{"id":"tas:sr-2024-019","name":"General Fire Amendment Regulations 2024","slug":"general-fire-amendment-regulations-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"19 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174638,"registerId":"tas-sr-2024-019-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 [General Fire Amendment Regulations 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-019) .","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 [General Fire Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-056) 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 [General Fire Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-056) .","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 [General Fire Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-056) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [General Fire Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-056) .\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 2024\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent of the General Fire Regulations. The document as provided contains only status and filing information, with no amendment provisions visible."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata is present — no substantive amendment text is available for analysis","Amending regulations are inherently dependent on the parent instrument, requiring cross-referencing to understand full effect","Tasmanian fire regulatory framework involves multiple interacting instruments (Acts, regulations, emergency declarations)"],"plain_english_summary":"The General Fire Amendment Regulations 2024 update Tasmania’s existing fire safety/regulation framework as subordinate legislation under the Fire Service Act, coming into force 26 June 2024. The instrument modifies the General Fire Regulations, but the amendment text isn’t provided here so specific changes aren’t known.\n\nThose likely affected include landowners and farmers who conduct burns, businesses with fire obligations, local councils and residents in fire‑prone areas — check the Tasmanian legislation site for details."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment instrument maintains the original scope of the General Fire Regulations 2021. It is a standard updating mechanism and does not expand the regulatory framework beyond its original purpose of governing fire safety and emergency management."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 sections, most containing boilerplate text","No defined terms beyond the basic 'Principal Regulations' reference","No substantive operational provisions — purely a vehicle for amendments that are incorporated elsewhere","No conditional logic, cross-references to other Acts, or exceptions","Standard commencement and citation clauses only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **technical amendment instrument** that updates the General Fire Regulations 2021.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Makes three specific changes (amendments) to the existing fire safety regulations\n- The actual changes are not shown in this document — they have already been merged into the main \"authorised version\" of the 2021 Regulations\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone subject to Tasmania's fire safety laws (property owners, fire services, emergency management personnel)\n- The Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management, which administers these rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Fire regulations need regular updates to stay current with safety standards, operational needs, or to fix errors\n- This instrument serves as the official record that changes were made on 26 June 2024\n\n**Key point:** You won't find the actual rule changes here. To see what changed, you need to look at the [General Fire Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-056) and compare versions, or check the explanatory notes that accompanied this amendment."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument records that amendments to the General Fire Regulations 2021 have been incorporated into the authorised version but does not itself specify any expansion or narrowing of scope (Regs 4–6; Reg 3). To determine whether substantive scope changed requires comparing the prior authorised version and the updated authorised version."},"complexity_factors":["Amendments are not specified in this instrument; readers must consult the authorised version of the General Fire Regulations 2021 to identify substantive changes (Regulations 4–6; Reg 3).","Commencement is tied to Gazette notification, so the effective date is immediate on publication and depends on administrative timing (Reg 2).","Instrument operates as a housekeeping/update instrument that incorporates changes into a consolidated/authorised text, requiring cross-referencing between instruments and consolidated versions (Regs 4–6).","Lack of detail in the amending instrument prevents an immediate assessment of compliance burden, who pays, and precise behavioural effects without reviewing the Principal Regulations (Reg 3).","Administration is assigned to the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management, which identifies the responsible regulator but not enforcement or compliance mechanisms (administration note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the General Fire Regulations 2021 and takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette. It does not set out the detailed changes in the instrument itself; instead it states those amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Regulations.\n\nIt therefore affects persons and entities governed by the General Fire Regulations 2021 and matters administered by the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/general-fire-amendment-regulations-2024","history":"/api/acts/general-fire-amendment-regulations-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/general-fire-amendment-regulations-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/general-fire-amendment-regulations-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/general-fire-amendment-regulations-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/general-fire-amendment-regulations-2024/documents"}}