{"id":"tas:sr-2019-012","name":"Environmental Management and Pollution Control Order 2019","slug":"environmental-management-and-pollution-control-order-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"12 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184354,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-012-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 [Environmental Management and Pollution Control Order 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2019-012) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-044) is referred to as the Principal Act.","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 [Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-044) .\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 27 March 2019\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content was provided to assess whether the scope of this order changed from its original intent. No amendments are recorded in the table of amending instruments, suggesting the order remains in its original form since 27 March 2019."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content of the order was not included in the provided text, making full assessment impossible","Orders made under environmental framework legislation can involve technical regulatory standards, but none are visible here","The instrument appears to be a single, unamended order — suggesting limited structural complexity","Statutory orders of this type typically involve cross-referencing back to the parent Act, adding a layer of interpretive dependency"],"plain_english_summary":"The Environmental Management and Pollution Control Order 2019 (Tas) is a statutory order made under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 that sits in Tasmania’s pollution-control framework. It governs how activities affecting the environment are managed and therefore matters to businesses, local councils, landowners near regulated activities, and environmental regulators. The specific requirements aren’t included here; consult SR‑2019‑012 on the Tasmanian legislation site for the full text."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Order effects an amendment to the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 by incorporating that amendment into the authorised version of the Act (cl 4) and fixes commencement on Gazette notification (cl 2). The Order itself does not set out the substantive amendment text, so the precise content and policy scope of the change must be read in the authorised version of the Principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (four clauses) with no standalone substantive regulatory rules","Primary effect is administrative (title, commencement, reference to Principal Act)","Substantive content is delegated to or embodied in the Principal Act rather than in this Order","Clause noting incorporation (cl 4) does not reproduce the amendment details within the Order","Single administering department specified; limited implementation complexity","Reliance on external documents (Principal Act and authorised version) to understand full effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order gives itself a short title, takes effect on the day it is notified in the Gazette (cl 1–2), and identifies the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 as the Principal Act (cl 3). Clause 4 records that the amendment made by the Order has been incorporated into the authorised version of that Act. It is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Practically, the instrument is an administrative vehicle that changes the Principal Act’s text and fixes when that change takes effect."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the function suggested by its title and structure: making a technical amendment to the Principal Act. There is no scope creep — the document is a standard machinery provision for updating legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No defined terms beyond a single reference to the 'Principal Act'","No operative provisions — clause 4 explicitly states the amendment has already been incorporated elsewhere","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation (except citation references)","Purely administrative/technical in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **machinery order** that makes a technical amendment to Tasmania's main environmental protection law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the *Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994* (Tasmania's key law for managing pollution and environmental harm)\n- The actual change has already been merged into the main Act's authorised version, so this order itself doesn't contain new substantive rules\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone regulated under Tasmania's environmental laws (businesses, industrial operators, local councils)\n- However, this particular document doesn't create new obligations — it simply formalises a technical update that has already taken effect\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Keeps the statute book tidy by ensuring the \"authorised version\" of the 1994 Act reflects all amendments\n- Demonstrates how Australian jurisdictions use **subordinate legislation** (orders, regulations, rules made under powers in a main Act) to update laws without passing a whole new Act through Parliament"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-order-2019","history":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-order-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-order-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-order-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-order-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environmental-management-and-pollution-control-order-2019/documents"}}