{"id":"tas:sr-2018-084","name":"Ambulance Service (Paramedic) Amendment Regulations 2018","slug":"ambulance-service-paramedic-amendment-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"84 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":185010,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-084-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> These regulations may be cited as the [Ambulance Service (Paramedic) Amendment Regulations 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-084) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Regulations","content":"### 3 Principal Regulations\n\n> In these regulations, the [Ambulance Service (Paramedic) Regulations 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2014-081) are referred to as the Principal Regulations.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Ambulance Service (Paramedic) Regulations 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2014-081) .\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 26 December 2018\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Health.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amendment regulation with no indication of scope creep. It performs a routine update to the principal regulations without expanding their purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations total","No substantive provisions — merely a citation, commencement date, and reference to principal regulations","Single amendment already incorporated into principal instrument","No defined terms, conditions, or operational rules in this document itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to the rules governing paramedics in South Australia. It updates the **Ambulance Service (Paramedic) Regulations 2014** (the main set of rules), but the actual changes have already been merged into the main regulations document. This notice simply records that the update happened and when it took effect."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in the provided text to assess whether the scope of the amendments drifted from the original legislative intent. The document contains only status and administrative information, not the operative provisions of the regulations."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only administrative metadata (title, currency, amendment table references) and no substantive legislative content, making meaningful complexity assessment impossible","Amendment regulations (as opposed to principal legislation) are inherently narrower in scope, typically reducing complexity","Tasmanian subordinate legislation (regulations) generally operates within a defined, limited framework set by the parent Act","No technical definitions, cross-references, or multi-layered provisions are visible in the available text"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends Tasmania’s Ambulance Service regulations affecting paramedics, their employers, and ultimately patients relying on ambulance care. It signals changes to the regulatory framework that typically cover qualifications, training, employment conditions and operational duties for paramedics.\n\nThe provided text contains only the administrative details (title, status, publication) so the specific substantive changes cannot be determined from the available document."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument amends the Ambulance Service (Paramedic) Regulations 2014 (reg 3) and states the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version (reg 4). However, this instrument does not reproduce the amending provisions, so the precise nature and extent of the scope change cannot be determined from this text alone; commencement occurs on Gazettal (reg 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural, short instrument with no substantive amendment text included — makes the direct legal effect unclear without consulting the authorised 2014 version (reg 4).","Commencement contingent on Gazette notice creates immediate-but-simple timing rule (reg 2).","Explicit designation of the Principal Regulations ties this instrument to an external instrument (reg 3), requiring cross-reference.","Administrative metadata provided (Gazette date, administering department) reduces disposal complexity but does not reveal substantive changes."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Ambulance Service (Paramedic) Regulations 2014 and takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette (reg 2). It identifies the 2014 rules as the Principal Regulations (reg 3) and records that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version (reg 4). It therefore changes the regulatory framework that applies to persons and entities subject to those 2014 Regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ambulance-service-paramedic-amendment-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/ambulance-service-paramedic-amendment-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ambulance-service-paramedic-amendment-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ambulance-service-paramedic-amendment-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ambulance-service-paramedic-amendment-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ambulance-service-paramedic-amendment-regulations-2018/documents"}}