{"id":"tas:sr-2021-050","name":"Electricity Supply Industry Concession Amendment (Winter Energy Supplement) Order 2021","slug":"electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-winter-energy-supplement-order-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"50 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182303,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-050-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 (Winter Energy Supplement) Order 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-050) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 30 June 2021.","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 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":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 2021\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not a strict logical contradiction, an amending order to a concession scheme that governs financial supplement payments remaining completely static for five years across multiple Tasmanian budget cycles warrants scrutiny. Winter energy supplements are typically adjusted annually. Either the instrument is incomplete as presented, or the consolidated legislation portal has failed to capture subsequent amendments, undermining its own reliability claim.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 30 June 2021 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 30 June 2021', yet the access timestamp shows 5 April 2026. This implies the amending order has remained entirely unmodified for nearly 5 years while purporting to remain 'current', which is unusual for a concession instrument subject to annual budget cycles and changing supplement amounts."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Title / Instrument Type","severity":"high","reasoning":"An amending order must, by definition, identify what it amends and how. The provided text consists entirely of metadata, status information, and navigation elements. If this represents the full instrument, it cannot achieve its stated purpose. Persons or entities required to comply with or apply the amended concession scheme cannot ascertain what the amendment actually does. This may reflect a document extraction failure rather than a legislative defect, but as presented the instrument is analytically incoherent.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument is styled as an 'Amendment Order' but the text provided contains no operative amendment provisions, no insertion or substitution clauses, no amended text, and no commencement clause. An amending instrument with no discernible amendments is logically vacuous as presented."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"An amending instrument that has itself been subsequently amended without the underlying amended text being visible creates interpretive circularity. Readers cannot determine the current operative effect of the concession scheme from this instrument alone. The self-referential amendment table compounds the absence of operative content.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument contains a reference to a 'Table of Amendments' for itself — an amending order that has itself been amended. This creates a recursive amendment chain: an amendment to the principal order, which has itself been amended, raising the question of whether the presented version reflects the cumulative effect of all amendments or only the original 2021 order."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information — 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Status Information — 'File last modified 30 June 2021' / Access date 5 April 2026","confidence":0.4,"description":"The portal asserts timely updating within 3 working days of any legislative change, yet the Table of Amending Instruments hyperlink implies subsequent amendments exist. If amendments exist but the file modification date remains 30 June 2021 across a nearly five-year window, the two statements are in direct tension: either no amendments have occurred (contradicting the existence of an amending instruments table) or the 3-working-day update commitment has not been met."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the order appears to do exactly what its title suggests — amend electricity concession arrangements to include a Winter Energy Supplement. There is no indication of scope creep beyond this targeted, narrow purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short amending instrument rather than a standalone Act — requires reading alongside the principal order to fully understand","Limited operative text provided, making full analysis difficult","Eligibility for concessions may involve cross-references to Commonwealth concession card rules or other Tasmanian legislation not reproduced here"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian government order amends electricity concession rules to introduce or adjust a Winter Energy Supplement, providing extra bill relief during colder months when heating costs rise. It targets eligible concession-holding customers (and the retailers who apply those concessions), easing winter energy bills on top of existing assistance. Exact dollar amounts and detailed eligibility/timing aren’t specified in the summary provided."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Order modifies the scope of the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016 by incorporating amendments labelled the Winter Energy Supplement into the authorised version, effective 30 June 2021. The change adjusts which concession entitlements and administrative rules apply under the Principal Order and delegates administration to the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with a single, clear purpose (amend Principal Order)","No standalone substantive provisions in this text; changes are made by reference to the Principal Order","Amendments are incorporated into the authorised version rather than set out in full here","Simple commencement clause with a fixed date (30 June 2021)","Administrative responsibility explicitly allocated to the Department of Treasury and Finance"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order amends the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016 by incorporating changes described as the \"Winter Energy Supplement\" into the authorised text. It takes effect on 30 June 2021.\n\nIt operates on the administration and legal text governing electricity-supply concessions, affecting persons and bodies dealt with under the Principal Order and the officials who administer it (Department of Treasury and Finance). Mechanically it changes entitlement and administrative rules by altering the Principal Order's authorised version."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment appears to stay within the original scope of the 2016 Order, which governs electricity concessions. Adding a Winter Energy Supplement is a logical extension of existing concession arrangements rather than a scope creep into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (6 clauses, most containing no operative text)","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies entirely on the Principal Order)","No conditional logic or exceptions in this amending instrument","Operative amendments already consolidated into principal legislation, making this document a mere notification/placeholder","Single cross-reference to the Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to Tasmanian electricity concession rules. It modifies the **Electricity Supply Industry Concession Order 2016** (the main rules that govern electricity discounts for low-income households in Tasmania) to add or change something called the **\"Winter Energy Supplement\"**.\n\n**What it actually does:**\n- The actual changes to the rules (clauses 4, 5, and 6) have already been merged into the main 2016 Order, so this document is essentially a \"signpost\" telling you the amendments exist and where to find them.\n- The Winter Energy Supplement appears to be an extra payment or discount on electricity bills during winter months, likely aimed at helping vulnerable households with higher heating costs.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Low-income Tasmanian households who receive electricity concessions (discounts on their power bills)\n- The Tasmanian Government, which administers these concessions through the Department of Treasury and Finance\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Winter heating costs can be a serious burden for people on fixed incomes. This amendment likely increases the financial support available during the coldest months, though the exact dollar amounts and eligibility rules are contained in the updated 2016 Order rather than this document."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-winter-energy-supplement-order-2021","history":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-winter-energy-supplement-order-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-winter-energy-supplement-order-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-winter-energy-supplement-order-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-winter-energy-supplement-order-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electricity-supply-industry-concession-amendment-winter-energy-supplement-order-2021/documents"}}