{"id":"tas:sr-2021-066","name":"Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Amendment Regulations 2021","slug":"environmental-management-and-pollution-control-noise-amendment-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"66 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182342,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-066-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 [Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Amendment Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-066) .","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 [Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-057) 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 [Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-057) .\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 18 August 2021\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available document, there is no information to suggest the scope changed from the original intent. The regulation appears to be a targeted amendment to existing noise pollution control rules in Tasmania. However, a definitive assessment is not possible without access to the full amendment text."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and administrative information — no substantive amendment text is available for analysis","Amendment regulations (as opposed to principal regulations) are inherently somewhat complex because they must be read alongside the original instrument they modify","Noise regulations can involve technical measurement standards and zoning classifications, which add complexity when the full text is available","The score is kept low because, based solely on what is provided, there is insufficient content to assess true legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian regulation updates the existing Environmental Management and Pollution Control rules on noise, potentially altering how noise levels are regulated, enforced, and penalised. It affects businesses and industries that generate noise, nearby residents, the EPA and local councils responsible for enforcement. The actual amendment text isn’t provided here, so the specific changes and their practical impacts cannot be determined without the full regulation."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amendment regulation with no indication of scope creep. It performs its intended limited function of formally updating the principal regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 regulations","No substantive provisions; purely machinery/amendment provisions","No defined terms beyond a single reference to 'Principal Regulations'","No conditional logic or cross-references to other legislation beyond citation","The actual amendments are not reproduced in this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **technical amendment** to Tasmania's noise pollution rules. It updates the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Regulations 2016, but the actual changes have already been merged into the main regulations. This document itself is just the formal notice that the changes happened — it doesn't contain the new rules.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Formally amends the 2016 Noise Regulations\n- The specific changes are not shown here; they've been incorporated into the updated version of the main regulations\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone regulated by Tasmania's noise pollution laws (businesses, industries, developers)\n- The Environment Protection Authority and local councils who enforce these rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Keeps the noise regulations up to date\n- Because the changes are already merged into the main regulations, you need to check the current version of the 2016 Regulations to see what actually changed"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amending regulation does not itself set out or specify any substantive change to the scope of the Principal Regulations. It records an amendment to the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Regulations 2016, specifies commencement on Gazette notification, and notes incorporation into the authorised version; it does not identify any expansion or narrowing of regulatory scope within this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is very short and formal: only short title, commencement, principal-regulations reference, and incorporation note.","No substantive regulatory changes are reproduced in the instrument, so the reader must consult the consolidated Principal Regulations to see actual rule changes.","Commencement is tied to Gazette notification, creating timing uncertainty for affected parties.","Incorporation into the authorised version means legal effect exists but details are not set out here, raising a modest compliance-search cost.","Administrative responsibility is specified (Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment) but no enforcement or transitional provisions are included."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations amend the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Noise) Regulations 2016. They take effect when the making is notified in the Gazette and state that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised 2016 regulations. The instrument is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment and therefore affects persons and activities subject to the 2016 Noise Regulations, who will bear any compliance changes arising from the amendment."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-noise-amendment-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-noise-amendment-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-noise-amendment-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-noise-amendment-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-noise-amendment-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-noise-amendment-regulations-2021/documents"}}