{"id":"tas:act-2013-21A","name":"Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania)","slug":"community-housing-providers-national-law-tasmania","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"21A of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31743,"registerId":"tas-act-2013-21A-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 1 Commencement\n\n> The provisions of the [Community Housing Providers National Law](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-21A) were applied as a law of Tasmania on 1 January 2014.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Further information","content":"### 2 Further information\n\n> The full text of the Community Housing Providers National Law is set out in the Appendix to the *Community Housing Providers (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012* of New South Wales (click on INFORMATION for a link to New South Wales legislation). See the [Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-021) for modifications to the Community Housing Providers National Law as it applies in Tasmania.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not itself expand or restrict substantive scope. It applies the existing Community Housing Providers National Law as Tasmanian law from 1 January 2014 (s 1) and directs readers to the full National Law and Tasmanian modifications (s 2); any scope changes would appear in the referenced National Law or the Tasmanian modifications, not in this short instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of an external, full National Law text located in the NSW Adoption Act appendix (s 2) — requires users to consult another instrument to read operative provisions.","Tasmania-specific modifications are made in a separate Tasmanian Act (Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013) (s 2) — creates split-authority reading (base National Law + local amendments).","Simple commencement provision fixing an effective date (s 1) — low legal complexity but administrative significance for transitional compliance.","No substantive provisions in this instrument itself — legal effect depends entirely on the content and interaction of the external National Law and Tasmanian modifications."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument makes the Community Housing Providers National Law operate as Tasmanian law from 1 January 2014 (s 1). It imports the National Law's regulatory framework for community housing into Tasmanian law.\n\nCommunity housing providers, their tenants and Tasmanian regulators must follow that framework subject to Tasmania's modifications; the full National Law text is in the NSW Adoption Act appendix and local changes are in the Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 (s 2)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves its original narrow purpose: to adopt the national community housing law for Tasmania. It has not expanded beyond this technical adoption function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 2 operative provisions","No defined terms in this instrument itself","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive rules — purely a machinery provision adopting external legislation by reference","Single cross-reference to the Community Housing Providers National Law and the Tasmanian modifications Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **short technical law** that brings a national housing scheme into force in Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Adopts a national law**: It applies the *Community Housing Providers National Law* (a scheme agreed to by multiple Australian states) as a law of Tasmania.\n- **Sets the start date**: The national law took effect in Tasmania on **1 January 2014**.\n- **Points to the full rules**: The actual detailed rules are not printed here — they are in an Appendix to a New South Wales Act. This Tasmanian law simply says \"those rules apply here too\" (with some possible tweaks).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Community housing providers** — not-for-profit organisations that rent homes to people on low incomes.\n- **Tenants** who rent from these providers in Tasmania.\n- **Regulators** who oversee housing standards and provider registration.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is part of a **national scheme** to make community housing regulation consistent across Australia. Instead of each state writing its own completely separate rules, they agreed on one set of rules and each state passes a short law saying \"those rules apply here.\" This makes it easier for housing providers to operate across state borders and ensures tenants get similar protections nationwide.\n\n**Key point for readers:** This document is essentially a **signpost** — it tells you the national law is in force in Tasmania, but you need to look at the New South Wales legislation (and the Tasmanian modifications Act) to see the actual rules."},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the scope appears consistent with the original intent: to adopt a national regulatory framework for community housing providers in Tasmania. No scope creep or significant departure from the original purpose is evident from the status information provided."