{"id":"nsw:act-2007-062","name":"Coal Acquisition Legislation Repeal Act 2007","slug":"coal-acquisition-legislation-repeal-act-2007","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"62 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":82606,"registerId":"nsw-act-2007-062-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act is the [Coal Acquisition Legislation Repeal Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-062).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> > (1) This Act commences on the date of assent, except as provided by subsection (2).\n> \n> > (2) Section 4 and Schedule 2 commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.\n> \n> > (3) Different days may be appointed for the commencement of a single provision of section 4 or Schedule 2 for the purpose of commencing the repeals or amendments effected by the provision on different days.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"#### 3\n\n3 (Repealed)","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of other Acts and instruments","content":"#### 4 Repeal of other Acts and instruments\n\n4 Repeal of other Acts and instruments\n\n> The following Acts and instruments are repealed:\n> \n> > (a) the [Coal Acquisition Act 1981](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1981-109), and the [Coal Acquisition (Compensation) Arrangements 1985](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1985-0236) and [Coal Acquisition (Re-acquisition Arrangements) Order 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1997-0601) made under that Act,\n> \n> > (b) (Repealed)\n> \n> > (c) the [Coal Ownership (Restitution) Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-019).\n> \n> **s 4:** Am 2011 No 27, Sch 2.7 \\[1\\] \\[2\\].","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of this Act","content":"#### 5 Repeal of this Act\n\n5 Repeal of this Act\n\n> > (1) This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the provisions of this Act have commenced.\n> \n> > (2) The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015), affect any amendment made by this Act.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"# Schedule 1\n\nSchedules 1, 2 (Repealed)\n\n**sch 1:** Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.\n\n**sch 2:** Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.","sortOrder":6}],"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears narrowly focused on its stated purpose — repealing coal acquisition legislation — with no evidence from the available text of scope creep or expansion beyond that original intent. The self-repeal mechanism is consistent with a clean legislative wind-up, not a broadening of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Self-referential repeal mechanism (the Act repeals itself after all provisions commence), which is an unusual and slightly confusing drafting technique","Staged commencement — not all provisions commenced at once, creating multiple historical versions across 2007–2011","Requires background knowledge of the original coal acquisition legislation to fully understand what rights and powers are being extinguished","Limited substantive content visible in the extract — the full operative provisions are not reproduced, making complete analysis difficult"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act simply abolishes outdated NSW laws that allowed the government to acquire coal, removing those statutory powers and any ongoing effect. It primarily affects the coal industry and anyone with coal rights by eliminating that acquisition framework.\n\nThe Act is self‑limiting: once its provisions take effect it automatically repeals itself the next day, a one‑off legislative cleanup."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. Later instrument activity altered the Act's content and lifecycle: section 3 and Schedules 1 and 2 were repealed (noted as Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4) and section 4 was amended (noted Am 2011 No 27, Sch 2.7). Those subsequent repeals/amendments changed which provisions remained operative and affected implementation timing."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple repeals of primary Acts and subordinate instruments (s4) create cross‑statutory effects on property and compensation regimes.","Staggered commencement by proclamation lets the Executive control timing and sequencing of repeal (s2(2)–(3)).","Conditional self‑repeal once all provisions have commenced adds a temporal trigger to the statute's lifecycle (s5(1)).","Savings/interpretation interaction preserves amendments despite repeal, requiring attention to Interpretation Act consequences (s5(2)).","Post‑enactment amendments and repeals recorded in the instrument’s notes (s3; sch 1 & 2; s4 annotation) complicate historical scope."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act cancels earlier coal‑acquisition and coal‑ownership laws by repealing the Coal Acquisition Act 1981 (and its compensation and re‑acquisition instruments) and the Coal Ownership (Restitution) Act 1990, thereby removing the statutory powers and associated compensation arrangements those instruments created. Most of the Act begins on assent but the repeals in section 4 and Schedule 2 start by proclamation, giving the Executive timing discretion; the Act then self‑repeals after all provisions commence (s2(1)–(3); s4; s5(1)–(2))."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function its title suggests: repealing coal acquisition legislation. There is no scope creep — it does not expand into new policy areas or create new regulatory frameworks."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 5 operative sections, with sections 3 and Schedule 1 already repealed","Single, straightforward purpose: repeal three named Acts and two instruments","Minimal conditional logic — only commencement timing provisions (section 2) and a self-repealing trigger (section 5)","No defined terms section","No substantive amendments — only repeals","Cross-references limited to naming the Acts being repealed and a single reference to the Interpretation Act 1987 for savings"],"plain_english_summary":"This law is a **cleanup bill** that removes old, outdated laws about government control of coal.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Repeals (cancels)** three old pieces of legislation from the 1980s and 1990s:\n  - The *Coal Acquisition Act 1981* — which let the government take ownership of coal\n  - Two related orders about compensation and re-acquisition of coal\n  - The *Coal Ownership (Restitution) Act 1990* — which dealt with returning coal ownership to private hands\n\n- **Then repeals itself** once all its work is done — like a law that deletes old files and then empties its own recycle bin\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Mostly **government administrators** cleaning up the statute books\n- Anyone still holding rights or interests under the old coal laws (though these are long-defunct)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese laws date back to an era when the NSW government experimented with state control of coal resources. That policy was abandoned decades ago. This Act formally removes the legal \"dead wood\" — simplifying the law and making it clear these old schemes no longer exist. The self-repealing mechanism is a tidy legal device to ensure no unnecessary legislation remains on the books once the cleanup is finished."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/coal-acquisition-legislation-repeal-act-2007","history":"/api/acts/coal-acquisition-legislation-repeal-act-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/coal-acquisition-legislation-repeal-act-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/coal-acquisition-legislation-repeal-act-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/coal-acquisition-legislation-repeal-act-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/coal-acquisition-legislation-repeal-act-2007/documents"}}