{"id":"tas:sr-2022-005","name":"Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Regulations 2022","slug":"australian-consumer-law-tasmania-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"5 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179489,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-005-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 [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Regulations 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-005) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 14 March 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed related Acts","content":"### 3 Prescribed related Acts\n\n> For the purposes of the definition of *related Act* in [section 3(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040#GS3@Gs1@EN) of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) , the following Acts are prescribed as related Acts:\n> \n> > > (a) [Collections for Charities Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-028) ;\n> > \n> > > (b) [Conveyancing Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-022) ;\n> > \n> > > (c) [Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-006) ;\n> > \n> > > (d) [Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-002) ;\n> > \n> > > (e) [Motor Vehicle Traders Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-023) ;\n> > \n> > > (f) [Prepaid Funerals Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-011) ;\n> > \n> > > (g) [Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-058) ;\n> > \n> > > (h) [Residential Tenancy Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-082) ;\n> > \n> > > (i) [Retirement Villages Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-050) ;\n> > \n> > > (j) [Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-019) .\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 9 March 2022\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":2}],"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations, by prescribing ten specific Tasmanian Acts as \"related Acts\" (reg 3), alter the set of statutes treated as linked to the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010. This changes the boundary of where the principal Act’s definition of \"related Act\" applies and therefore expands/clarifies the statutory network to which the consumer law will connect."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, rule-making instrument that only sets commencement and a prescribed list (regs 1–3).","Creates legal linkage by cross-reference to an external definition (s 3(1) of the principal Act) (reg 3), which raises interpretive questions.","List-based mechanic — ten named Acts — is administratively simple but can have downstream legal effects for entities under those Acts.","No new operative obligations or regulatory regimes in the text itself, so low immediate compliance burden.","Ministerial/departmental administration identified (Department of Justice), limited delegated discretion in the instrument as drafted."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations commence on 14 March 2022 (reg 2) and prescribe a list of Tasmanian Acts to be treated as \"related Acts\" for the purposes of the definition in section 3(1) of the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 (reg 3). \n\nThat designation changes which Tasmanian statutes are treated as connected to the state consumer law, affecting businesses, trustees and regulators who operate under those Acts, and is administered by the Department of Justice."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears to remain within its original intended scope — providing local Tasmanian administrative machinery to support the national Australian Consumer Law framework. There is no indication of scope creep or departure from its original purpose based on the available text."},"complexity_factors":["Operates as a subordinate instrument (regulation) dependent on understanding the parent Act and the national Australian Consumer Law framework","Requires awareness of the interplay between Commonwealth and state legislative schemes (cooperative federalism)","Limited substantive content visible in the provided text — the actual operative provisions are not shown, making full assessment difficult","Technical regulatory drafting language typical of subordinate legislation","Low complexity overall: the regulation appears to be administrative/procedural rather than substantively complex"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation implements the national Australian Consumer Law in Tasmania, providing the local procedural and administrative details (fees, forms, prescribed amounts) that make ACL protections enforceable in the state. \n\nIt affects Tasmanian consumers, businesses and regulators by ensuring rights on refunds, guarantees, misleading conduct and unfair contract terms operate locally and can be enforced in Tasmania."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: prescribing related Acts for the parent Act. There is no scope creep; it is a standard machinery regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections","No defined terms within the regulations themselves (relies on definitions in parent Act)","Single substantive provision: a straightforward list of 10 prescribed Acts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-referencing complexity","Purely administrative/ machinery provision with no substantive rights or obligations created directly"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations are a short, technical piece of Tasmanian law that simply lists which other Tasmanian Acts count as \"related Acts\" for the purposes of the *Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010*.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n\nThe *Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010* brings the national Australian Consumer Law (ACL) into force in Tasmania. Being a \"related Act\" means these 10 specific Tasmanian laws interact with the consumer protection regime in particular ways—typically, this affects how disputes are handled, which tribunal or court hears matters, or how overlapping consumer protections apply.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Consumers and businesses in Tasmania** who deal with: charities fundraising, property conveyancing, co-operatives, uncollected goods, motor vehicle trading, prepaid funerals, real estate agents, residential tenancies, retirement villages, or security/investigation agents.\n- **Legal practitioners and tribunals** determining which laws apply when consumer disputes arise in these specific sectors.\n\n**The 10 prescribed Acts cover:**\n- Charitable fundraising\n- Property transfers (conveyancing)\n- Co-operatives\n- Uncollected goods disposal\n- Motor vehicle trading\n- Prepaid funeral contracts\n- Real estate and property transactions\n- Residential renting\n- Retirement village living\n- Security and private investigation services"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-consumer-law-tasmania-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/australian-consumer-law-tasmania-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-consumer-law-tasmania-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-consumer-law-tasmania-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-consumer-law-tasmania-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-consumer-law-tasmania-regulations-2022/documents"}}