},"complexity_factors":["Intergovernmental legislative adoption mechanism — Tasmania adopts NSW law by reference, meaning you must read two separate jurisdictions' legislation together to understand the full picture","The adopted law updates automatically ('as in force from time to time'), meaning the Tasmanian law can change without Tasmania's parliament acting — this is unusual and can be confusing","Tasmanian-specific modifications overlay the NSW base law, requiring readers to reconcile differences between the two","Regulatory framework involves multiple layers: registration, ongoing compliance, enforcement, and appeals","Responsible minister and administrative arrangements are determined by external orders not contained in the legislation itself","The source document provided is metadata/status information only — the actual operative legal provisions are not reproduced here, adding an accessibility barrier"],"plain_english_summary":"Tasmania adopts the national regulatory framework (based on NSW law) for community housing providers, bringing local organisations under a consistent registration and oversight regime. It affects not‑for‑profit housing bodies, their tenants, regulators and funders by requiring accountable governance, financial management and service standards.\n\nThat matters because it helps protect vulnerable tenants, safeguard public funds and ensure community housing is run responsibly across Tasmania."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Notes","severity":"high","reasoning":"The phrase 'as in force from time to time' means that any amendment made by NSW to the parent Act automatically becomes Tasmanian law without any Tasmanian legislative process. This is constitutionally and democratically anomalous — the Tasmanian Parliament legislates once but NSW Parliament continues to legislate for Tasmania on an ongoing basis with no Tasmanian veto or review mechanism apparent on the face of this instrument.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The legislation adopts NSW law 'as in force from time to time' without any Tasmanian parliamentary oversight mechanism for subsequent NSW amendments, meaning the Tasmanian Parliament effectively delegates ongoing legislative power to the NSW Parliament indefinitely."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information — Currency / Authorisation","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The currency statement and the 'as in force from time to time' adoption mechanism are in direct tension. If NSW has amended the National Law after 5 July 2017 (which is highly probable over a nine-year period), the Tasmanian consolidated version would be outdated despite claiming currency. The legislation simultaneously claims to be current and to incorporate dynamic NSW amendments, but the static file modification date suggests it cannot be doing both.","confidence":0.78,"description":"The file is stated to have been last modified on 5 July 2017, yet the version is described as 'current from 1 January 2014 to date (accessed 1 April 2026)'. If the underlying NSW law changes 'from time to time' and automatically applies in Tasmania, a file last modified in 2017 cannot accurately represent the current state of the law as at 2026."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Notes — adoption mechanism","severity":"low","reasoning":"The Tasmanian Act does not reproduce the substantive law — it merely points to an Appendix of a NSW Act. The 'law of Tasmania' therefore has no self-contained text. Any reader seeking to understand their obligations under Tasmanian law must consult NSW legislation, undermining the principle of accessible and certain law. The name 'National Law (Tasmania)' implies a distinct Tasmanian instrument that does not substantively exist.","confidence":0.71,"description":"The legislation refers to itself by the name 'Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania)' which is defined as the NSW law 'as so applying' in Tasmania. This creates a nominally circular identity: the Tasmanian law is defined entirely by reference to another jurisdiction's law, meaning Tasmania's law has no independent textual existence and cannot be read in isolation."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency statement: 'Version current from 1 January 2014 to date (accessed 1 April 2026)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.8,"description":"The version is simultaneously claimed to be current as of 1 April 2026 and to have last been modified on 5 July 2017. These two statements cannot both be true if the underlying NSW law (adopted dynamically) has changed in the intervening nine years."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Notes: 'the Community Housing Providers National Law, as in force from time to time... applies as a law of Tasmania'","section_b":"Authorisation / Publication: Static consolidated document published on the Tasmanian legislation website","confidence":0.76,"description":"The dynamic adoption clause requires the law to automatically update whenever NSW amends the National Law, but the consolidated Tasmanian publication is a static document last touched in 2017. The legal operation of the Act and its published form are therefore structurally contradictory — the law as it operates differs from the law as it is published."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/community-housing-providers-national-law-tasmania","history":"/api/acts/community-housing-providers-national-law-tasmania/history","analysis":"/api/acts/community-housing-providers-national-law-tasmania/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/community-housing-providers-national-law-tasmania/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/community-housing-providers-national-law-tasmania/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/community-housing-providers-national-law-tasmania/documents"}}