{"id":"tas:act-2017-027","name":"Fire Service (Extension of Regulations) Act 2017","slug":"fire-service-extension-of-regulations-act-2017","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"27 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31621,"registerId":"tas-act-2017-027-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 [Fire Service (Extension of Regulations) Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-027) .","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 2006* is a reference to those regulations as in force immediately before 15 May 2016.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006 taken to have been postponed","content":"### 4 Repeal of Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006 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 2006* 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 instead at midnight on 18 April 2017.\n> \n> > (2)  Accordingly, for the avoidance of doubt –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the *Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006* are to be taken for all purposes as having been in full force and effect during the period commencing on 16 May 2006 and ending at midnight on 18 April 2017; 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 *Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006* in its application to –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (i) the full term of the financial year commencing on 1 July 2015; and\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (ii) the full term of the financial year commencing on 1 July 2016.","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, Fire 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, Fire and Emergency Management.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly its stated purpose: extending the life of specific regulations and validating actions taken during a technical lapse. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total, with minimal text","Single defined term (reference to Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006)","One cross-reference to Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 (section 11(2))","Simple conditional logic: despite clause + deeming provision","No nested exceptions beyond basic subsections (a), (b), (i), (ii)","Straightforward administrative assignment in section 5"],"plain_english_summary":"This law fixes a technical problem with Tasmanian fire service regulations that were accidentally allowed to expire.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe *Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006* were supposed to automatically expire (\"sunset\") on 15 May 2016 — ten years after they were made. But nobody renewed them in time. This created a legal black hole where the regulations weren't technically in force, even though everyone was still following them.\n\nThis Act **backdates** the regulations, pretending they never lapsed. It says:\n- The repeal is moved from May 2016 to April 2017\n- The regulations are deemed valid for the entire period they were technically expired\n- Specific financial years (2015-16 and 2016-17) are explicitly covered\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian Fire Service and its employees\n- Anyone who made financial decisions or entered agreements under these regulations during the gap period\n- The Minister and Department responsible for emergency management\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this fix, any financial decisions made between May 2016 and April 2017 — budgets, contracts, funding arrangements — could have been challenged as invalid. This law provides legal certainty and prevents potential lawsuits over technical non-compliance."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act does not amend the substantive content of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006 but it alters their temporal scope by postponing their repeal until 18 April 2017 and deeming them in force from 16 May 2006 to that date (s4(1)–(2); s3). It also temporarily assigns administration to the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management (s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Temporal deeming and retrospective effect: s4(1)–(2) treats the regulations as having been in force over a past period, which raises interpretive points about application to past transactions.","Cross‑reference to another Act: s4(1) modifies the operation of Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 s11(2), requiring users to read two instruments together.","Defined reference point: s3 fixes the Regulations as 'as in force immediately before 15 May 2016', which limits which version applies and may require historical checking.","Limited substantive change: the Act changes duration and administrative responsibility (s5) but not the text of the underlying Regulations, reducing doctrinal complexity.","Temporary administration assignment: s5 delegates administration until an Administrative Arrangements order is made, creating a short‑term governance linkage to a specific Minister and department."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act postpones the automatic repeal of the Fire Service (Finance) Regulations 2006 until 18 April 2017, treats those regulations as having been continuously in force from 16 May 2006 to that date, and preserves regulation 6’s effect for the full 2015–16 and 2016–17 financial years. It affects anyone subject to those finance rules and temporarily assigns administration to the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management and that department, ensuring continuity of obligations, payments and administration while the regulations remain in force."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears to have delivered precisely what it set out to do — extend the operational life of existing fire service regulations on a temporary basis. There is no evidence of scope creep or departure from its original narrow administrative intent. It has remained unchanged in substance since commencement in July 2017."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and specific purpose — a single administrative/technical function","Short Act with minimal substantive content","Requires basic understanding of how regulations and their expiry work in Australian law","No multi-agency interaction, criminal provisions, or complex definitions to navigate","Limited scope for interpretive dispute or ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"This short Tasmanian Act temporarily extends existing fire service regulations that would otherwise expire, keeping current rules in force. It affects fire service personnel, property owners and businesses subject to those rules, and the public relying on regulated fire services. It’s a technical holding measure to prevent a legal gap while permanent legislative updates are prepared."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fire-service-extension-of-regulations-act-2017","history":"/api/acts/fire-service-extension-of-regulations-act-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fire-service-extension-of-regulations-act-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fire-service-extension-of-regulations-act-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fire-service-extension-of-regulations-act-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fire-service-extension-of-regulations-act-2017/documents"}}