{"id":"tas:sr-2023-049","name":"Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023","slug":"health-fees-amendment-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"49 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179345,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-049-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 [Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-049) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 1 July 2023.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Regulations","content":"### 3 Principal Regulations\n\n> In these regulations, the [Health (Fees) Regulations 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-067) 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 [Health (Fees) Regulations 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-067) .\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 30 June 2023\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Health.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment regulation serves its standard, narrow purpose: formally updating the principal regulations. There is no indication of scope creep—it does exactly what amending regulations are meant to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short—only 4 sections","No defined terms beyond a simple reference to 'Principal Regulations'","No substantive operational provisions (merely a vehicle for amendments already incorporated elsewhere)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the principal regulations","Purely mechanical/amending instrument with no standalone operative effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to Australia's health fee regulations. It updates the **Health (Fees) Regulations 2017** (the main rules that set out what fees people pay for certain health services). \n\n**What it does:**\n- Makes changes to the existing 2017 regulations\n- The specific changes have already been merged into the main 2017 regulations (this document just formally records that the update happened)\n- Took effect on **1 July 2023**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People who pay fees for health services covered by these regulations (typically visa applicants requiring health examinations, or certain other health-related administrative fees)\n- The Department of Health, which administers the fee structure\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This keeps the fee regulations up to date—likely adjusting amounts charged for health assessments, medical examinations for immigration purposes, or similar services\n- Because the actual amendments are already incorporated into the main 2017 regulations, this document itself doesn't show the new fee amounts—you'd need to check the updated 2017 regulations to see what changed"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument amends and incorporates changes into the existing Health (Fees) Regulations 2017 but does not, on its face, expand the categories of persons regulated or create new powers or agencies. It updates the regulatory text and commencement timing without altering the statutory scope set by the Principal Regulations (regs 2–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only citation, commencement and incorporation clauses (regs 1–4).","No substantive fee rates, definitions, offences or compliance obligations are set out here; substantive rules remain in the Principal Regulations.","Dependence on the Health (Fees) Regulations 2017 for operational detail increases cross-reference but not interpretive complexity.","Clear commencement date (reg 2) reduces transitional ambiguity.","Administrative note of incorporation (reg 4) simplifies access to the authoritative consolidated text."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations amend the Health (Fees) Regulations 2017 and take effect on 1 July 2023 (reg 2). The amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the 2017 Regulations (reg 4). \n\nThey apply to the people and organisations already subject to the Health (Fees) Regulations 2017 (reg 3) and are administered by the Department of Health. Mechanically, the instrument updates the existing fees regulation rather than creating new regulatory powers or agencies."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available text, this regulation stays squarely within its original intent: updating fees under the Health (Fees) Regulations. There is no indication of scope expansion beyond routine fee adjustments, which is the standard purpose of this type of amending instrument."},"complexity_factors":["This is a straightforward amending regulation — it updates existing fee amounts rather than creating new legal frameworks","Fee regulations are generally among the simplest legislative instruments in form and structure","The substantive content (actual fee tables) is not visible in the provided text, limiting full analysis but suggesting a simple schedule-based instrument","No complex legal definitions, multi-party obligations, or enforcement mechanisms appear to be introduced"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation updates Tasmania’s Health (Fees) Regulations to revise fees for certain government health services, taking effect 1 July 2023. It affects Tasmanians who use fee‑bearing public health services and the providers administering them.\n\nIt likely means adjusted — commonly higher — out‑of‑pocket costs, though the exact fee changes and affected services aren’t shown in the excerpt."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2023/documents"}}