{"id":"tas:sr-2018-051","name":"Fisheries (General and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2018","slug":"fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"51 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184844,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-051-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 [Fisheries (General and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-051) .","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 [Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-030) 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 [Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-030) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-030) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation rescinded","content":"### 6 Legislation rescinded\n\n> The legislation specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) is rescinded.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation resci","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation rescinded","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation resci SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation rescinded\n\n[Regulation 6](#GS6@EN)\n\n| Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2011 (No. 73 of 2011) |\n| Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2015 (No. 101 of 2015) |\n| Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2016 (No. 31 of 2016) |\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 8 August 2018","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this appears to be a routine amendment to existing fisheries regulations, consistent with its stated purpose of amending general rules and fees. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond its original intent. However, the absence of the full amendment text means this assessment cannot be made with complete confidence."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only administrative and status metadata — no substantive amendment text is visible, making detailed analysis impossible","Fisheries fee regulations are typically straightforward instruments that adjust fee schedules or minor administrative rules","As a subordinate regulation (not primary legislation), the legal structure is relatively simple","Limited cross-referencing complexity expected for a fees amendment instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation amends Tasmania’s Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations (in force 8 Aug 2018). It updates the subordinate rules governing fisheries operations and fees, affecting licence, permit and administrative arrangements for fishing and related businesses.\n\nCommercial and recreational fishers, aquaculture and processing operators, and anyone paying fisheries fees in Tasmania are likely affected — changes alter costs and compliance requirements even though the precise amendments aren’t shown here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment regulation performs its intended function exactly — it incorporates amendments into the principal regulations and repeals obsolete instruments. There is no scope creep; it is purely administrative consolidation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 regulations plus a schedule","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Cross-references are minimal and straightforward (only to the Principal Regulations and three repealed instruments)","Substantive content (regulations 4 and 5) is essentially 'this change has already been made elsewhere'","Schedule contains a simple table of three repealed regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that tidies up Tasmania's fishing regulations. It makes two specific changes:\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Updates the main rules:** Amendments to the Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016 have been formally incorporated into the official version of those regulations (the 'authorised version'). This is housekeeping — making sure the official copy reflects changes made elsewhere.\n- **Cleans up old laws:** It formally rescinds (cancels) three outdated pieces of legislation:\n  - Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2011\n  - Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2015  \n  - Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2016\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily affects the Tasmanian Government's fisheries department and anyone who needs to know which fishing regulations are currently in force. Ordinary fishers won't notice any practical change — the rules they follow remain the same, just with clearer paperwork behind the scenes.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Keeps the statute book tidy by removing redundant regulations that have been superseded. The infringement notice system for fishing offences has apparently been moved into the main Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations, making separate infringement notice regulations unnecessary."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the legal architecture by repealing the Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2011 and two amendment instruments (Schedule 1) and recording that their amendments have been incorporated into the Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016 (regs 4–6). Mechanically, the scope of separate infringement-notice instruments is removed and their content is subsumed into the Principal Regulations, so affected persons must look to the Principal Regulations for infringement and fee rules rather than the rescinded instruments."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, procedural change: primarily rescinds earlier instruments and notes incorporation into a Principal Regulation (regs 4–6).","Commencement mechanism is simple and automatic on Gazette notification (reg 2).","Changes are implemented by repeal in a single schedule listing three instruments (Schedule 1), limiting scope of textual amendments.","Relies on cross-reference to the Principal Regulations rather than containing substantive regulatory detail, reducing standalone complexity.","Potential administrative effect on enforcement/fee location and citation requires agencies and stakeholders to consult the Principal Regulations instead of the rescinded instruments (regs 4–6; Sch 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument rescinds the Fisheries (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2011 and their amendments and records that those amendments have been incorporated into the Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016. It takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette. It affects people and bodies governed by Commonwealth fisheries law — licence-holders, fishers and enforcement agencies — by shifting the legal basis for infringement notices and related fees from separate instruments into the Principal Regulations (regs 4–6; Sch 1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2018/documents"}}