{"id":"amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025","name":"AMENDMENT BILL 2025, WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2025.","slug":"amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":418711,"registerId":"act-amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-11","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ACT Legislation Register","sectionType":"part","heading":"ACT Legislation Register","content":"# ACT Legislation Register ACT Legislation Register\n\n-   [Home](/)\n-   [Legislation news](/Static/LegislationNews/Legislation_News.html)\n    -   [What's new](/WhatsNew/Index)\n    -   [Future events](/WhatsNew/GenerateFutureEvents)\n    -   [Subscribe to news](/Subscription/SubscribeGeneral?siteMapLinkID=subscribeGeneral)\n-   [Bills](/Static/Bills/Bills.html)\n    -   [Current](/results?category=cBil&status=Current&action=browse)\n    -   [Passed (awaiting notification)](/results?category=cBil&status=Passed: awaiting notification&action=browse)\n    -   [Never passed](/?category=cBil&status=Never passed&action=browse&expanded=true&fill=true)\n    -   [All](/?category=cBil&status=All Bills&action=browse&expanded=true&fill=true)\n    -   [By year](/?category=cBil&status=Year presented&action=browse&expanded=true&fill=true)\n-   [Notifications](/Notifications)\n    -   [Acts](/Notifications?category=cAct)\n    -   [Subordinate laws](/Notifications?category=cSub)\n    -   [Disallowable instruments](/Notifications?category=cDis)\n    -   [Notifiable instruments](/Notifications?category=cNot)\n    -   [Approved Forms](/Notifications?category=cFor)\n    -   [Commencement notices](/Notifications?category=cCom)\n    -   [Assembly resolutions](/Notifications?category=cAss)\n-   [Gazettes](/Gazettes)\n-   [Quick links](/Static/QuickLinks/links.html)\n    -   [Administrative Arrangements](/ni/2025-686/)\n    -   [Appointment of Ministers](/ni/2025-351/)\n    -   [Court Procedures Forms](/a/2004-59#forms)\n    -   [Court Procedures Rules](/sl/2006-29/)\n    -   [Criminal Code](/a/2002-51/)\n    -   [Legislation Act](/a/2001-14/)\n    -   [Public Sector Management Act](/a/1994-37/)\n    -   [Public Sector Management Standards](/di/2016-251/)\n    -   [Road Rules](/sl/2017-43/)\n    -   [Territory Plan](/ni/2023-540/)\n    -   [SEE MORE](/Static/QuickLinks/links.html)\n-   [Useful Resources](/Static/UsefulResources/Resources.html)\n    -   [About ACT legislation](/Static/UsefulResources/About/about_act_legislation.html)\n    -   [Sources of law](/Static/UsefulResources/Sources/sources_of_law.html)\n    -   [Information about Legislation Act](/Static/UsefulResources/Information/a_birds_eye_view.html)\n    -   [Legislation Basics (PDF)](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/2216061/Legislation-Basics.pdf)\n    -   [Reading Legislation (PDF)](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/2216072/Reading-legislation.pdf)\n    -   [Renumbering Practice (PDF)](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2216046/Editorial-renumbering-publising-practice.pdf)\n    -   [Instrument Templates](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/notifications/#Information%20for%20ACT%20government%20officers%20and%20notification%20officers)\n    -   [Legislation tables](/Static/UsefulResources/Tables/Finding_Leg.html)\n    -   [Related links](/Static/RelatedLinks/Links.html)\n-   [Help](/Static/Help/Help.html)\n    -   [Using search](/Static/Help/Search/Using_search.html)\n    -   [Search tips](/Static/Help/Search/Search_tips.html)\n    -   [Frequently asked questions](/Static/Help/FAQs/Frequently_asked_questions.html)\n    -   [About the register](/Static/Help/About/about_the_register.html)\n    -   [Glossary](/Static/Help/Glossary/glossary.html)\n    -   [Abbreviation key](/Static/Help/Key/abbrevkey.html)\n    -   [Print legislation](/Static/Help/Print/print_legislation.html)\n    -   [Contact us](/Static/Help/Contact/contact.html)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Cannot determine whether the 2025 amendment bill changed the scope of the underlying legislation because the bill text and explanatory materials were not provided. To assess whether scope has expanded beyond original intent I need the actual amendments or a description of the original and amended provisions."},"complexity_factors":["No substantive bill text provided in the material supplied","No defined terms or interpretation section available to count","Unable to identify which Act(s) or sections are being amended (prevents cross-reference analysis)","Unknown number of schedules or clauses (amendment bills commonly contain multiple schedules and cross-references)","Provisional scoring — complexity estimate is conditional on the missing materials (could increase if bill amends many Acts or contains nested transitional rules)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What I was given:**\n- The material you pasted is the header/navigation content from the ACT Legislation Register and a one-line label: “AMENDMENT BILL 2025, WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ON 17 SEPTEMBER 2025.” There is no text of the bill, no clauses, no schedule of changes, and no explanatory memorandum or notes.\n\n**What that means for analysis:**\n- I cannot analyse the substance of a bill (what it changes, who it affects, and how) without the bill text or a clear summary of the amendments. The register header alone does not identify which Act is being amended, which clauses are changed, or the policy mechanics.\n\n**What I need from you to do a full, clause-level plain‑English analysis:**\n- The full text of the Amendment Bill (preferably the PDF or HTML of the bill as passed), or\n- A list of the specific Acts and sections the bill amends, plus the exact wording of each amendment, or\n- The bill’s explanatory memorandum or official summary describing the amendments and the schedules.\n\n**How I will analyse the bill once you supply the text (method):**\n- Identify which Acts and sections are amended and list those changes clause-by-clause.\n- Translate each amendment into plain English: what the law will say after the change and who is covered (individuals, businesses, government agencies).\n- Explain the legal mechanics: new rights, duties, powers, penalties, or repeals; commencement (when it takes effect); transitional arrangements.\n- Test the stated purpose (from the explanatory materials) against practical trade-offs: who pays or benefits, who decides, compliance burdens, administrative discretion, likely behavioural responses, effects on competition and private contracts, and identifiable concentrated benefits or diffuse costs.\n- Flag implementation risks (data, systems, staffing), enforcement gaps, and likely areas for litigation or regulatory clarification.\n\n**Quick checklist to include with the bill text to speed analysis:**\n- Bill text (full), including schedules and amendment tables.\n- Explanatory memorandum or second-reading speech (if available).\n- Commencement notice (if already issued) or intended commencement clause.\n- Any associated regulatory instruments or draft regulations that give effect to the amendments.\n\n**What I can do right now without more material:**\n- Review the register link or bill title if you paste it or link to the exact bill page, and fetch the bill text for you (if you want). Otherwise I can provide a template plain‑English summary that I will populate once you paste the bill clauses.\n\n(If you paste the bill text or a link to it now, I will turn that into a clause-by-clause plain‑English summary and a focused assessment of costs, incentives, and likely impacts.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation page from the ACT Legislation Register website, not actual legislation. It contains only menu links, website headers, and navigation elements with no substantive legislative text, sections, or amendments to analyse.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Not applicable - this is not legislation"},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content present - this is a website navigation page","Contains only hyperlinks and menu items","No defined terms, sections, or operative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This appears to be a navigation page from the ACT Legislation Register website, not actual legislation content. The page shows the website's menu structure including links to legislation news, bills, notifications, gazettes, and various resources about ACT law. There is no substantive legislative content here to analyse."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025","history":"/api/acts/amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-bill-2025-which-was-passed-by-the-legislative-assembly-on-17-160-september-160-2025/documents"}}