{"id":"tas:sr-2020-062","name":"COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Quarantine Debt) Order 2020","slug":"covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-quarantine-debt-order-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"62 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182665,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-062-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) (Quarantine Debt) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-062) .","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) .","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the order appears to remain focused on its original stated purpose of addressing quarantine-related debt arising from COVID-19 emergency measures. No amendments appear to have broadened or narrowed its scope since it came into force on 14 October 2020."},"complexity_factors":["Operates within the broader COVID-19 emergency legislative framework, requiring cross-referencing with parent legislation","Deals with debt recovery, which can involve procedural and financial law concepts","Tasmanian-specific emergency powers context adds a layer of jurisdictional complexity","Limited text provided makes it difficult to assess all operative provisions","May interact with other COVID-19 orders and regulations made during the same emergency period"],"plain_english_summary":"The COVID-19 Quarantine Debt Order 2020 (Tasmania) sets out how the government can recover costs from people who were required to undergo government-managed quarantine during the pandemic. It affects returned travellers (and potentially related parties) by determining if they owe quarantine expenses, how those debts are assessed, and when they may be pursued or waived.\n\nIn force from 14 October 2020, its practical effect now mainly concerns historical quarantine debts; consult the full text for precise rules."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This delegated legislation performs exactly the function intended by its parent Act (the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020). Section 25B of that Act specifically empowered the Governor to make orders declaring classes of persons required to pay quarantine debts. This Order exercises that power precisely as contemplated, establishing the payment requirement and three exemptions. The scope remains tightly confined to cost-recovery for hotel quarantine."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('authorised officer') which references another Act","Single operative provision with nested subclauses creating three specific exemptions","Heavy reliance on external references (Emergency Management Act 2006, COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020)","Conditional logic in exemptions requires tracking multiple criteria (timing of information provision, purpose of quarantine, subsequent determinations)","Temporal limitation (on or after 31 July 2020) creates clear cutoff date","Short instrument (approximately 400 words) with straightforward structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian law (made in 2020) that requires certain people entering the state to pay for their mandatory COVID-19 hotel quarantine.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that most people who were required to quarantine in government-arranged accommodation on or after 31 July 2020 must pay the government back for each day they stayed there.\n\n**Who has to pay:**\n- Anyone who entered Tasmania and was directed to stay in quarantine premises (like a hotel) from 31 July 2020 onwards.\n\n**Who is exempt (doesn't have to pay):**\n- People who were quarantined **only** because they showed COVID symptoms when they arrived (not as a general rule for all arrivals).\n- People who were waiting for approval to quarantine at home instead of a hotel, **provided** they gave the necessary information to authorities a reasonable time before arriving in Tasmania.\n- People who were waiting for a decision that they didn't need to quarantine at all, **provided** they gave the necessary information to authorities a reasonable time before arriving.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis law shifted the cost of mandatory quarantine from taxpayers to individual travellers. It was part of Tasmania's COVID-19 border controls, ensuring that people entering the state during the pandemic contributed to the significant costs of their 14-day hotel quarantine stays."},"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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order does not amend the parent Act; it exercises a declaratory power under section 25B(1) by specifying which quarantined persons are required to pay (cl. 3). It implements and narrows application by identifying a class of persons and setting out exclusions (cl. 3(2)), rather than expanding or removing the Act's statutory authority."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to Part 6A and section 25B(1) of the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (cl. 3(1)) creates dependency on the parent Act's definitions and procedures.","Definition reliance on a term from another statute: 'authorised officer' is imported from the Emergency Management Act 2006 (cl. 3).","Exceptions use reasonableness/time‑sensitivity tests (cl. 3(2)(b)(ii) and 3(2)(c)(ii)) which require factual assessments by officials and may generate disputes.","Per‑day liability structure (cl. 3(1)) requires cumulative calculation, recordkeeping and billing for each day of quarantine.","Limited administrative detail about invoicing, recovery, or review processes — operational implementation left to authorised officers and the Crown (implicit in cl. 3 and commencement).","Commencement on Gazette notification (cl. 2) creates immediate effect uncertainty around retroactivity for events on or after 31 July 2020."],"plain_english_summary":"This order declares that people who were placed in government quarantine on or after 31 July 2020 must pay the Crown a daily quarantine fee under Part 6A of the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (cl. 3(1)). It takes effect when notified in the Gazette. The order identifies who is in scope and excludes limited cases (for example, certain symptom-only arrivals and people already authorised or cleared before arrival), creating a payable obligation and an administrative billing duty for authorised officers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-quarantine-debt-order-2020","history":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-quarantine-debt-order-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-quarantine-debt-order-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-quarantine-debt-order-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-quarantine-debt-order-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-quarantine-debt-order-2020/documents"}}