{"id":"tas:sr-2018-028","name":"Court Security Regulations 2018","slug":"court-security-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"28 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184889,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-028-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 [Court Security Regulations 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-028) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which the [Court Security Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-034) commences.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Court Security Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-034) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Meaning of tribunal","content":"### 4 Meaning of tribunal\n\n> For the purposes of the definition of ***tribunal*** in the Act, the following tribunals and bodies are prescribed to be a tribunal for the purposes of the Act:\n> \n> > > (a) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpa@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  \n> > \n> > > (b) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpa@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  \n> > \n> > > (c) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpa@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  \n> > \n> > > (d) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpa@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  \n> > \n> > > (e) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpa@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  \n> > \n> > > (f) the Legal Profession Board of Tasmania established under section 589 of the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ;\n> > \n> > > (g) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  \n> > \n> > > (h) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  \n> > \n> > > (i) the Property Agents Board continued under section 5 of the [Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-058) ;\n> > \n> > > (j) the Property Agents Tribunal established in accordance with section 104 of the [Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-058) ;\n> > \n> > > (k) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpc@EN) the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by [section 8 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-094#GS8@EN) [Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024) .\n> > \n> > > (l) [*\\[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 60, Applied:05 Nov 2021\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS60@Hpc@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Possession of prohibited objects","content":"### 5 Possession of prohibited objects\n\n> For the purposes of section 10(2)(e) of the Act, a person may have possession of a prohibited object on court premises, or bring a prohibited object on to court premises, in the circumstances where –\n> \n> > > (a) the prohibited object is a controlled substance; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the person in possession of the controlled substance is authorised, under any Act, to be in possession of the controlled substance.\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 27 June 2018","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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations implement and narrowly clarify the Act rather than expand it: they prescribe which bodies count as tribunals for the Act’s purposes (reg 4) and specify that possession of controlled substances on court premises is permitted only where the person is authorised under other legislation (reg 5). They do not, on their face, broaden the Act beyond these clarifications."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only two operative matters (prescription of tribunals and an exception for possession) (regs 4–5)","Multiple cross-references to other statutes and to the principal Act, requiring readers to consult external texts to understand scope (reg 3; reg 4 references; reg 5 references s 10(2)(e) of the Act)","Amendment history and placeholders in the prescribed-list create navigation cost and uncertainty about the full list (reg 4 shows multiple amended items and elisions)","Low administrative discretion — rules are largely declaratory — but implementation requires agencies to check authorisation under other Acts before permitting controlled substances on premises (reg 5)","Compliance cost concentrated on court administrators and security staff who must verify statutory authorisations for possession"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations clarify two things under the Court Security Act 2017: which specific tribunals and bodies are treated as “tribunals”, and that people who are legally authorised under other laws may possess controlled substances on court premises. They affect tribunal bodies, regulated boards, legal practitioners, court users and security managers by defining who is subject to court-security rules and by creating a narrow exception to the prohibited-objects prohibition for authorised possession."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"The provided text is clearly incomplete. Regulation 4 contains multiple placeholder entries showing only amendment history markers (e.g., '[Regulation 4 Amended by No. 18 of 2021...]') with ellipses ('. . . . . . . .') instead of actual tribunal names for paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), and (l). This appears to be a navigation stub or fragment from a legislative database rather than the complete regulations. The substantive content present is insufficient for a complete analysis.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear to serve their intended purpose as delegated legislation under the Court Security Act 2017 — prescribing additional tribunals and creating specific exceptions. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond the original enabling authority."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 substantive provisions (short title, commencement, interpretation, tribunal definition, prohibited objects exception)","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Straightforward list structure for prescribed tribunals with minimal conditional logic","One simple exception in regulation 5 with two cumulative conditions (conjunctive 'and' rather than disjunctive 'or')","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and specific enabling statutes for listed tribunals","Fragmentary content in regulation 4 (multiple paragraphs showing only amendment history with ellipses) suggests the source text is incomplete, though the structure is simple"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out practical rules for how Tasmania's Court Security Act 2017 works in practice.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Names the rules** and links them to the main Court Security Act 2017\n- **Expands which bodies count as \"tribunals\"** for security purposes — meaning the security rules now cover not just courts but also various boards and tribunals that make legal decisions (like the Legal Profession Board, Property Agents Board, Property Agents Tribunal, and the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal)\n- **Creates an exception for controlled substances** — people who are legally allowed to possess drugs (like certain medications) under other laws can bring them onto court premises without breaking the security rules\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone entering Tasmanian court buildings or tribunal hearing rooms\n- Security staff who enforce court security\n- Legal professionals, witnesses, and members of the public attending hearings\n- People with lawful prescriptions for controlled substances\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these regulations, the main Court Security Act wouldn't know which specific tribunals and boards to cover, and people with legitimate medical needs might accidentally commit an offence by bringing prescribed medication onto court premises."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata and title, the regulations appear to remain focused on their original purpose: providing operational rules to support court security in Tasmania. There is no evidence in the supplied text of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent of regulating court building security."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations (delegated legislation) are generally simpler than primary Acts, as they deal with operational detail rather than broad legal frameworks","Court security is a relatively contained and practical subject matter","The document supplied is heavily truncated — mostly metadata and formatting — limiting full assessment of technical complexity","Some complexity may arise from interaction with the parent Court Security Act, which must be read alongside these regulations","Amendments recorded up to November 2021 suggest the regulations have evolved, potentially adding layers of modified provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"These Tasmanian regulations support the Court Security Act by setting detailed rules for courthouse security — what items may be brought in, the powers and procedures of court security officers (including searches), and how prohibited items are handled. They affect anyone entering a court — visitors, litigants, lawyers, jurors, security staff and judges — and matter because they determine screening at entry and consequences of non‑compliance, such as refusal of entry or confiscation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/court-security-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/court-security-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/court-security-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/court-security-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/court-security-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/court-security-regulations-2018/documents"}}