{"id":"tas:act-2006-041","name":"Fire Service (Continuity of Regulatory Arrangements) Act 2006","slug":"fire-service-continuity-of-regulatory-arrangements-act-2006","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"41 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":91520,"registerId":"tas-act-2006-041-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","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 [Fire Service (Continuity of Regulatory Arrangements) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-041) .","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":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this Act, a reference to the [Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-034) is a reference to those regulations as amended to 2 April 2006.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of  Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996  taken to have been postponed","content":"### 4 Repeal of  Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996  taken to have been postponed\n\n> > (1)  Despite [section 11(2) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-030#GS11@Gs2@EN) [Subordinate Legislation Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-030) , the repeal under that Act of the [Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-034) is taken not to have occurred on the tenth anniversary of the date on which notification of their making was published in the *Gazette* but at midnight on 15 May 2006.\n> \n> > (2)  Accordingly, for the avoidance of doubt –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the [Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-034) are to be taken for all purposes as having been in full force and effect during the period commencing on 3 April 2006 and ending at midnight on 15 May 2006; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) nothing in [subsection (1)](#GS4@Gs1@EN) , or in [section 11(2) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-030#GS11@Gs2@EN) [Subordinate Legislation Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-030) , is to be taken as limiting the operation of [regulation 6 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-034#GS6@EN) [Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-034) in its application to the full term of the financial year commencing on 1 July 2005.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administration of Act","content":"### 5 Administration of Act\n\n> Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004#GS4@EN) [Administrative Arrangements Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004)  –\n> \n> > > (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Police and Emergency Management; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Police and Emergency Management.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information (title and metadata only), there is no evidence that the scope of this Act changed from its original intent. The Act appears to have remained unchanged since its commencement on 18 December 2006, suggesting it fulfilled a narrow, specific transitional purpose without amendment or expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text provided — only metadata was supplied, preventing full analysis","Transitional/continuity legislation can involve cross-referencing multiple other Acts simultaneously","Fire service regulation involves both state and local government layers","Determining which specific 'regulatory arrangements' are preserved requires reading the full Act","Short title suggests a narrow, technical purpose which typically limits complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian Act preserves existing regulatory arrangements for fire services during a period of change, keeping current rules, licences and enforcement powers in force so there are no gaps in oversight. It affects fire services and personnel, property owners, businesses and anyone subject to Tasmanian fire-safety regulation.\n\nNote: the operative provisions were not supplied; this summary is based on the Act’s title and typical legislative purpose, not a full text analysis."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function its title suggests — ensuring continuity of regulatory arrangements for fire service finance. It has not expanded beyond this specific timing fix."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total, with minimal text","Single defined term (reference to regulations 'as amended to 2 April 2006')","One cross-reference to the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992","Simple conditional logic: despite clause + deeming provision","No nested exceptions or complex operational provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical law that fixes a timing problem with Tasmania's fire service regulations.\n\n**What it does:**\nNormally, regulations automatically expire after 10 years under the *Subordinate Legislation Act 1992* (a law that stops old regulations from lingering forever). The *Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996* were due to expire on 3 April 2006 — their 10-year anniversary.\n\nThis Act **backdates** that expiry date. It says: \"Pretend the regulations didn't expire on 3 April 2006. Instead, pretend they expired at midnight on 15 May 2006.\"\n\n**Why this matters:**\nWithout this fix, there would have been a legal gap between 3 April and 15 May 2006 where the fire service finance rules had technically vanished. This could have caused chaos for:\n- Budgeting and funding arrangements\n- Levy collection (the money raised to fund fire services)\n- Financial reporting obligations\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Tasmanian Fire Service and its funding body\n- Anyone paying fire service levies\n- The Minister and Department responsible for emergency management\n\n**The bottom line:** This is a \"legislative band-aid\" — a brief, boring but necessary patch to prevent a bureaucratic vacuum while longer-term arrangements were presumably being sorted out."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Act changes the timing and legal effect of the repeal of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996 by declaring the automatic repeal did not occur on the ten‑year anniversary but instead at midnight on 15 May 2006, and by treating the regulations as continuously in force from 3 April 2006 to 15 May 2006; it also confirms regulation 6 applies for the full financial year commencing 1 July 2005 (s3, s4(1)–(2)). The Act additionally assigns administration to the Minister for Police and Emergency Management until an Administrative Arrangements order is made (s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Targeted temporal intervention: postpones an automatic repeal date and retroactively treats the regulations as in force for a defined past period (s4(1)–(2)).","Cross‑statutory interaction: alters operation of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992’s automatic-repeal mechanism by specific declaration (s4(1)).","Operational clarification: confirms application of a particular regulation to the full financial year, which affects financial entitlements and administration (s4(2)(b)).","Administrative assignment pending further order: temporary allocation of administrative responsibility to a specific Minister and department until an Administrative Arrangements order is made (s5).","Narrow scope and short duration: limited to one set of regulations and a specific time window, reducing structural complexity but requiring careful temporal application."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act postpones the automatic ten‑year repeal of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 1996 so those regulations are treated as in force from 3 April 2006 until midnight 15 May 2006, and confirms regulation 6 applies for the full financial year starting 1 July 2005. It also assigns administration of the Act to the Minister for Police and Emergency Management and that Minister’s department until an Administrative Arrangements order is made. It matters because it prevents a regulatory gap in fire‑service finance rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fire-service-continuity-of-regulatory-arrangements-act-2006","history":"/api/acts/fire-service-continuity-of-regulatory-arrangements-act-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fire-service-continuity-of-regulatory-arrangements-act-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fire-service-continuity-of-regulatory-arrangements-act-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fire-service-continuity-of-regulatory-arrangements-act-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fire-service-continuity-of-regulatory-arrangements-act-2006/documents"}}