{"id":"tas:sr-2024-017","name":"Electricity Supply Industry Concession Amendment Order 2024","slug":"electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"17 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174631,"registerId":"tas-sr-2024-017-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 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-017) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 July 2024.","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 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":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) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\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 26 June 2024\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this appears to be a routine amendment to an existing concession framework — consistent with its original purpose of providing electricity bill relief to eligible Tasmanian residents. There is no indication from the metadata that the scope has expanded or contracted from the original instrument's intent. The 1 July 2024 commencement date suggests a standard annual financial year update rather than a substantive policy shift."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains minimal substantive content — it is largely metadata and status information rather than the full legislative text, making complete analysis impossible","Amending instruments (orders that change existing laws) require cross-referencing with the principal order to understand the full effect, adding a layer of complexity","Electricity concession frameworks can involve interaction between state legislation, energy regulations, and social services eligibility rules","The absence of the actual amendment clauses prevents assessment of whether changes are straightforward or technically complex"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian government amendment updates the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order, affecting people who receive state electricity bill concessions (eg, low‑income households, pensioners, healthcare card holders). \n\nCommencing 1 July 2024, it implements routine changes to the concession framework—likely altering payment amounts, eligibility or administration—and may change the size or delivery of discounts for vulnerable households."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a routine amendment instrument that maintains the original scope of the 2016 Order. There is no indication of scope creep — the document explicitly limits itself to amendments that have been incorporated into the existing Principal Order, suggesting incremental updates rather than expansion of purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 7 clauses, most of which are procedural","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies entirely on the Principal Order)","No substantive operational provisions — clauses 4-7 merely state that amendments have been 'incorporated' elsewhere","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-referencing complexity within this document","Simple amendment structure using the standard 'Principal Order' technique common in delegated legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to existing rules about electricity concessions in Australia. It updates the **Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016** (the main set of rules), but the actual changes have already been merged into the main document. This amendment order itself doesn't show what changed — it just acts as a formal record that changes were made on 1 July 2024.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Electricity retailers and distributors who must follow concession rules\n- Government departments administering energy bill discounts for vulnerable households\n- Potentially low-income households who receive electricity concessions (though they won't deal with this legal document directly)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nConcession orders set the legal framework for electricity discounts (concessions) given to pensioners, low-income earners, and other eligible groups. This amendment keeps those rules up to date, though the specific changes aren't visible in this document — you would need to check the updated 2016 Order to see what actually changed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"An instrument cannot logically be modified after its commencement date has already passed if the modification date precedes commencement. The file modification date of 26 June 2024 predates the stated commencement of 1 July 2024, which is normal for drafting purposes, but the access timestamp of 5 April 2026 is embedded in what purports to be static status text, creating a document that paradoxically records a future access date as part of its authoritative content. This conflates a dynamic website retrieval timestamp with the static legal text of the instrument itself.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 1 July 2024 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:45)' while the file was last modified on 26 June 2024 — before its own operative commencement date."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information — Update policy statement","severity":"low","reasoning":"Administrative website maintenance policies are not legislative content. Their inclusion within the text of a statutory instrument blurs the boundary between the law and its publication medium. If this text is legally operative, it would impose a quasi-legal obligation on the publisher by force of the instrument itself, which is circular — the instrument would be regulating the publication of itself.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The statement that 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change' appears as substantive text within the legislative instrument itself, creating a situation where an administrative website policy is embedded in law."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure generally","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the duplicated headings are part of the authoritative legal text, the instrument contains self-repeating provisions with no discernible legal distinction between the first and second instance. If they are a rendering artefact, then the published version of the instrument does not accurately represent the authoritative text — a problem for legal certainty under Tasmania's Legislation Publication Act framework.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading and section title in the instrument is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'), suggesting either a structural rendering defect or that the instrument legally contains redundant operative provisions."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information — File last modified 26 June 2024","section_b":"Status Information — Version current from 1 July 2024","confidence":0.7,"description":"The instrument records a file modification date of 26 June 2024, which is prior to its stated commencement date of 1 July 2024. If the file has not been modified since 26 June 2024, it cannot accurately reflect any amendments or changes that may have occurred between that date and the access date of 5 April 2026, contradicting the claim that it represents the version 'current to date'."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information — 'usually updated within 3 working days'","section_b":"Status Information — File last modified 26 June 2024 (with currency claimed to 5 April 2026)","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument simultaneously asserts that the site is usually updated within 3 working days of any legislative change, yet the file modification date remains 26 June 2024 across a period spanning nearly two years to the access date. If any amendments were made during that period (as suggested by the Table of Amending Instruments link), the static modification date contradicts the currency and update-timeliness claims."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument amends the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016 by incorporating amendments into its authorised version and setting a commencement date of 1 July 2024 (clauses 2–7). The order itself does not record the substantive content of those amendments, so the precise changes to coverage, obligations or financial effects cannot be determined from this instrument alone; affected parties must consult the updated Principal Order as administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with no standalone substantive provisions — it only amends and incorporates changes into the Principal Order (clauses 3–7).","Heavy reliance on cross‑reference to the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016: to understand effects one must read the Principal Order as amended.","Single, clear commencement date (1 July 2024) reduces temporal complexity (clause 2).","Administrative nature and absence of detailed operative rules or exceptions lower interpretive and compliance complexity.","Potential hidden complexity resides in the unspecified amendments incorporated into the authorised version, which are not reproduced in this text."],"plain_english_summary":"This order amends the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016, takes effect on 1 July 2024, and formally incorporates those amendments into the authorised version of the 2016 Order. It changes the legal text that applies to persons and entities governed by that Order and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance, shifting any compliance obligations or concession effects onto those parties in line with the amended principal instrument."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2024","history":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-order-2024/documents"}}