{"id":"tas:sr-2014-079","name":"Annulled Convictions Order 2014","slug":"annulled-convictions-order-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"79 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187624,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-079-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 [Annulled Convictions Order 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2014-079) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which the provisions of the [Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-065) commence.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Annulled Convictions Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-046) 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 [Annulled Convictions Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-046) .\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 June 2014\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient operative text was provided to assess whether the Order's scope changed from its original intent. The document contains only administrative metadata and version information. No amendments appear to have altered the core instrument since its commencement on 1 July 2014."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive operative text was available for analysis","Annulled convictions legislation is generally straightforward in concept, though its interaction with disclosure obligations across different contexts (employment, licensing, security clearances) can add layers","As a statutory instrument rather than a principal Act, its meaning depends heavily on the parent legislation it was made under, which is not identified here"],"plain_english_summary":"This statutory instrument designates certain past Tasmanian criminal convictions as annulled, so they are treated as if they never occurred for most disclosure purposes. It therefore affects people with annulled convictions and the employers, licensing bodies, and others who might otherwise ask about criminal history.\n\nThe specific convictions or criteria covered were not provided, so the Order’s full operative scope cannot be confirmed from the material supplied."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amendment order with a narrow, technical purpose. It does not appear to have expanded beyond its original intent of updating the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 to work with the new vulnerable people registration scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies on the Principal Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive provisions — merely a vehicle for amendments already incorporated into the principal Act","Single cross-reference to commencement tied to another Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Tasmanian legislation that makes changes to the **Annulled Convictions Act 2003**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- It amends (changes) the Annulled Convictions Act 2003, which deals with how certain criminal convictions can be cancelled or wiped from a person's record after a period of good behaviour.\n- The actual changes are not shown in this document — it simply states that the amendments have already been added to the main Act.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People in Tasmania who have old criminal convictions they want annulled (cancelled).\n- Employers and organisations that conduct background checks.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It updates the rules about when convictions can be removed from someone's record, likely to align with the new **Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013** (which started on the same day). This ensures the annulment system works properly with the new working-with-children check system.\n\n**Key timing:**\n- It started on the same day the vulnerable people registration laws began (2014)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order confines itself to timing and textual-consolidation changes: it links operation to the commencement of the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 and records incorporation of amendments into the authorised text of the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 (cls 2–4). It does not, on its face, expand or restrict the substantive scope of the Principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with four clauses and limited operative content (cls 1–4).","Dependency on commencement timing of another Act creates sequencing risk and external dependency (cl.2).","Reference to and amendment of a separate principal statute requires cross-referencing to the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 for substantive effects (cl.3).","Incorporation into the authorised version is a legal-formality rather than substantive policy detail (cl.4).","Administrative metadata included (departmental administration, Gazette notice) but no new procedural or regulatory burdens specified."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 and becomes operative on the day the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 commences (cls 2–3). It records that the amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Act and is administered by the Department of Justice (cl.4; Gazette notice 25 June 2014)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/annulled-convictions-order-2014","history":"/api/acts/annulled-convictions-order-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/annulled-convictions-order-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/annulled-convictions-order-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/annulled-convictions-order-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/annulled-convictions-order-2014/documents"}}