{"id":"tas:act-2020-036","name":"Anzac Day Trust Winding-up Act 2020","slug":"anzac-day-trust-winding-up-act-2020","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"36 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31571,"registerId":"tas-act-2020-036-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Anzac Day Trust Winding-up Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-036) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this Act –\n> \n> > ***commencement day*** means the day on which this Act commences;\n> \n> > ***document*** means a document or part of a document –\n> > \n> > > > (a) that was in force immediately before the commencement day; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) in which there was a reference to the Trust; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) that relates to an asset or liability of the Trust;\n> \n> > ***Fund*** means the Anzac Day Trust Fund established under Part III of the [Anzac Day Observance Act 1929](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1929-070) ;\n> \n> > ***State tax*** means any of the following imposed by an Act or law of this State:\n> > \n> > > > (a) a fee;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) a tax or duty;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) a charge;\n> \n> > ***Trust*** means the Anzac Day Trust established under Part III of the [Anzac Day Observance Act 1929](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1929-070) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Winding-up of Anzac Day Trust and Anzac Day Trust Fund","content":"# Part 2 Winding-up of Anzac Day Trust and Anzac Day Trust Fund","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Winding-up of Trust and Anzac Day Trust Fund","content":"### 4 Winding-up of Trust and Anzac Day Trust Fund\n\n> On the commencement day –\n> \n> > > (a) the Trust is wound up; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the Fund is wound up; and\n> > \n> > > (c) the appointments of the members of the Trust and its staff are terminated.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transfer of assets and liabilities","content":"### 5 Transfer of assets and liabilities\n\n> > (1)  On the commencement day, the assets and liabilities of the Trust become assets and liabilities of the Crown.\n> \n> > (2)  State tax is not payable in respect of any document prepared, or transfer or transaction done, to give effect to subsection (1).","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Construction of documents","content":"### 6 Construction of documents\n\n> Unless the context or subject matter of a document otherwise requires, on and after the commencement day a reference in the document to the Trust is taken to be or to include a reference to the Crown.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legal proceedings and related matters","content":"### 7 Legal proceedings and related matters\n\n> On and after the commencement day –\n> \n> > > (a) any legal or other proceeding instituted by or against the Trust before, and pending on, the commencement day may be continued by or against the Crown; and\n> > \n> > > (b) any legal or other proceeding that could have been instituted by or against the Trust to enforce an obligation that was required to be performed, or a right that had accrued, before the commencement day may be instituted by or against the Crown; and\n> > \n> > > (c) any judgment or order of a court obtained before the commencement day by or against the Trust and not executed or satisfied before the commencement day may be enforced by or against the Crown; and\n> > \n> > > (d) a document relating to any legal or other proceeding that has been served on or by the Trust is taken, where appropriate, to have been served on or by the Crown.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"# Part 3 Miscellaneous","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administration of Act","content":"### 8 Administration of Act\n\n> Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004#GS4@EN) [Administrative Arrangements Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004)  –\n> \n> > > (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Communities Tasmania.\n\n*\n\n**9.**   \n\n> See [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) .\n\n*","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n> See [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) .","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Ame","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Amendments","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Ame SCHEDULE 1 - Consequential Amendments\n\n[Section 9](#GS9@EN) [Anzac Day Observance Act 1929](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1929-070)","sortOrder":12}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears narrowly confined to its stated purpose of dissolving the Anzac Day Trust. There is no indication from the available text that the scope broadened or shifted from its original intent. It is a tightly targeted administrative instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and specific purpose — winding up a single named trust","Limited operative text was available for analysis, reducing ability to assess technical complexity","Winding-up legislation typically involves straightforward asset transfer and dissolution mechanics","No apparent interaction with complex regulatory frameworks or multiple jurisdictions","Short, purpose-built Act with a defined end-state — not ongoing regulatory machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"The Anzac Day Trust Winding-up Act 2020 (Tas.) formally dissolves the state’s Anzac Day Trust and sets out how its remaining assets, liabilities and responsibilities are to be dealt with. It affects the Trust’s trustees and administrators, veterans’ and community groups that received support, and the public if funds or duties are transferred to government or a successor body."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: winding up the Anzac Day Trust and transferring its assets to the Crown. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this administrative consolidation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 defined terms in the interpretation section (commencement day, document, Fund, State tax, Trust)","Single straightforward purpose: winding up one entity and transferring assets to the Crown","Minimal conditional logic — most provisions operate automatically 'on the commencement day'","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond standard machinery provisions","Schedule 1 appears truncated in the provided text but is clearly intended for consequential amendments to the parent Act","Short total length (approximately 9 substantive sections)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis law shuts down the **Anzac Day Trust** — a body that managed money and property for Anzac Day commemorations in Tasmania — and its associated **Anzac Day Trust Fund**. It transfers everything the Trust owned (and any debts it owed) directly to the **Crown** (meaning the Tasmanian Government).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- The members of the Anzac Day Trust — their positions are terminated immediately\n- Anyone who had legal dealings with the Trust — lawsuits, contracts, or debts now involve the government instead\n- Anyone holding documents that mention the Trust — these are automatically read as referring to the Crown\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a **tidying-up exercise**. Rather than maintaining a separate trust with its own trustees and administration, the government is bringing Anzac Day assets under direct state control. This likely reduces administrative costs and simplifies governance. The law ensures a smooth handover: legal cases continue seamlessly, documents remain valid, and no **state tax** (stamp duty, fees, or charges) is payable on the transfer.\n\n**Key practical effects:**\n- All Trust property becomes government property automatically\n- Pending court cases swap the Trust for the Crown as the party\n- No extra taxes or fees apply to the transfer"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act removes the Anzac Day Trust as an operating legal entity and transfers its functions, assets and liabilities to the Crown (see s4–5). That changes who holds legal title and who bears liabilities (the Crown), ends the Trust’s governance and staff appointments (s4(c)), and places interim administrative control with the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs until an Administrative Arrangements order is made (s8). Legal proceedings and documents that previously referenced the Trust are continued or treated as against the Crown (s6–7)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct transfer of all assets and liabilities from an independent statutory trust to the Crown (s4–5)","Termination of Trust members’ and staff appointments on commencement (s4(c))","Continuity rules allowing pending and future proceedings to be brought by or against the Crown in place of the Trust (s7)","Recharacterisation of existing documents so references to the Trust read as references to the Crown (s6)","Exemption from State tax for documents and transactions effecting the transfer (s5(2))","Temporary administrative assignment to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs pending an Administrative Arrangements order (s8)","Cross‑reference and consequential amendment interaction with the Anzac Day Observance Act 1929 and Administrative Arrangements Act 1990 (definitions and Schedule 1)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act winds up the Anzac Day Trust and its Anzac Day Trust Fund on commencement, terminates the Trust’s members and staff, and transfers all the Trust’s assets and liabilities to the Crown. It treats existing documents and ongoing or prospective legal proceedings as continuing against the Crown and exempts state tax on transfer documents.\n\nAdministration of the Act is assigned to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs until an Administrative Arrangements order takes effect, shifting decision‑making and financial responsibility from the Trust to the Crown."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/anzac-day-trust-winding-up-act-2020","history":"/api/acts/anzac-day-trust-winding-up-act-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/anzac-day-trust-winding-up-act-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/anzac-day-trust-winding-up-act-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/anzac-day-trust-winding-up-act-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/anzac-day-trust-winding-up-act-2020/documents"}}