{"id":"tas:act-2025-021","name":"Expungement of Historical Offences Amendment Act 2025","slug":"expungement-of-historical-offences-amendment-act-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"21 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31442,"registerId":"tas-act-2025-021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Expungement of Historical Offences Amendment Act 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2025-021) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this Act, the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-045) .","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 12 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.","sortOrder":11}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Act effects amendments to the Principal Act by incorporating them into the authorised version (sections 4–11) and therefore changes the operative law of the Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017. The Amendment Act itself contains no detailed amendment text here and will repeal after one year (section 12); consequently the precise substantive scope of the changes cannot be determined from this instrument alone and must be read in the updated authorised version."},"complexity_factors":["Amendments are not printed in this instrument but said to be ‘incorporated into the authorised version’ (sections 4–11) — increases research burden because readers must consult the consolidated text to see the substantive changes.","Multiple short incorporation clauses (sections 4–11) create procedural repetition rather than substantive detail, lowering legislative drafting complexity but raising traceability issues.","Commencement on Royal Assent (section 2) means immediate legal effect, which can impose tight administrative timing for agencies.","Self-repeal on the first anniversary (section 12) creates temporal complexity for citation, record-keeping and legal history.","Reference to the Principal Act (section 3) without reproduced amendments shifts reliance to external consolidated sources for substantive content."],"plain_english_summary":"This Amendment Act records and gives effect to changes to the Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017 by directing that a set of amendments be incorporated into the authorised (consolidated) text and by commencing on Royal Assent. The Act itself contains no substantive amendment text here and will automatically repeal one year after commencement. People seeking expungement, lawyers and agencies that administer the Principal Act must rely on the updated authorised version for the operative law."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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 the available metadata, this Act appears to remain squarely within the original scope of Tasmania's expungement scheme for historical offences — it is an amendment to an existing targeted framework rather than a broadening or narrowing into new legal territory. However, the absence of substantive legislative text means this assessment is made with limited confidence."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment act — requires cross-referencing with the original Expungement of Historical Offences Act to understand full effect","Substantive provisions not included in the provided document text, limiting full analysis","Expungement schemes can involve procedural complexity (application processes, eligibility criteria, evidentiary requirements)","Intersection of criminal law, administrative law, and human rights considerations","Relatively narrow and targeted scope keeps overall complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment updates Tasmania’s existing expungement scheme that lets people apply to have old convictions — notably for consensual same‑sex conduct and other decriminalised offences — wiped from their records. It primarily affects LGBTQ+ Tasmanians (and their estates), others with convictions for repealed offences, and anyone using the expungement process.\n\nThe provided document only shows metadata, so the precise eligibility and procedural changes in the amendments cannot be confirmed without the full Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amending Act appears to serve its original purpose: making specific amendments to the 2017 Act. Without seeing the actual amendment text (which has been incorporated), we cannot assess whether the 2017 Act itself has grown beyond its original scope, but this amendment vehicle is functioning as intended."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 12 sections, most containing no operative text","No defined terms in this Act itself (relies entirely on the Principal Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions — purely mechanical amendments","Sections 4–11 contain no actual legislative text, only references to incorporation into another Act","Simple, linear structure with no cross-references within this Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **short, technical amendment law** that makes changes to the *Expungement of Historical Offences Act 2017* — the law that lets people apply to have old criminal convictions removed from their record if those offences are no longer illegal (such as historical consensual homosexual acts).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the 2017 Act through amendments contained in sections 4–11\n- **Self-destructs after one year** — the amendment Act itself is repealed (section 12), leaving only the changes it made to the main 2017 Act\n\n**Why this structure exists:**\nAustralian parliaments often use \"amending Acts\" like this to make multiple changes to an existing law. The actual amendments (sections 4–11) have already been merged into the official version of the 2017 Act — that's why they just say \"incorporated into the authorised version.\" This current document is essentially the \"delivery mechanism\" that has already done its job.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAnyone seeking to have historical offences expunged (removed) from their criminal record, though the specific policy changes are not visible in this text — you'd need to check the updated 2017 Act to see what actually changed.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis procedural structure ensures the law is kept tidy. By repealing the amending Act after a year, the statute book isn't cluttered with spent legislation, while the substantive changes live on in the main Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/expungement-of-historical-offences-amendment-act-2025","history":"/api/acts/expungement-of-historical-offences-amendment-act-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/expungement-of-historical-offences-amendment-act-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/expungement-of-historical-offences-amendment-act-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/expungement-of-historical-offences-amendment-act-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/expungement-of-historical-offences-amendment-act-2025/documents"}}