{"id":"tas:sr-2020-061","name":"COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2020","slug":"covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"61 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182668,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-061-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> This order may be cited as the [COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-061) .","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":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this order –\n> \n> > ***authorised officer*** has the same meaning as in the [Emergency Management Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-012) ;\n> \n> > ***relative***, in relation to a person, means –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the spouse, or de facto spouse, of the person; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the mother or father of the person; and\n> > > \n> > > > (c) a sister, brother, nephew or niece of the person; and\n> > > \n> > > > (d) a grandparent of the person; and\n> > > \n> > > > (e) a person in a significant relationship, within the meaning of the [Relationships Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-044) , with the person.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of circumstances","content":"### 4 Declaration of circumstances\n\n> > (1)  For the purposes of [Part 6A of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-011#HP6A@EN) [COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-011) , persons are to be taken to be members of a family if –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the persons have entered the State during the same 14-day period; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) each person –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (i) is a relative of another person in the group; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (ii) entered the State as part of a group of persons who were travelling together as a group and who were permitted by an authorised officer to reside in quarantine in the same room in quarantine premises.\n> \n> > (2)  For the purposes of [Part 6A of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-011#HP6A@EN) [COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-011) , one member of a family who is a quarantined person on a day may be required to pay an amount of money under that Part in respect of all members of that family who are also quarantined persons on that day, if the person is the first member of the group who is recorded, in relation to a particular period of 14 days or less, in the registration details kept, for the purposes of the quarantine premises, by the staff responsible for receiving guests at the premises.\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 14 October 2020\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: establishing who constitutes 'family' for quarantine fee purposes under Part 6A of the parent Act. It does not expand beyond this specific administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (5 operative provisions)","Only 2 defined terms ('authorised officer' and 'relative'), with 'relative' borrowing from existing Relationships Act 2003 definitions","Single purpose: defining 'family' for quarantine fee liability","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic—just two alternative tests in section 4(1) and a straightforward payment rule in section 4(2)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to Emergency Management Act 2006, Relationships Act 2003, and parent COVID-19 Act 2020)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian law (a 'subordinate order') made during the COVID-19 pandemic that sets rules for who counts as 'family' when people are forced to stay in hotel quarantine, and who has to pay for it.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Defines 'family' for quarantine purposes:** If you enter Tasmania within the same 14-day window as other people, you're considered 'family' if either:\n  - You're related to someone in the group (spouse, parents, siblings, grandparents, or someone in a 'significant relationship' with you); OR\n  - You travelled together as a group and an authorised officer let you share a quarantine hotel room.\n\n- **Decides who pays:** The first person from your group whose name appears on the hotel register becomes responsible for paying the quarantine fees for everyone in that family group.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People entering Tasmania who must quarantine in government-arranged accommodation\n- Authorised officers managing quarantine arrangements\n- Hotel staff keeping registration records\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis order prevents families from being split up and charged separately for quarantine. It recognises that families travel together and should be treated as a unit for billing purposes, while also capturing non-traditional family structures (like de facto couples and 'significant relationships' under Tasmanian law). Without this rule, each person might face separate quarantine bills and potentially be housed separately."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order declaratively defines who is treated as a ‘family’ and when one family member can be required to pay for all quarantined family members for the purposes of Part 6A. It clarifies application criteria (relationship categories, same 14‑day entry window, or permitted group travel and shared room) and sets an administrative trigger for joint liability (first recorded in quarantine registration). It does not, on its face, expand or narrow other provisions beyond these definitional and procedural declarations (ss 3–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to other Acts (Emergency Management Act 2006 for 'authorised officer'; Relationships Act 2003 for 'significant relationship').","Detailed definition of 'relative' that lists multiple relationship categories (s 3).","Temporal condition requiring entry within the same 14‑day period to form a treated family (s 4(1)).","Two alternative routes to family status: blood/relationship ties or permitted group travel and shared quarantine room (s 4(1)(b)(ii)).","Creates personal financial liability based on administrative registration ordering (first recorded person may be charged for others) (s 4(2)).","Operational reliance on quarantine premises registration records and staff responsible for receiving guests, introducing implementation and evidentiary dependency (s 4(2)).","Short instrument but interacts tightly with Part 6A of the parent Act, so effects depend on interpretation and enforcement by authorised officers and quarantine staff."],"plain_english_summary":"This order says who counts as a “family” for the quarantine payment and liability rules in Part 6A of the COVID‑19 Disease Emergency Act 2020: people who entered the State within the same 14‑day period and are relatives (as defined) or who travelled together and were permitted to share a quarantine room (ss 3, 4(1)). It also allows one family member — if they are the first person recorded in the quarantine registration for that ≤14‑day period — to be required to pay quarantine costs for all family members quarantined that day (s 4(2))."