{"id":"tas:sr-2022-061","name":"Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Regulations 2022","slug":"electricity-supply-industry-amendment-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"61 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179688,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-061-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> These regulations may be cited as the [Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Regulations 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-061) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Regulations","content":"### 3 Principal Regulations\n\n> In these regulations, the [Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-080) are referred to as the Principal Regulations.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-080) .\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 17 August 2022\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient information is available in the provided text to determine whether the scope of the amendments changed from the original regulatory intent. The document contains only metadata and status information, with no substantive amendment content visible."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata is present — no substantive amendment text is available for analysis","Electricity supply regulations are typically technical and sector-specific, which would ordinarily increase complexity, but cannot be assessed here","As a subordinate instrument (regulation rather than an Act), it operates within a broader regulatory framework that requires cross-referencing to fully understand","Limited information prevents meaningful complexity assessment of the actual legal changes"],"plain_english_summary":"The Electricity Supply Industry Amendment Regulations 2022 (Tas.) are a subordinate instrument, effective 17 August 2022, that amend Tasmania’s existing electricity supply regulations. They modify the regulatory framework that governs generators, distributors, retailers and other participants in the Tasmanian electricity market.  \n\nBecause the actual amendment text isn’t provided here, the specific legal or practical impacts (e.g. licensing, pricing, safety or dispute rules) can’t be determined without reviewing the full instrument."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation/stub page that contains no substantive legislative content. The actual amendment text has been incorporated into the Principal Regulations and is not reproduced here. The document only contains metadata (citation, commencement date, administrative details) and a statement that the amendment has been merged elsewhere. It provides no actionable legal content for analysis.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amendment regulation with no indication of scope creep. It performs the narrow technical function of updating the Principal Regulations, which is its intended purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (4 sections, approximately 100 words)","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or operational provisions","No cross-references to substantive legal tests or criteria","Single mechanical function: citation, commencement, and notification that amendment has been incorporated elsewhere"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations make a technical amendment to the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018. However, **the actual content of the amendment has already been merged into the main regulations** and is not shown here. This document is essentially a formal notice that a change was made, rather than the change itself.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The amendment itself is no longer visible in this document — it has been \"incorporated\" into the 2018 Principal Regulations\n- To see what actually changed, you would need to look at the updated version of the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018\n- This is a common practice in Tasmanian (and other Australian) legislation where amendment regulations serve as a formal notification mechanism\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Electricity retailers, distributors, and generators operating in Tasmania\n- Anyone needing to know the exact wording of current electricity industry rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout access to the actual amendment text or the updated Principal Regulations, it's impossible to tell what substantive change was made to electricity supply rules. This document only confirms *that* a change occurred on 17 August 2022."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not itself expand or narrow regulatory scope; it records and effects an amendment to the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018 and states the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised 2018 Regulations (Reg 3–4). To determine any change in legal scope, the incorporated amendment in the authorised 2018 Regulations must be examined."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 clauses) with no standalone substantive rules.","Commencement is simple: takes effect on Gazette notification (Reg 2).","Substantive amendment text is not included here — reader must consult the authorised 2018 Regulations (Reg 4).","No transitional, enforcement, penalty, or savings provisions in this instrument.","Administrative responsibility is clearly assigned to the Department of Treasury and Finance (notice line)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Electricity Supply Industry Regulations 2018 and takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette. The amendment itself is not reproduced here; the regulation notes the change has been incorporated into the authorised 2018 Regulations. It affects persons and businesses subject to the 2018 Regulations and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file cannot logically be last modified on 11 August 2022 if the version it represents does not become current until 17 August 2022. Either the file was modified after it was finalised (suggesting the published version is not the authoritative one), or the commencement date is incorrect. This creates uncertainty about which date governs the instrument's authoritative status.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 17 August 2022 to date' while simultaneously stating the 'File last modified 11 August 2022' - six days before the instrument's own stated commencement date."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was modified on 11 August 2022 (a Thursday) and the version became current on 17 August 2022 (a Wednesday), that is 4 working days. This marginally exceeds the stated 3 working day update standard, creating a minor internal inconsistency between the stated operational practice and the apparent actual practice evidenced by the instrument's own metadata.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the gap between the file modification date (11 August 2022) and the commencement date (17 August 2022) is 6 calendar days, which may exceed this 3 working day window depending on weekday alignment."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 11 August 2022","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 17 August 2022","confidence":0.74,"description":"The instrument's file modification date of 11 August 2022 predates its own stated currency commencement of 17 August 2022 by six days, creating a direct internal contradiction as to when the authoritative version was finalised."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-amendment-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-amendment-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-amendment-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-amendment-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-amendment-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-amendment-regulations-2022/documents"}}