{"id":"tas:sr-2019-038","name":"Fisheries (General and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2019","slug":"fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"38 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184489,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-038-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 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2019-038) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 1 July 2019.","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 amendments effected by this regulation have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-030) .\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 26 June 2019\n\nThese regulations are 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":"Based on available information, this appears to be a routine annual amendment confined to updating fees and minor general provisions within the existing fisheries regulatory framework. There is no indication of a significant expansion or contraction of scope beyond the original intent of the principal regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Amending regulation rather than a standalone Act — requires cross-referencing the principal regulations to understand full effect","Fee schedules can involve multiple tiered categories requiring calculation","Limited substantive text available for analysis — only metadata provided","Otherwise straightforward administrative/fee update typical of annual regulatory maintenance"],"plain_english_summary":"The Fisheries (General and Fees) Amendment Regulations 2019 (Tas.) revise fees and administrative rules under Tasmania’s fisheries regulations. \n\nThey affect commercial and recreational fishers, licence and permit applicants, and fishing businesses by changing what is charged and how certain fisheries matters are administered, with fee changes effective 1 July 2019."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment regulation serves its original purpose: to make technical updates to the principal 2016 Regulations. The scope has not expanded beyond this narrow amendment function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 sections","No substantive provisions — all amendments already incorporated into principal regulations","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional logic in this instrument itself","Purely mechanical amendment regulation with no operative text remaining"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to Tasmania's fishing regulations. It updates the **Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016** (the main rules that govern fishing licences, fees, and general fishing rules in Tasmania). \n\n**What it does:**\n- Makes changes to the 2016 Regulations (the exact changes aren't shown in this document — they've already been merged into the main regulations)\n- Keeps the same commencement date of **1 July 2019**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Commercial and recreational fishers in Tasmania\n- Anyone who pays fishing licence fees\n- The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (which administers these rules)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a \"machinery\" amendment — it tidies up the main fishing regulations, likely adjusting fees, licence conditions, or administrative procedures. The actual substance of the changes lives in the updated 2016 Regulations, not in this document itself."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument, on its face, only amends and sets the commencement date for the Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016 (regs 2–3) and incorporates those amendments into the authorised version (reg 4). It does not itself expand or narrow the regulatory coverage; any substantive change to scope must be read in the amended Principal Regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Short, formal instrument limited to commencement and identification of the Principal Regulations (regs 1–3)","No substantive policy text included in this instrument—substantive detail resides in the amended Principal Regulations (reg 3)","Amendments are incorporated into the authorised consolidated version (reg 4), requiring readers to consult the consolidated text for operative content","Administrative metadata only (Gazette notice date and administering department) reduces legal complexity but shifts burden to consolidated instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations amend the Fisheries (General and Fees) Regulations 2016 and take effect on 1 July 2019 (regs 2–3). They modify the rules and fee framework that apply to people and businesses subject to those fisheries regulations — licence-holders, commercial and recreational fishers and related operators — and are administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fisheries-general-and-fees-amendment-regulations-2019/documents"}}