{"id":"tas:sr-2023-048","name":"Electricity Supply Industry Concession Amendment Order 2023","slug":"electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"48 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179335,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-048-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 [Electricity Supply Industry Concession Amendment Order 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-048) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2023.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Order","content":"### 3 Principal Order\n\n> In this order, the [Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-049) 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 [Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-049) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-049) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-049) .\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 30 June 2023\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Order amends the Principal Order (Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016) and therefore alters the legal framework that applies to electricity-supply concessions. The instrument itself does not disclose the substantive text of those amendments; the concrete scope change must be determined by examining the authorised version into which the amendments were incorporated (clauses 4–6)."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is short and primarily performs textual amendment/codification rather than creating new standalone provisions (clauses 4–6).","Substantive amendments are not printed in the instrument text; reader must consult the authorised version of the Principal Order to see details.","Relies on cross-reference to an external instrument (Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016) which contains the operative rules (cl. 3).","Clear commencement date (1 July 2023) reduces temporal ambiguity but requires historical tracing for transactions near that date (cl. 2).","Administration assigned to the Department of Treasury and Finance; practical effects depend on departmental implementation and the content of the authorised version."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order amends the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016 and takes effect on 1 July 2023. The amendments were incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Order. It therefore changes the legal text that governs concessions in the electricity supply sector. Parties covered by the Principal Order (those subject to or receiving electricity-supply concessions) are affected, and the instrument is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance; to see exact changes consult the updated authorised version."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file modified on 30 June 2023 that purports to represent legislation current from 1 July 2023 was finalised before the instrument formally commenced. While administratively common, this creates a logical inconsistency: the document cannot accurately record the state of the law on a date that had not yet occurred when the file was saved.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 30 June 2023 while the version is stated as current from 1 July 2023. This means the published version predates its own commencement date, creating a temporal impossibility where the authoritative file reflects a state of the law that did not yet exist at the time of modification."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Headings","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering/scraping artefact, if taken at face value as the legislative text, duplicated headings violate basic principles of legislative clarity and could technically be read as two separate provisions or sections with identical names, which is legally ambiguous.","confidence":0.4,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). If the document is the authoritative legal instrument, it is structurally incoherent, as duplicated operative headings create ambiguity about which instance is operative and whether the duplication is itself a drafting error with legal consequence."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 30 June 2023","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 1 July 2023 to date","confidence":0.65,"description":"The file is stated to have been last modified on 30 June 2023, yet the version commencement date is 1 July 2023. These two statements are in direct tension: a document cannot have been last modified before it came into force if the modification is intended to reflect the in-force text. Either the modification date is wrong, the commencement date is wrong, or the document was pre-prepared and published before commencement — undermining the reliability of the 'last modified' date as an indicator of currency."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment order appears to maintain the original scope of the 2016 Principal Order. It is a standard annual or periodic update to concession arrangements, not an expansion into new areas. The document itself reveals nothing about expanding the scheme to new beneficiaries or adding new types of concessions."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 clauses, most of which are administrative (title, commencement, citation)","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies entirely on the Principal Order)","No substantive operative provisions visible — clauses 4-6 merely state amendments have been incorporated elsewhere","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-referencing complexity within this document","Simple linear structure: title → commencement → citation → three incorporation notices"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to existing rules about electricity concessions in South Australia. It updates the **Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016** — the regulations that set out who gets discounts on electricity bills and how those discounts are calculated.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Makes three specific changes to the 2016 Order (clauses 4, 5, and 6)\n- The actual text of the changes isn't shown here — the document just says they've been \"incorporated into the authorised version\" of the 2016 Order\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- South Australian households who receive electricity concessions (typically low-income households, pensioners, and other concession card holders)\n- Energy retailers who must apply these concession rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This keeps the concession system up to date, likely adjusting dollar amounts or eligibility criteria to reflect current costs or policy changes\n- Without these amendments, the concession amounts could become outdated, meaning vulnerable households pay more for electricity than intended"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this appears to be a routine annual amendment order updating concession arrangements from 1 July 2023, consistent with the standard practice of reviewing electricity concession rates and eligibility at the start of each financial year. There is no indication of a significant expansion or contraction of scope from its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument is an amendment order rather than standalone legislation, meaning its effect can only be fully understood by reading it alongside the principal (original) order it amends","Electricity concession frameworks can involve multiple eligibility categories and cross-references to welfare/Centrelink definitions","The full operative text of the amendments is not reproduced in the provided excerpt, limiting full analysis","Interaction with broader Tasmanian electricity regulation adds a layer of regulatory context"],"plain_english_summary":"The order amends Tasmania’s rules for electricity concessions — the discounts on power bills for pensioners, low‑income households and other concession card holders — and changes obligations for Tasmanian electricity retailers. It matters because it can alter who qualifies, how concessions are applied, or the size of the discount. The order took effect 1 July 2023; the summary here doesn’t include the full amendment text, so specific changes aren’t shown."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2023","history":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2023/documents"}}