{"id":"tas:act-2025-001","name":"Electoral Disclosure and Funding (Donation Disclosure) Amendment Act 2025","slug":"electoral-disclosure-and-funding-donation-disclosure-amendment-act-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"1 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31388,"registerId":"tas-act-2025-001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding (Donation Disclosure) Amendment Act 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2025-001) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, or 1 July 2025, whichever is the later.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this Act, the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"12.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 12.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"13.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 13.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-037) .","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 14 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which all of the provisions of this Act commence.","sortOrder":13}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a standard amendment Act with a narrow, specific purpose — amending the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023. The scope remains tightly focused on electoral donation disclosure as indicated by the short title. No evidence of scope creep beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 14 sections, most containing only placeholder text referring to incorporation into the Principal Act","No substantive operative provisions visible in this version (sections 4–13 merely state amendments have been incorporated elsewhere)","Only one defined term ('Principal Act')","Simple commencement trigger (Royal Assent or 1 July 2025, whichever is later)","Straightforward sunset clause (automatic repeal after 365 days)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **technical amendment law** that makes changes to Australia's electoral donation disclosure rules.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Amends the *Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023* (the main law that governs political donations and funding transparency)\n- The specific changes are not shown in this document — they have already been merged into the \"authorised version\" of the main Act (this is a standard practice where amendment bills contain placeholder text once changes are consolidated)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Political parties, candidates, and donors who must report political donations\n- The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), which administers these rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Political donation laws determine how transparent our elections are — who is funding politicians and how much they're giving\n- This amendment likely tightens disclosure requirements, though the exact changes aren't visible in this consolidated version\n\n**Key feature:**\n- This Act **self-destructs** after one year (365 days from commencement). This is common for amendment Acts — once their changes are absorbed into the main law, the amendment Act itself is repealed to keep the statute book tidy."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"high","reasoning":"A file last modified on 16 April 2025 cannot reflect the currency of an Act that only came into force on 1 July 2025. Either the modification date predates the Act's operation (meaning the published version cannot incorporate any changes made after commencement), or the commencement date is misdescribed. This undermines the reliability of the consolidated version as a true statement of the law from 1 July 2025 onward.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The Act states it is 'current from 1 July 2025 to date (accessed 1 April 2026 at 23:04)' but the file was last modified on 16 April 2025 — before the Act's own stated commencement date of 1 July 2025."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information — 'usually updated within 3 working days'","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the file was last modified 16 April 2025 and the Act commenced 1 July 2025, the '3 working days' updating commitment has either not been triggered (implying no amendments yet exist, which is plausible but not confirmed) or has not been honoured. The statement of currency 'to date (1 April 2026)' combined with a pre-commencement modification date creates an internal inconsistency about when the document was actually last reviewed.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The currency notice asserts the legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet the single authorisation date (16 April 2025) precedes commencement by over two months, suggesting no updates have actually been applied post-commencement despite the promise of near-real-time currency."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Title / Long Title","severity":"high","reasoning":"An amending Act with no operative text — no sections amending the principal Act, no definitions, no commencement clauses beyond what is implied by the status box — cannot be complied with and cannot achieve its stated purpose of amending the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act. Entities subject to donation disclosure obligations cannot ascertain what, if anything, has changed. This may reflect a document extraction/rendering error, but as presented the instrument is legally inoperable.","confidence":0.78,"description":"The Act's title is duplicated at least four times in the document header with no substantive content following any of them, creating a document that purports to be operative legislation but contains no discernible operative provisions, definitions, or amendments whatsoever."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"high","section_a":"Currency of version — 'current from 1 July 2025 to date (accessed 1 April 2026)'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 16 April 2025'","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be current and authoritative as of 1 April 2026 and to have last been modified on 16 April 2025 — nearly 11 months before the access date and over 2 months before the Act's own commencement. These two statements cannot both be true if any legislative change, correction, or update occurred between 16 April 2025 and 1 April 2026."}]},"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":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Amendment Act changes the scope of the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023 by incorporating amendments into its authorised version (ss 4–13). The instrument does not set out those amendment texts here, so the precise substantive scope change cannot be determined from this Act alone. The change is time-limited by automatic repeal 365 days after all provisions commence (s 14), which confines the duration of the altered legal text."},"complexity_factors":["Amendments are not reproduced in this instrument but are described as \"incorporated into the authorised version\" (ss 4–13), creating interpretive uncertainty about the exact changes.","Conditional commencement: operation starts on the later of Royal Assent or 1 July 2025 (s 2), adding a timing dependency.","Automatic repeal 365 days after all provisions commence (s 14) makes the changes temporary and requires monitoring of commencement dates.","The Act operates by reference to the Principal Act (Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023) rather than by standalone provisions (s 3), meaning users must consult both texts.","Multiple short sections perform administrative incorporation rather than substantive drafting, which can complicate locating the operative text (ss 4–13).","Regulators, reporters and regulated parties must check the authorised version to determine compliance obligations, increasing administrative effort (ss 4–13)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Amendment Act updates the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023 by incorporating a set of amendments into the authorised version of that Act. It comes into force on the later of Royal Assent or 1 July 2025 and automatically repeals itself 365 days after all its provisions commence. The practical effect is to change the legal text that governs people and organisations covered by the Electoral Disclosure and Funding Act 2023 for a limited, time-bound period; the amendment details are not reproduced in this short Act."},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the Act appears to remain focused on its stated purpose: amending donation disclosure rules within Tasmania's electoral funding framework. There is no evidence in the provided material of scope creep beyond the original intent. However, the absence of full operative provisions means this assessment is made with limited information."},"complexity_factors":["Amending legislation requires cross-referencing with the principal Act to understand the full effect of changes","Electoral law involves multiple interconnected concepts: disclosure thresholds, return periods, associated entities, and third-party campaigners","The provided text is incomplete — only metadata and status information was available, not the operative provisions, making full analysis impossible","Compliance obligations may differ depending on the type of entity (party, candidate, donor, associated entity)","Potential interaction with Commonwealth electoral disclosure laws creates complexity around which regime applies"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian amendment (in force 1 July 2025) tightens rules on public reporting of political donations, affecting parties, candidates, donors and likely third-party campaigners. It’s aimed at increasing transparency by (likely) lowering disclosure thresholds, expanding who must report and shortening filing deadlines.\n\nIf you give or receive political funds in Tasmania, expect broader disclosure obligations and more visible funding information; precise obligations require the Act’s full text."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electoral-disclosure-and-funding-donation-disclosure-amendment-act-2025","history":"/api/acts/electoral-disclosure-and-funding-donation-disclosure-amendment-act-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electoral-disclosure-and-funding-donation-disclosure-amendment-act-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electoral-disclosure-and-funding-donation-disclosure-amendment-act-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electoral-disclosure-and-funding-donation-disclosure-amendment-act-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electoral-disclosure-and-funding-donation-disclosure-amendment-act-2025/documents"}}