{"id":"tas:sr-2021-061","name":"Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Amendment Order 2021","slug":"economic-regulator-maib-premiums-amendment-order-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"61 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182095,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-061-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 [Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Amendment Order 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-061) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the 61st day after the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Order","content":"### 3 Principal Order\n\n> In this order, the [Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Order 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-064) is referred to as the Principal Order.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Order 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-064) .\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 11 August 2021\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this order appears to remain within its original intended scope — adjusting the Economic Regulator's role in relation to MAIB premium oversight. There is no evidence of scope creep or significant departure from the original regulatory intent."},"complexity_factors":["Amends an existing regulatory framework rather than standing alone, requiring cross-reference to the principal order and related legislation","Involves specialist economic regulation concepts (premium oversight, regulatory functions)","The full amendment text is not reproduced in the available document, making complete analysis impossible","Sits within a layered statutory structure involving the Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Act and the Economic Regulator Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This order amends how the Tasmanian Economic Regulator oversees premiums charged by the Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB), which provides compulsory third‑party motor injury cover. It affects every Tasmanian who registers a vehicle (because MAIB premiums are bundled into registration), the MAIB itself, and the Regulator. The instrument matters because it can change consumer protection over mandatory premiums; the specific amendment text isn’t reproduced here. Effective 11 October 2021."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment order serves its original narrow purpose: updating the 2017 premium-setting regulations. There is no indication of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies on parent Order)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single cross-reference to the Principal Order","Amendment text not actually reproduced in this document (incorporated by reference)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to Tasmanian regulations about motor accident insurance premiums.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the *Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Order 2017* (the \"Principal Order\")\n- The actual amendment text itself has been merged into the main 2017 Order and isn't shown separately here\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB) — the Tasmanian government insurer that covers people injured in motor vehicle accidents\n- Vehicle owners who pay MAIB premiums (part of vehicle registration costs)\n- The Economic Regulator, who oversees pricing\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a machinery amendment — it keeps the premium-setting rules up to date. The specific changes would relate to how much Tasmanians pay for compulsory motor accident insurance, but the details are contained in the updated 2017 Order rather than this document."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order itself is procedural and does not set out substantive regulatory changes; it records an amendment to the Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Order 2017 and fixes commencement (clause 2) and incorporation into the authorised version (clause 4). Because the instrument omits the amendment text, the scope of regulated matters must be determined by consulting the amended 2017 Order; this Order does not, on its face, expand or narrow scope beyond making the amendment operative."},"complexity_factors":["Short, three-clause structure (short title, commencement, principal order reference) — minimal drafting complexity.","Commencement delay is fixed: starts 61 days after Gazette notification (clause 2) — simple temporal trigger.","Amendment content is not reproduced in this instrument; clause 4 only states incorporation into the authorised 2017 Order, creating reliance on the Principal Order for substantive detail.","Administrative detail (administration by Department of State Growth; Gazette notification date noted) reduces interpretive uncertainty about who administers the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order updates the Economic Regulator (MAIB Premiums) Order 2017 by making an amendment and declaring when it starts. It takes effect on the 61st day after its Gazette notice and is administered by the Department of State Growth. The instrument is procedural: it records an amendment and confirms that the change has been incorporated into the authorised 2017 version."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 11 August 2021, it cannot logically have been current 'from 11 October 2021'. Either the commencement date postdates the last file modification (suggesting the published file does not reflect the operative instrument), or the modification date is erroneous. In either case, one datum must be wrong, creating an internal inconsistency about the document's own provenance and currency.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 11 October 2021 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was last modified on 11 August 2021 — nearly two months before the version currency date."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information — update undertaking","severity":"low","reasoning":"The stated 3-working-day update commitment is facially inconsistent with a 61-day lag between the file modification timestamp and the operative commencement date. This either means the commitment was not met, the dates are mislabelled, or the 'file last modified' refers to a draft rather than the published instrument — none of which are explained or reconciled in the document.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The site promises legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change', yet the gap between the file modification date (11 August 2021) and the commencement date (11 October 2021) is approximately 61 days, far exceeding 3 working days."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information — File last modified 11 August 2021","section_b":"Status Information — Version current from 11 October 2021","confidence":0.8,"description":"The instrument's commencement date (11 October 2021) postdates the file's last modification date (11 August 2021) by approximately 61 days. A file cannot be authoritatively 'current from' a date that had not yet occurred at the time it was last modified, unless the modification date refers only to the metadata of the repository file rather than the legislative instrument itself — a distinction the document does not draw."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/economic-regulator-maib-premiums-amendment-order-2021","history":"/api/acts/economic-regulator-maib-premiums-amendment-order-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/economic-regulator-maib-premiums-amendment-order-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/economic-regulator-maib-premiums-amendment-order-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/economic-regulator-maib-premiums-amendment-order-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/economic-regulator-maib-premiums-amendment-order-2021/documents"}}