absurdities
21Contradictions
69High Severity
1,046 of 1,262 eligible titles analysed83%
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Overlapping packaged and bulk definitions prescribe different quantity measures for the same non-liquid goods.
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***bulk***, in relation to dangerous goods, means any quantity of dangerous goods that is—
(a) in a container with a capacity exceeding 500 L or a net mass of more than 500 kg; or
***packaged dangerous goods*** means dangerous goods or C1 combustible liquids that are in a container with a net capacity of not more than 500 L or a net mass of not more than 500 kg;
(a) non-liquid dangerous goods (other than UN Class 2 dangerous goods)—the quantity is to be determined by the net mass in kilograms of the goods in the container;
(b) liquid dangerous goods (other than UN Class 2 dangerous goods)—the quantity is to be determined by the net capacity of the容器;
(c)
For an interest that is former Secretary DIIRD property, both provisions deem different bodies to be its registered proprietor from the commencement day.
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If, immediately before the commencement day the Secretary DIIRD body corporate is, in relation to former Secretary DIIRD property, the registered proprietor of an interest in land under the **Transfer of Land Act 1958**, then on and after the commencement day—
(a) the Secretary, Project Development is taken to be the registered proprietor of that interest in land;
(a) the Head, Transport for Victoria is taken to be the registered proprietor of that interest in land;
Regulation 32(2) supplies no starting day for the prescribed time for a section 79 review where a timely requirement for more information is reviewed and the Tribunal directs the responsible authority to consider the application.
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if the applicant has applied for a review of a requirement to provide more information to the Tribunal under section 78(b) of the Act and the Tribunal has—
(i) under section 85(1)(d)(i) of the Act directed the responsible authority to consider the application, 28 days from the day on which the c
if within the prescribed time under section 54 of the Act the responsible authority has required the applicant to provide it or a referral authority with more information in accordance with section 54 of the Act and the applicant has not applied for a review of the requirement and has given the info
if the applicant has applied for a review of a requirement to provide more information
and the Tribunal has confirmed the requirement under section 85(1)(d)(ii) of
the Act or changed a requirement under section 85(1)(d)(iii) of the Act, the day on which the information is given.
An unwaived completion condition is circular if the nominee demands a positive advance under the facility.
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"Completion Date" means the last day of the month in which falls the day which is seven Business Days after the day on which the last of the conditions precedent referred to in clause 5.1 is satisfied or waived;
CBA will subject to the terms of the facility agreement advance to the nominee on the Completion Date the sum demanded by the nominee up to $2 300 000 000 pursuant to that facility agreement.
the relevant parties have entered into the agreements and guarantee referred to in clause 4.3 and CBA has advanced all moneys pursuant thereto.
The required notification has no recipient if a detected earlier device has no associated animal record.
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If a person who intends to implant, or has implanted, a permanent identification device into a prescribed animal detects another permanent identification device in the animal, the person must—
notify the licence holder holding the records associated with that other permanent identification device of that fact;
for which no record has previously been established
Hog Deer tags may be issued after the annual return deadline has already expired.
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The Game Management Authority may issue 2 Hog Deer tags per year as follows to a person who holds a game licence that authorises the person to hunt, take or destroy Hog Deer—
given to the Game Management Authority within 28 days after the last day of the open season for Hog Deer in that year.
From 30 minutes before sunrise on 1 April until 30 minutes after sunset on 30 April in each year.
An Order fixing only the total Council membership ends the pending composition rule but leaves required category numbers unfixed.
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(1) The Council consists of the fixed number of members being—
(a) the official members; and
(b) a fixed number of at least 4 government appointed members; and
(c) a minimum of one or any other greater fixed number of Council appointed members; and
(d) the elected members.
(1) Until an Order in Council is made under section 63 for the purposes of section 11, the Council consists of at least 13 but no more than 21 persons being—
(a) fixing the number of members of the Council or the number of government appointed members and Council appointed members of the Council for the purposes of section 11;
The permitted withdrawal-and-reapplication path is operatively futile.
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If an application is withdrawn under this section, the applicant may, subject to section 23, reapply for assistance.
an earlier application for assistance by the applicant in any capacity arising from the same act of violence has been made, whether or not the earlier application has been determined.
Section 66 purports to transfer succession and membership to a new Committee on a fixed commencement date without ensuring that the Committee exists on that date.
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(3) The Minister may make the Order under section 8 in accordance with Part 2 if—
***new Committee*** means a Committee established by an Order referred to in section 19B to provide for citrus fruit grown or produced in the Murray Valley production area or a Committee established by Order under section 8 to provide for citrus fruit grown or produced in that part of the MurrayValy
(1) On the commencement of section 21 of the **Agricultural Industry Development (Further Amendment) Act 2002**—
(a) the old Board is abolished and the new Committee is the successor in law of the old Board;
(b) the members of the old Board become the first members of the new Committee and those m
The authority for a prescribed non-medical person to remove tissue outside a hospital is circular.
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An authority under section 26 is sufficient authority—
for a prescribed person or a person belonging to a prescribed class of persons to remove tissue, or a prescribed class of tissue, from the body of a deceased person in accordance with—
a registered medical practitioner and a person with an authority given under section 25(b) are authorized, subject to and in accordance with this section, to remove tissue from the body of the deceased person—
The cancellation trigger relies on evidence being assembled and given as required by section 434(1), but the supplied Act contains no section 434.
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evidence of an offence or offences committed by only one person has been assembled and given as required by section 434(1) and criminal proceedings have begun against that person;
Where the ACC, in carrying out an ACC operation/investigation, obtains evidence of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, being evidence that would be admissible in a prosecution for the offence, the CEO must assemble the evidence and give it to—
the notation contained in the summons or notice is cancelled by section 21(4);
An Order fixing only government-appointed and Council-appointed membership numbers ends the pending composition rule but leaves total Council membership unfixed.
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(1) The Council consists of the fixed number of members being—
(a) the official members; and
(b) a fixed number of at least 4 government appointed members; and
(c) a minimum of one or any other greater fixed number of Council appointed members; and
(d) the elected members.
(1) Until an Order in Council is made under section 63 for the purposes of section 11, the Council consists of at least 13 but no more than 21 persons being—
(a) fixing the number of members of the Council or the number of government appointed members and Council appointed members of the Council for the purposes of section 11;
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If an application lapses under this section, the applicant may, subject to section 23, reapply for assistance.
an earlier application for assistance by the applicant in any capacity arising from the same act of violence has been made, whether or not the earlier application has been determined.