{"id":"tas:sr-2022-124","name":"Climate Change (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Regulations 2022","slug":"climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"124 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179849,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-124-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 [Climate Change (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Regulations 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-124) .","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":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-036) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Measuring greenhouse gas emissions","content":"### 4 Measuring greenhouse gas emissions\n\n> For the purposes of the Act, greenhouse gas emissions are to be measured by determining the sum of the carbon dioxide equivalent emission and removal figures for Tasmania for each of the following sectors, as set out in the most recently published Greenhouse Gas Inventory:\n> \n> > > (a) energy;\n> > \n> > > (b) industrial processes;\n> > \n> > > (c) agriculture;\n> > \n> > > (d) waste;\n> > \n> > > (e) land use, land-use change and forestry;\n> > \n> > > (f) any other sector specified in the Greenhouse Gas Inventory.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Minister to publish greenhouse gas emissions","content":"### 5 Minister to publish greenhouse gas emissions\n\n> Within 60 days after a Greenhouse Gas Inventory is published, the Minister is to publish in the *Gazette*, and in any other manner that the Minister considers appropriate, Tasmania's greenhouse gas emissions for the calendar year to which the Inventory relates.\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 21 December 2022\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: establishing measurement methodology and publication requirements for Tasmania's greenhouse gas emissions. No expansion beyond this core function is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","Simple, linear structure with no conditional logic or exceptions","Single operational mechanism (sum of sector figures) with no alternative methods or carve-outs","Brief, 5-section instrument totaling approximately 200 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out **how Tasmania measures and reports its greenhouse gas emissions** under the state's main climate change law.\n\n**What they do:**\n- **Define the measurement method**: Emissions are calculated by adding up carbon dioxide equivalent figures across six sectors — energy, industrial processes, agriculture, waste, land use/forestry, and any other sectors listed in Tasmania's official Greenhouse Gas Inventory.\n- **Require public reporting**: The Minister must publish Tasmania's total emissions within 60 days of each new Inventory release, both in the government Gazette and through other channels they deem appropriate.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Government**: Primarily binds the Minister and the Department of State Growth, who must compile and publish the data.\n- **Indirectly, everyone**: The published figures inform public policy, track Tasmania's progress toward climate targets, and provide transparency for businesses, researchers, and citizens monitoring the state's environmental performance.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese rules ensure Tasmania's climate accounting follows a consistent, sector-based methodology tied to the official Inventory. This creates accountability — citizens can see whether the state is meeting its emissions reduction goals — and provides the data foundation for future climate policies."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations do not expand or limit the substantive scope of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008. They specify the measurement method (sum of CO2‑equivalent emissions and removals by sector from the latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory) and impose a publication duty and timeframe on the Minister, without creating new obligations for third parties."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, procedural scope confined to measurement and publication","Dependence on an external source (the Greenhouse Gas Inventory) for baseline figures","A single fixed timeframe (60 days) for publication creates a discrete administrative deadline","Ministerial discretion to choose additional publication methods ('any other manner the Minister considers appropriate')","No new regulatory obligations or enforcement regimes introduced, reducing compliance complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set how Tasmania's greenhouse gas emissions are measured for the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008: by summing carbon‑dioxide‑equivalent emissions and removals across specified sectors using the most recent Greenhouse Gas Inventory. They require the Minister to publish Tasmania's annual emissions in the Gazette (and by other means the Minister considers appropriate) within 60 days of each Inventory. Administrative duties fall to the Minister and the Department; the Regulations do not create new emission-control obligations for private parties."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content was provided to assess whether the scope of these regulations changed from their original intent. No amendments are visible in the metadata, and no substantive provisions were included in the document. The regulations appear to have remained in their original form since commencement on 21 December 2022."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata was provided — no substantive regulatory content is present to analyse","Without the operative provisions, no assessment of technical complexity, cross-references, or definitional layers is possible","Climate change regulations of this type can be technically complex in practice (involving scientific measurement methodologies, reporting frameworks, and defined emission thresholds), but this cannot be confirmed from the provided text","Score reflects the simplicity of what was actually provided, not necessarily the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"These are Tasmanian regulations made in 2022 under the state's climate‑change framework and in force from 21 December 2022. The document provided contains only administrative metadata; the substantive regulatory text is missing, so the specific rules, duties, targets or reporting requirements cannot be determined here.\n\nRegulations like these typically affect businesses that emit greenhouse gases, government agencies, industry operators and possibly landowners in Tasmania — consult the full regulation text on the Tasmanian legislation website to know exact obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-regulations-2022/documents"}}