{"id":"tas:sr-2020-020","name":"Administrative Arrangements (Removal of Inconsistency) Order 2020","slug":"administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"20 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182594,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"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 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-020) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Mental Health Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-002) .\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 25 March 2020\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order does not expand or reduce the substantive reach of the Mental Health Act 2013. It records that specified amendments have been incorporated into the authorised text to remove inconsistencies (cl.4–8) and sets the commencement mechanism (cl.2). In effect it alters the authorised wording of the Principal Act but does not itself add new legal obligations, fees or offences."},"complexity_factors":["Short, administrative instrument limited to formal amendments and commencement (cl.1, cl.2).","Principal Act identified but substantive amendment text is not reproduced in this order (cl.3; cl.4–8), requiring users to consult the authorised Mental Health Act 2013 to see details.","Commencement triggered by Gazette notification rather than a fixed date (cl.2).","No explanatory material or transitional arrangements in the order, increasing reliance on external sources for interpretation.","Administration allocated to a specific department (Department of Premier and Cabinet), which identifies where implementation responsibility sits."],"plain_english_summary":"This order records and effects technical amendments to the Mental Health Act 2013 to remove inconsistencies and states those amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version. It takes effect on notification in the Gazette (cl.2) and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The instrument does not itself create new penalties, fees or policy directions; it updates the authorised statute text that courts, agencies and practitioners must follow (cl.3; cl.4–8)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the order appears to have remained true to its stated purpose of removing inconsistencies in existing administrative arrangements. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond its original corrective intent. However, the absence of substantive legislative text makes a definitive assessment impossible."},"complexity_factors":["The document is primarily procedural/administrative in nature, targeting internal government machinery rather than substantive legal rights or obligations","No substantive provisions are visible in the available text — only metadata and status information — making full analysis impossible","Administrative arrangement orders are generally technical housekeeping instruments with narrow, targeted effect","Limited interpretive difficulty as these orders typically make straightforward allocation changes between ministers and departments"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian administrative order (March 2020) tidies up inconsistencies in government administrative arrangements by clarifying which ministers and departments are responsible for particular laws and functions. It mainly affects Tasmanian ministers and departments and matters because clearer allocations improve accountability and service delivery. Available documents are mostly metadata, so the order’s specific textual changes aren’t visible from the public record provided."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Title/Purpose","severity":"high","reasoning":"The Order's stated purpose is to remove inconsistency in administrative arrangements, yet the document as presented contains no operative clauses, definitions, schedules, or substantive provisions that could achieve this purpose. An instrument that purports to remove inconsistency while itself containing no operative content is logically self-defeating.","confidence":0.72,"description":"An Order titled 'Removal of Inconsistency' that contains no substantive provisions"},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"An Order specifically designed to 'remove inconsistency' would ordinarily be a one-time remedial instrument expected to be superseded or amended as administrative arrangements evolve. That it remains wholly unamended for over six years while remaining the current version raises questions about whether the inconsistency it purported to address was ever actually resolved or whether the instrument is simply dormant.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 25 March 2020 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was last modified 25 March 2020, implying no amendments have ever been made to an instrument whose sole purpose was remedial"},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Responsible Minister and Department","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The Responsible Minister and Department section directs the reader to 'see the latest Administrative Arrangement Order' to identify who is responsible for this very Order. This creates a circular dependency: to understand who administers the Order removing inconsistency in administrative arrangements, one must consult another administrative arrangement order which may itself be subject to the same inconsistency this Order purports to resolve.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The responsible minister is identified by circular reference to another instrument"},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Every section heading appears twice consecutively (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While this may be a rendering artefact, if taken as the legislative text itself, it produces an instrument that is structurally malformed. A legislative instrument with duplicated headings and no operative provisions cannot logically fulfil any remedial administrative purpose.","confidence":0.55,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim, creating a structurally incoherent legislative instrument"}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Title: 'Removal of Inconsistency'","section_b":"Responsible Minister - 'See the latest Administrative Arrangement Order'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument that purports to resolve administrative inconsistency is itself dependent on a separate, potentially inconsistent administrative arrangement order to identify its own administrator"},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency statement: 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change'","section_b":"File last modified: 25 March 2020","confidence":0.4,"description":"The currency statement implies ongoing updates are possible and expected, yet the file modification date has remained static since commencement with no recorded amendments in the Table of Amending Instruments, creating an internal tension between the document's implied dynamic nature and its static reality over a six-year period"}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: removing inconsistencies from the Mental Health Act 2013. There is no scope creep; it does exactly what it says on the tin and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (8 clauses, most containing no operative text)","No defined terms in the Order itself (relies entirely on external reference to the Mental Health Act 2013)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Cross-references only to the Principal Act and the Rules Publication Act 1953","Clauses 4-8 contain only boilerplate text stating amendments have been 'incorporated into the authorised version'","Essentially a 'spent' or 'executed' instrument—its work is already done"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Tasmanian legislation that tidies up the **Mental Health Act 2013**. It removes inconsistencies (clashing or contradictory provisions) from that Act. The actual changes have already been merged into the main Act, so this Order mostly serves as a formal record that the cleanup happened. It affects anyone who uses or is affected by Tasmania's mental health laws—patients, health professionals, and administrators—by ensuring the rules are coherent and don't contradict themselves."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2020","history":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/administrative-arrangements-removal-of-inconsistency-order-2020/documents"}}