{"id":"tas:sr-2003-133","name":"Corrections (Interstate Leave of Absence) Order 2003","slug":"corrections-interstate-leave-of-absence-order-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"133 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318179,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-133-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Corrections (Interstate Leave of Absence) Order 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2003-133) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interstate laws","content":"### 3 Interstate laws\n\n> For the purposes of [Part 6 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-051#HP6@EN) [Corrections Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-051) , Part 8A of the *Corrections Act 1986* of Victoria is declared to be an interstate law.\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 26 November 2003\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is no indication that the scope of this Order changed from its original intent. It has remained in force unchanged since 26 November 2003, suggesting it continues to serve its original narrow purpose of regulating interstate leave of absence for prisoners in the Tasmanian corrections system."},"complexity_factors":["Involves cross-jurisdictional legal arrangements between Australian states and territories, which adds an inherent layer of complexity","Sits within the broader corrections and criminal justice legal framework, which non-specialists may find difficult to navigate","The document provided is extremely limited in substantive content — mostly administrative metadata — making it impossible to fully assess the true complexity of the underlying provisions","Likely references or depends upon the parent Act (Corrections Act 1997 (Tas)) and potentially interstate agreements, requiring readers to consult multiple instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"The Corrections (Interstate Leave of Absence) Order 2003 is a Tasmanian regulation governing temporary, supervised cross‑border movement of prisoners — either Tasmanian inmates travelling to another state/territory or interstate prisoners supervised in Tasmania. It affects prisoners, corrections staff and administrators, and clarifies legal responsibility and supervision when custody crosses jurisdictional lines, reducing legal uncertainty around interstate transfers for things like medical care or family reasons."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not a legal flaw in the legislation itself, the metadata creates a logical tension: the instrument claims to be current and up-to-date but simultaneously discloses no substantive modification since 2017. The 'updated within 3 working days' assurance is rendered somewhat meaningless if no changes have occurred in nearly a decade.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 26 November 2003 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:53)' but the file was last modified on 5 July 2017. This implies the legislation has remained unchanged for nearly 9 years between 2017 and 2026, yet claims currency 'to date' without any substantive amendments being reflected."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure (entire instrument)","severity":"high","reasoning":"A legislative instrument with no discernible operative text cannot impose obligations, confer rights, or achieve its stated regulatory purpose. Persons purportedly subject to the Order have no mechanism to determine what conduct is required or prohibited. Compliance is logically impossible with a legally null instrument as reproduced.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The instrument as reproduced contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A statutory instrument titled 'Corrections (Interstate Leave of Absence) Order 2003' that creates legal obligations or permissions contains no sections, definitions, operative clauses, schedules, or substantive content that can be analysed for compliance, enforcement, or legal effect."},{"type":"other","section":"Heading structure (entire document)","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or markup error rather than a drafting error in the instrument proper, duplicate headings undermine the clarity and interpretive certainty that legislation must provide. If a court were required to identify the operative title or section reference, the duplication could create genuine uncertainty.","confidence":0.75,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g. 'Corrections (Interstate Leave of Absence) Order 2003' appears four times as a heading; 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation' etc.). This structural duplication creates ambiguity as to which instance constitutes the authoritative heading."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version statement: 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument asserts it is current as of 8 April 2026 and that updates occur within 3 working days of legislative change, yet the file has not been modified since 5 July 2017. This implies either: (a) no amendments have been made in nearly 9 years (plausible but notable for an active corrections regime), or (b) amendments exist that have not been reflected in the file, directly contradicting the currency assurance."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the narrow technical function it was designed for: declaring a specific Victorian law to be an interstate law for the purposes of prisoner leave provisions. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 substantive sections","No defined terms section","Single operative provision (section 3) with no conditional logic","No cross-references beyond citation of parent Act and Victorian Act","No exceptions, exemptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very short legal order that makes a technical change to how Tasmanian prisoners can be granted temporary leave to travel to Victoria.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that **Part 8A of Victoria's Corrections Act 1986** counts as an \"interstate law\" under Tasmania's Corrections Act 1997.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Under **Part 6 of Tasmania's Corrections Act 1997**, the Tasmanian Corrections Commissioner can grant prisoners temporary leave from custody (called \"leave of absence\") to travel interstate.\n- For this to work properly, the laws of the destination state need to be recognised as \"interstate laws\" under the Tasmanian Act.\n- This order ensures that when Tasmanian prisoners are granted leave to go to Victoria, the Victorian laws that apply to prisoners on leave (Part 8A of their Corrections Act) are properly recognised and can be enforced.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian prisoners who may be granted temporary interstate leave\n- Tasmanian and Victorian corrections staff who manage these transfers\n- Anyone involved in supervising prisoners temporarily released into Victoria\n\nIn short: this is a housekeeping measure that enables Tasmanian prisoners to serve temporary leave in Victoria under Victorian supervision rules."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order's text shows no alteration of scope from its stated purpose: it declares a specific Victorian provision to be an interstate law for Part 6 purposes and sets commencement and administration. It does not amend the principal Acts or expand beyond that declaratory effect (s2–s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision: the order contains one operative declaration (s3), keeping statutory change narrow.","Cross‑reference dependency: it relies on Part 6 of the Corrections Act 1997 (federal) and imports Part 8A of the Corrections Act 1986 (Vic), requiring users to read three instruments together to understand effects.","Commencement mechanism: start date is tied to Gazette notification rather than a fixed calendar date (s2), which is procedural but relevant for timing.","Administrative assignment: the order is administered by the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations, creating an implementation locus for agency action.","No amendment power: the order declares interstate law rather than amending the primary Acts, limiting its structural complexity but increasing interpretive reliance on external legislation (s3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order declares that, for the purposes of Part 6 of the Corrections Act 1997, Part 8A of Victoria’s Corrections Act 1986 is an ‘interstate law’ (s3). It takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette (s2). Mechanically, that means the Commonwealth Part 6 regime will treat the named Victorian provision as applying across jurisdictions, and the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations is the administering agency."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/corrections-interstate-leave-of-absence-order-2003","history":"/api/acts/corrections-interstate-leave-of-absence-order-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/corrections-interstate-leave-of-absence-order-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/corrections-interstate-leave-of-absence-order-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/corrections-interstate-leave-of-absence-order-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/corrections-interstate-leave-of-absence-order-2003/documents"}}