Logical flaws, contradictions, and impossible compliance requirements found by AI analysis across Australian legislation.
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Section 52 regulates a “notifiable action under section 43”, but section 48 limits notifiable actions to Schedule 2, which contains no section 43 action. Section 52(3) therefore depends on a section 50 effective date unavailable for a section 43 surrender.
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notifiable action means an action mentioned in schedule 2, column 3 under a provision of this Act mentioned in column 2 in relation to the action.
1 16 acquisition of authorisation
2 24 disposal of authorisation
3 26 acquisition of casino gaming machine
4 28 acquisition of casino FATG terminal
5 41 surrender of casino licence
(3) On the date the notifiable action takes effect under section 50 (Notifiable actions—date of effect), the casino licensee must—
The restriction depends on a recording being provided under regulation 17A(2)(b), but that paragraph does not provide any recording.
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Victoria Police or the relevant court may provide to the Secretary to the Department a copy or transcript of any of the following recordings for a purpose referred to in subregulation (2)—
The Secretary to the Department may authorise a person to use a copy or transcript of a recording provided to the Secretary under subregulation (1) for the purpose of—
The Secretary to the Department must not authorise the use of a copy or transcript of a recording provided to the Secretary to the Department under subregulation (2)(b) unless—
The notification rule refers to approved terms in the branch where terms are determined rather than approved.
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the Utilities Commission may approve or refuse to approve those terms and conditions.
the Utilities Commission must determine the terms and conditions that apply to the deemed contracts.
if the Utilities Commission determines the terms and conditions under regulation 19, the Utilities Commission, must give notice of the approved terms and conditions in the Gazette.
The certificate-variation path identifies the wrong issuing instrument when specifying the recipient authority.
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The holder of a pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate may apply in writing to the pilotage authority that issued the licence for the variation of a condition to which the licence or certificate is subject.
The pilotage authority may, on an application under subregulation (1):
An application for the variation of a condition to which a pilotage exemption certificate is subject must be accompanied by a fee
The transitional provision can impose a payment deadline that expired before the current Act commenced.
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If they have not already been paid into a Trust Fund, proceeds of the sale or disposal of goods under the repealed Act must be dealt with under section 27 of this Act.
the receiver must within 28 days after the sale of uncollected goods:
Regulation 5(b) requires an electrical device simultaneously to be an “excluded electrical device” and to be used contrary to the restrictions that define it as excluded.
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using an excluded electrical device contrary to the restrictions on the purposes, animals and conditions specified in Schedule 2.
used on an animal specified for the device in Schedule 2; and
used in accordance with any conditions specified for the device in Schedule 2.
Rule 15 defines “tutor” by reference to Rule 112.1, but Rule 112.1 neither mentions nor defines a tutor. Rules 112.2 and 112.3 then confer functions and impose a duty on a “tutor”, leaving the regulated actor unidentified by the stipulated definition.
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“tutor” has the meaning in Rule 112.1.
112.1 A reader must, unless exempted by the Bar Council, complete the reading program within the reading period.
112.3 Each tutor and reader must, in relation to the Reader’s reading program, comply with any direction or decision made by the Bar Council.
The proposed-refusal notice must describe a right to review any determination, but the Tribunal is given jurisdiction only over a determination refusing expungement.
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determination means a decision by the Chief Executive Officer whether to expunge a charge or conviction under this Act.
a statement explaining the applicant's right to have any determination reviewed by the Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
The Civil and Administrative Tribunal has jurisdiction to review:
(a) a decision to refuse to expunge a charge or conviction; and
(b) a decision to revoke a determination to expunge a charge or conviction.
No annual fee is specified where total sales value is more than $100,000 but less than $100,001.
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the holder of an extractive industry work authority must pay to the Department Head the relevant fee specified in Schedule 3 for each financial year in which the authority is in force.
Rule 87A includes former judicial registrars in its opening prohibition, but every timing branch applies only by reference to how long the barrister was a “member of the court”. No timing branch expressly covers service solely as a judicial registrar.
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if the brief is to appear before a court of which the barrister was formerly a member or judicial registrar (other than in an acting capacity)
within 2 years after the barrister ceased to be a member of the court in question, if the barrister was a member of the court for less than 2 years;
within 5 years after the barrister ceased to be a member of the court in question, if the barrister was a member of the court for 5 years or more.