{"id":"tas:sr-2018-026","name":"Administrative Arrangements (Removal of Inconsistency) Order 2018","slug":"administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"26 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184875,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-026-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Administrative Arrangements (Removal of Inconsistency) Order 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-026) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2018.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 Amended\n\n*\n\n**3.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061) .\n\n**\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061) .\n\n*","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"3.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 3.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016 Amended","content":"# Part 3 Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016 Amended\n\n*\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-001) .\n\n**\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-001) .\n\n*\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 27 June 2018","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-001) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-001) .","sortOrder":8}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Title/Purpose","severity":"high","reasoning":"An Order styled as removing inconsistency must by logical necessity identify: (a) the inconsistency being removed, (b) the mechanism of removal, and (c) the affected provisions. None of these elements appear in the provided text. The instrument may be self-defeating if it removes inconsistencies without specifying which ones.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The Order is titled 'Removal of Inconsistency' but the document itself contains no operative provisions, definitions, or substantive clauses visible in the text. A legislative instrument whose entire purpose is to remove inconsistency cannot be assessed for whether it achieves that purpose because no operative content is presented."},{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency Statement","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file cannot authoritatively reflect legislation that had not yet commenced at the time the file was last modified. Either the modification date is incorrect, or the version presented cannot truly be the current operative version as it was frozen before commencement.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 1 July 2018 to date' while also stating the file was 'last modified 21 June 2018' — nine days before the instrument's own commencement date. This means the authoritative file predates its own legal operation."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure","severity":"low","reasoning":"Legislative instruments must be coherent and certain in their terms. A document where every provision is literally repeated creates ambiguity as to which instance constitutes the operative text, though in practice this is almost certainly a web rendering error rather than a drafting flaw.","confidence":0.4,"description":"Every heading and section in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While likely a rendering artefact, if treated as the legislative text itself, it creates an instrument with no coherent operative structure."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 1 July 2018 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 21 June 2018'","confidence":0.7,"description":"The document claims to be the current version operative from 1 July 2018, yet the underlying file was last modified on 21 June 2018 — before the instrument commenced. If the file has not been modified since before commencement, it cannot incorporate any post-commencement amendments referenced in the Table of Amending Instruments, directly contradicting the claim of currency."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments - reference to amendments existing","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 21 June 2018'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document references a Table of Amendments (implying the instrument has been amended), yet the file modification date of 21 June 2018 — predating commencement — suggests no amendments have been incorporated into the file. This contradicts the implication that the document reflects a consolidated current version inclusive of amendments."}]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order does not, on its face, alter the substantive scope of the underlying laws. It records that amendments have been incorporated into the authorised versions of the Act and Regulations (see ss 3–6) rather than creating new obligations or removing existing ones. To determine any substantive scope changes, one must compare the authorised versions of the Act and Regulations before and after incorporation."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross‑references to the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 and Regulations 2016 (ss 3–6) require consulting those instruments to see substantive changes.","The instrument itself contains no substantive provisions; it only records incorporation, which increases interpretive reliance on external texts.","Repetitive wording and duplicated clauses (Parts 2–3 and multiple identical notes) create minor drafting complexity.","A single commencement clause (s 2) is simple, but timing creates a discrete cut‑over date for administrators to implement.","Potential ambiguity in the phrase 'incorporated into the authorised version' means legal effect is determined by the authorised texts rather than this order alone."],"plain_english_summary":"This order, effective 1 July 2018, records that amendments have been incorporated into the authorised versions of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 and the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016. It contains no standalone operative rules; instead it aligns the published authorised texts so they are internally consistent.\n\nThe change matters to people subject to the Act and to agencies that administer it because the authoritative texts now reflect the reconciled wording; to know specific legal effects you must read the amended Act and Regulations."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, this instrument appears narrowly focused on its stated purpose — removing inconsistencies in administrative arrangements. There is no indication it expanded beyond that remedial intent. It is a targeted corrective instrument, not a broad reform measure."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument is administrative and procedural in nature, not substantive law affecting rights or obligations","The full operative text of the order is not reproduced — only metadata and status information are available, limiting detailed analysis","Administrative Arrangement Orders as a category can involve cross-referencing multiple other instruments, adding minor complexity","The specific inconsistencies being resolved are not described in the available text, making the precise scope unclear"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order is a housekeeping instrument that removes conflicts between Tasmanian Administrative Arrangement Orders so each law or function is clearly allocated to a single minister or department. It mainly affects departments and public servants whose responsibilities or reporting lines may change, with only indirect effects for members of the public. By resolving inconsistencies it preserves legal certainty about who has authority to act under legislation."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: removing inconsistencies between the Act and Regulations. There is no evidence of scope creep; it does exactly what the title says and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 sections across 3 Parts","No defined terms section; no interpretation provisions","No substantive operative text remains in the order itself (amendments already incorporated into target legislation)","Simple sequential structure: preliminary provisions, then two amendment Parts with only placeholder text","No cross-references to other Acts beyond naming the two instruments being amended","No conditional logic, exceptions, or delegated legislative powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **machinery (administrative) order** that tidied up two pieces of Tasmanian legislation about sex offender reporting.\n\n**What it does**\n- Removes inconsistencies between the *Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005* and its associated *Regulations 2016*.\n- The actual changes have already been merged into the current versions of those laws, so this order itself doesn't contain the detailed amendments anymore — it just points to where the updated text now lives.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Primarily government agencies that administer the sex offender register ( Tasmania Police and the Department of Justice).\n- Indirectly, registered offenders who must report their details to police, because the changes likely clarified reporting obligations or removed contradictions that created confusion.\n\n**Why it matters**\n- When laws and regulations contradict each other, it's unclear which rules apply. This order fixed that problem, making the system clearer for both officials and offenders. It also ensures Tasmania's regime works properly alongside national schemes (the National Child Offender Register)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2018","history":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2018/documents"}}