{"id":"tas:sr-2024-034","name":"Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) (Relevant Government Agencies) Order 2024","slug":"government-procurement-review-international-free-trade-agreements-relevant-government-agencies-order","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"34 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174557,"registerId":"tas-sr-2024-034-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> This order may be cited as the [Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) (Relevant Government Agencies) Order 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-034) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this order –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-027) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Relevant government agencies","content":"### 4 Relevant government agencies\n\n> For the purposes of [section 4(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-027#GS4@Gs1@EN) of the Act, the following entities are declared to be relevant government agencies:\n> \n> > > (a) Homes Tasmania, established by [section 9 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-025#GS9@EN) [Homes Tasmania Act 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-025) ;\n> > \n> > > (b) the Macquarie Point Development Corporation, established by [section 5 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050#GS5@EN) [Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Accountable authority of relevant government agencies","content":"### 5 Accountable authority of relevant government agencies\n\n> For the purposes of [section 4(2)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-027#GS4@Gs2@EN) of the Act –\n> \n> > > (a) the chief executive officer of Homes Tasmania appointed under [section 19 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-025#GS19@EN) [Homes Tasmania Act 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-025) is declared to be the accountable authority of Homes Tasmania; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the chief executive officer of the Macquarie Point Development Corporation appointed under [section 15 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050#GS15@EN) [Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-050) is declared to be the accountable authority of the Macquarie Point Development Corporation.\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 21 August 2024\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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The access date of 5 April 2026 appears in the legislative instrument itself as a fixed string, meaning the instrument purports to record a future access event as a static fact within the document body."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire document","severity":"high","reasoning":"If agencies cannot be identified from the instrument, any entity seeking to comply with, or any decision-maker seeking to apply, the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act obligations cannot do so. The instrument's title creates a binding expectation of content that the reproduced text wholly fails to satisfy, rendering compliance impossible from the face of the document.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The substantive operative provisions of the Order — specifically the list of 'Relevant Government Agencies' that the instrument's title expressly promises — are entirely absent from the text provided. An Order whose sole operative purpose is to designate relevant government agencies but which contains no such designations is an instrument that cannot fulfil its statutory function."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information — heading structure","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering/markup error rather than a drafting error, if the consolidated version on the official site reproduces this duplication, it undermines the authoritative status of the instrument and creates ambiguity about document structure for the purposes of statutory interpretation under the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (Tas).","confidence":0.6,"description":"Every section heading appears duplicated verbatim (e.g. 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). If this duplication is carried through into the authoritative version, the instrument contains internally redundant structural elements that serve no legal purpose and could cause interpretive confusion about which instance of a heading governs."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title / Long title — 'Relevant Government Agencies Order 2024'","section_b":"Entire reproduced text of the instrument","confidence":0.83,"description":"The instrument's title unambiguously represents that it is an Order specifying 'Relevant Government Agencies', yet the reproduced instrument contains no schedule, table, list, or provision identifying any such agency. The title and the operative content are in direct contradiction."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency statement: 'Version current from 21 August 2024 to date'","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments: '(click to view Table of Amendments)'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The currency statement implies the instrument has not been amended since 21 August 2024 ('current from … to date'), yet the existence of a non-empty Table of Amending Instruments hyperlink suggests amendments may exist. If amendments have been made, the 'current from 21 August 2024' statement is misleading; if no amendments exist, the Table of Amending Instruments link is superfluous and potentially misleading to readers."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the function intended by its parent Act: to designate specific government agencies as subject to procurement review requirements. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 sections spanning approximately 250 words","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward declaratory function: simply naming two entities and their CEOs","No cross-referencing complexity beyond citing the enabling Act and the establishing legislation for each entity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical order that adds two Tasmanian government bodies to a list of agencies that must follow special rules when buying goods and services.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares **Homes Tasmania** (the state's public housing authority) and the **Macquarie Point Development Corporation** (which oversees a major Hobart waterfront redevelopment) as \"relevant government agencies\" under the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- These two Tasmanian government bodies, their CEOs, and any businesses that want to sell to them or complain about how they run their tenders.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Being on this list means these agencies must follow extra rules designed to ensure their procurement (buying) processes comply with Australia's international free trade agreements. It also means their CEOs become the \"accountable authority\" — the person legally responsible for handling complaints and ensuring compliance with these international trade obligations.\n\n**In short:** This is housekeeping legislation that extends federal-level procurement transparency requirements to two specific Tasmanian state bodies."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Order expands the scope of the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019 by declaring Homes Tasmania and the Macquarie Point Development Corporation to be relevant government agencies and by designating their chief executives as accountable authorities, thereby bringing those entities within the Act’s procurement-review and reporting framework (cf. s4(1)–(2) of the Act)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, declaratory effect: solely names two entities and their accountable officers.","Cross-reference dependence: substantive legal effects flow from s4(1)–(2) of the parent Act rather than from this Order.","Low procedural detail: no new compliance procedures or penalties are created here.","Administrative links: commencement is tied to Gazette notice, and administration is assigned to a department.","Potential compliance impact depends on existing Act obligations, not on novel terms in this instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order adds Homes Tasmania and the Macquarie Point Development Corporation to the list of ‘relevant government agencies’ under the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019, and declares their chief executive officers to be their accountable authorities (see s4(1)–(2) of the Act). Mechanically, that brings those two Tasmanian entities within the Act’s procurement-review and reporting regime; the agencies (and their CEOs) carry the compliance burden and the Department of Treasury and Finance administers the Order."},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this appears to be a standard administrative order performing the narrow, intended function of designating relevant government agencies under the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or deviation from original intent. The order does exactly what its title describes."},"complexity_factors":["Sits at the intersection of domestic Tasmanian procurement law and international free trade agreement obligations, requiring understanding of both layers","The practical effect depends heavily on the parent Act (Government Procurement Review Act) and the specific FTAs referenced, which are not included in the provided text","The full list of designated agencies — the core operative content — was not available in the provided text, making it impossible to assess the full scope","Relatively straightforward in structure as a subordinate instrument (an 'order') rather than a complex Act, keeping complexity moderate"],"plain_english_summary":"This order names which Tasmanian government agencies are treated as \"relevant government agencies\" under Australia’s free trade agreements for government procurement. That designation means those agencies must open procurement above certain thresholds to international competition, affecting how departments buy goods and services, the businesses (including foreign firms) that can bid, and ultimately how public money is spent."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/government-procurement-review-international-free-trade-agreements-relevant-government-agencies-order","history":"/api/acts/government-procurement-review-international-free-trade-agreements-relevant-government-agencies-order/history","analysis":"/api/acts/government-procurement-review-international-free-trade-agreements-relevant-government-agencies-order/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/government-procurement-review-international-free-trade-agreements-relevant-government-agencies-order/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/government-procurement-review-international-free-trade-agreements-relevant-government-agencies-order/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/government-procurement-review-international-free-trade-agreements-relevant-government-agencies-order/documents"}}