{"id":"tas:sr-2000-181","name":"Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Order 2000","slug":"agricultural-and-veterinary-chemicals-control-of-use-order-2000","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"181 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318821,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-181-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 [Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Order 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-9999-999) .","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":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this order,\n> \n> > ***hormonal growth promotant*** means a veterinary chemical product containing a substance that is, or a mixture of substances that are, responsible for oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic activity to enhance growth or production in bovines or bubalines.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prohibition relating to hormonal growth promotant","content":"### 4 Prohibition relating to hormonal growth promotant\n\n> A person must not handle a hormonal growth promotant by implanting it in cattle.\n> \n> Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rescission","content":"### 5 Rescission\n\n> The [Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) (Hormonal Growth Promotants) Order 1998 (S.R. 1998, No. 134)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1998-134) is rescinded.\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 4 October 2000\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content was provided to determine whether the scope of the Order changed from its original intent. The document only contains status and metadata information. No scope change can be confirmed or denied based on the available text."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive legislative content was available to analyse, limiting full complexity assessment","Agricultural and veterinary chemical regulation typically involves cross-referencing with federal APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority) registration schemes, adding a layer of interplay between state and Commonwealth law","Orders made under enabling Acts can be harder to interpret without reading the parent Act alongside them","Chemical use regulation often involves technical scientific standards (withholding periods, application rates) that require specialist knowledge to apply correctly","The Order has been in force since 2000 with amendments over time, meaning the current version may differ meaningfully from the original"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian delegated instrument, in force since 4 October 2000, sets rules governing the use and handling of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in Tasmania. It affects farmers, livestock owners, vets, applicators and suppliers by defining legal conditions for chemical use. It matters because proper controls protect human health, animals, crops and the environment; consult the full Order for the specific rules that apply."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document cannot simultaneously be 'current from 4 October 2000 to date' (implying no change) while also having been modified on 3 December 2024. Either the version has changed (in which case a new version date should apply) or it has not been modified. The 'file last modified' metadata undermines the currency claim unless 'file modified' refers only to administrative metadata rather than substantive content — a distinction the instrument itself does not clarify.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it has been 'current from 4 October 2000 to date' yet the file was 'last modified 3 December 2024', creating an implicit admission that the document was changed while simultaneously claiming to represent the same version from 2000."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The word 'usually' is inherently non-binding and creates no legal guarantee. A person relying on the online version as current and acting accordingly could be in breach of an amended provision that has not yet been updated, with no legal remedy arising from the publisher's own stated (but unenforceable) update standard. This is particularly concerning for a regulatory instrument governing chemical use where non-compliance carries penalties.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The instrument asserts legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' but provides no mechanism, obligation, or enforcement consequence if this does not occur, rendering the assurance legally meaningless and potentially misleading to persons relying on the online version for compliance purposes."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 4 October 2000 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 3 December 2024')","confidence":0.58,"description":"The instrument simultaneously claims to be the version current from its original commencement date of 4 October 2000 while disclosing a file modification date of 3 December 2024, nearly 24 years later. If the file was substantively modified, the version currency date should reflect that amendment. If it was not substantively modified, the modification timestamp is misleading."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (hyperlink to amendments table implying amendments exist)","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 4 October 2000 to date')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The presence of a dedicated 'Table of Amending Instruments' link strongly implies that amendments to the instrument exist. However, the version currency statement 'current from 4 October 2000 to date' could be read as indicating no version change since original enactment. If amendments have been made and consolidated into this version, the version date should reflect the most recent amendment, not the original 2000 commencement date."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow scope: regulating the use of hormonal growth promotants in cattle. It is a direct replacement of the 1998 Order with no expansion of subject matter."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('hormonal growth promotant')","Single substantive provision (section 4) with a straightforward prohibition","No cross-references to other legislation except for the rescinded instrument","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length is 5 short sections covering title, commencement, interpretation, prohibition, and rescission"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short law that bans a specific farming practice in Australia. It makes it illegal to implant **hormonal growth promotants** (chemicals containing hormones like oestrogen, testosterone, or progesterone that make cattle grow faster) into cattle. If you break this rule, you face a fine of up to 200 penalty units (a penalty unit is a set dollar amount used to calculate fines, which changes over time). The law also cancels an earlier 1998 version of the same rule."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Order expressly rescinds the 1998 Hormonal Growth Promotants Order (s5) and replaces the regulatory approach with a single, specific prohibition on implanting hormonal growth promotants in cattle (s3–s4). That rescission plus the new, narrowly phrased offence alters the governing instrument and concentrates regulatory effect on implantation activity."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: five clauses only (title, commencement, definition, prohibition, rescission).","Single substantive prohibition with a clear defined term (see s3 and s4), reducing cross-referencing complexity.","Fixed penalty framework rather than tiered sanctions (single maximum fine in s4), simplifying enforcement decisions.","Rescission of prior instrument (s5) requires administrators to check legacy regulation history for transitional matters.","Commencement on gazettal (s2) creates a single, binary effective date rather than phased implementation.","Narrow target population and activity: persons who implant hormonal growth promotants in cattle — concentrated compliance burden.","Legal interpretation point: phrase 'handle ... by implanting' could generate disputes about scope of prohibited conduct and who 'handles' (s4)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order makes it a criminal offence to handle a \"hormonal growth promotant\" by implanting it in cattle, with a maximum fine of 200 penalty units. It defines the prohibited product as veterinary substances with oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic activity used to enhance growth in bovines or bubalines. The Order takes effect when gazetted, rescinds the 1998 hormonal growth promotants Order, and is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Practically, people who implant these products face fines and must stop that specific practice."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemicals-control-of-use-order-2000","history":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemicals-control-of-use-order-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemicals-control-of-use-order-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemicals-control-of-use-order-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemicals-control-of-use-order-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/agricultural-and-veterinary-chemicals-control-of-use-order-2000/documents"}}