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be meaningfully assessed as the substantive provisions of the order were not included in the material provided. The 'miscellaneous provisions' label suggests the original intent was deliberately broad, but no comparison between original and amended versions is possible from the available text."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text provided to assess substantive complexity — only metadata and status information is available","The 'miscellaneous provisions' structure typically indicates multiple unrelated subject matters bundled together, which can increase complexity","Emergency order made under delegated authority (statutory rule), requiring cross-reference to the parent enabling Act to understand its legal basis and limits","Existence of amendments means the current version may differ materially from the original, requiring comparison of versions","Pandemic emergency law often intersects with multiple areas of law simultaneously (health, commerce, civil liberties), adding interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2020 is a Tasmanian emergency statutory rule made under pandemic powers in 2020 and in force since at least 14 October 2020 (SR-2020-061), with subsequent amendments. As a catch‑all emergency order it likely affected many Tasmanians — businesses, gatherings and administrative processes — and matters because it can change legal rights and obligations quickly and remains on the books years later."},"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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A COVID-19 emergency order that has not been amended since October 2020 but remains 'current' as of April 2026 raises a logical tension: either the emergency persisted for over 5 years without any legislative adjustment (implausible given the changing nature of the pandemic), or the instrument was never formally revoked and exists in a kind of legislative limbo, still technically operative despite the emergency having ended.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 14 October 2020 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 16:23)' yet the file was last modified on 14 October 2020, implying the instrument has remained unchanged for over 5 years while purporting to govern an active emergency."},{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"high","reasoning":"Emergency legislation is definitionally time-limited to the duration of the emergency. An instrument titled 'COVID-19 Disease Emergency' that remains on the books and 'current' in 2026 without amendment or repeal creates a legal absurdity: either Tasmania is still officially in a COVID-19 disease emergency as of 2026 (factually false), or the sunset/revocation mechanism has failed and the instrument is zombie legislation imposing obligations or conferring powers that have no legitimate emergency basis.","confidence":0.78,"description":"The instrument purports to be an emergency order addressing an active disease emergency, yet the 'current from 14 October 2020 to date' framing, combined with a 2026 access date, means the emergency instrument is treated as perpetually current despite the COVID-19 public health emergency having been wound back across all Australian jurisdictions well before 2026."},{"type":"other","section":"Metadata / Document Structure","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering/conversion artefact rather than a drafting flaw in the original instrument, duplication of operative headings and provisions in a consolidated legislative document creates ambiguity about which instance is authoritative and whether any substantive content has been similarly duplicated or omitted. In a strict legal reading, duplicate provisions can create interpretive uncertainty.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document contains extensive verbatim repetition of section headings and content (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation', 'Table of Amending Instruments Table of Amending Instruments'), rendering it internally incoherent as a legislative instrument."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days'","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is meaningless for an instrument that has not changed. The statement neither confirms nor denies whether the instrument is correctly reflecting any underlying legislative changes, and provides false assurance of currency for what may be a superseded or expired emergency order.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The metadata states the legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet no changes have been recorded since 14 October 2020 across a span of over 5 years. This creates a circular and unverifiable quality assurance claim attached to an instrument that demonstrably has not been updated."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title: 'COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2020'","section_b":"Status Information: 'Version current from 14 October 2020 to date (accessed 5 April 2026)'","confidence":0.75,"description":"The instrument's title anchors it to an emergency in 2020, while the currency statement treats it as operative law in 2026. These two propositions contradict each other: an emergency order cannot logically remain a live emergency instrument more than 5 years after its enactment without evidence of the continued existence of the declared emergency."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information: 'File last modified 14 October 2020'","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments: '(click to view Table of Amendments)'","confidence":0.68,"description":"The existence of a Table of Amendments hyperlink implies that amendments may exist, yet the 'File last modified 14 October 2020' metadata asserts no changes have been made since that date. If amendments exist, the file modification date is incorrect; if no amendments exist, the Table of Amendments is an empty or misleading reference."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2020","history":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-order-2020/documents"}}