{"id":"tas:sr-2024-029","name":"Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024","slug":"health-fees-amendment-regulations-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"29 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177034,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2024-029-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 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-029) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 1 July 2024.","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 26 June 2024\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Health.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The phrase 'to date' implies ongoing currency, but the document captures a specific access moment (5 April 2026). If this document is subsequently accessed after 5 April 2026, the 'to date' language becomes misleading as it references a past snapshot, not actual currency. This is a minor drafting artefact rather than a substantive legal flaw, but it creates ambiguity about the true currency of the instrument.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it was 'accessed 5 April 2026 at 13:25' but the file was last modified 26 June 2024. The version is described as 'current from 1 July 2024 to date', yet 'to date' is anchored to an access timestamp (5 April 2026) that is fixed in the document itself, creating a static reference to a dynamic concept."},{"type":"other","section":"General document structure","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While duplication of headings is likely a formatting/rendering artefact rather than a substantive legislative drafting flaw, it creates genuine interpretive uncertainty: if a court or administrator must rely on the published version of the regulation, the structural incoherence could raise questions about which rendering constitutes the authoritative text. Under principles of statutory interpretation, the authorised version matters, and a visibly corrupted published form could undermine reliance on the instrument.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Every heading and section title in the instrument appears to be duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024' appears four times as a heading; 'Status Information' appears four times; 'Currency of version' appears four times; 'Authorisation' appears four times). This wholesale duplication of structural elements suggests a publishing or rendering defect that renders the document's structure internally incoherent."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information - Update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"A person relying on the online version for compliance purposes cannot determine whether any given version they are viewing reflects the law as at that moment or a version up to an undefined period behind. 'Usually' is not a legal standard and provides no basis for reasonable reliance. While this is metadata rather than operative law, it is a structural absurdity in a system purporting to provide authoritative online access to legislation.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The status note states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation.' The use of 'usually' creates a legally indeterminate standard — there is no defined outer limit, no consequence for non-compliance, and no mechanism for a person relying on the site to know whether they are viewing a current or lagging version."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 1 July 2024 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 26 June 2024')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument purports to have been in force from 1 July 2024, but the file was last modified on 26 June 2024 — five days before it came into force. This means the authoritative file predates the commencement of the instrument it records, raising a question about whether any amendments or corrections made between 26 June 2024 and 1 July 2024 are reflected in the published text."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the regulation appears to serve its straightforward original intent: updating fee amounts within the existing Health (Fees) Regulations framework. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond routine fee amendment."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow and specific subject matter — limited to fee adjustments only","Standard amendment regulation format with no novel legal concepts","Limited text available for analysis, preventing full assessment of fee schedule complexity","Operates within an existing regulatory framework (the parent Health (Fees) Regulations), reducing standalone complexity","Routine annual-style instrument typical of government fee-setting processes"],"plain_english_summary":"The regulation updates fees charged under Tasmania’s Health (Fees) Regulations, changing the amounts payable for listed health services and regulatory functions, effective 1 July 2024.\n\nIt affects patients, the public, and health providers or administrators who collect fees, plus anyone needing government health certificates or licences — meaning charges for those services may be different from that date."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not itself indicate an expansion or narrowing of the statutory scope of the Health (Fees) Regulations 2017; it effects amendments and records their incorporation into the authorised consolidated text effective 1 July 2024 (regs 2–4). Determining any substantive scope change requires comparing the pre‑amendment and consolidated 2017 Regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument that contains no substantive fee amounts or policy detail — requires reading the Principal Regulations to assess impact (reg 3).","Cross-reference and incorporation into the authorised 2017 Regulations increases reliance on the consolidated text for substantive analysis (reg 4).","Clear commencement date establishes an implementation deadline for affected parties (1 July 2024) (reg 2).","Administrative responsibility assigned to the Department of Health simplifies the contact point for compliance and queries (instrument note).","Procedural nature of amendments reduces legal drafting complexity but raises practical research burden to locate consolidated amendments."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations amend the Health (Fees) Regulations 2017, changing fees and related procedural rules that apply to persons and organisations charged under those Regulations (reg 3). They take effect 1 July 2024 (reg 2), are incorporated into the authorised 2017 Regulations (reg 4), and are administered by the Department of Health. The instrument itself does not list fee amounts; to see the substantive changes consult the consolidated Health (Fees) Regulations 2017."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: updating fees in the parent regulations. There is no indication of scope creep — it does exactly what amendment regulations are meant to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 operative provisions","No defined terms beyond the single reference to \"Principal Regulations\"","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation mechanics","Functions purely as an amendment instrument with incorporation by reference","Substantive content (the actual fee changes) is located elsewhere in the consolidated Principal Regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThese regulations update the fees charged under Australia's health system. Specifically, they amend the *Health (Fees) Regulations 2017* (the \"Principal Regulations\") to change what people pay for certain health services.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Patients** who pay fees for health services regulated under the 2017 Regulations\n- **Healthcare providers** who collect these fees\n- **Government agencies** administering health fee structures\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nFee updates affect how much people pay out-of-pocket for health services. These amendments ensure fee structures stay current, typically adjusting for inflation or policy changes. The regulations took effect on **1 July 2024**, meaning the new fees applied from that date.\n\n**Key point:** The actual fee changes aren't shown in this document — they've been \"incorporated\" directly into the main 2017 Regulations. To see what actually changed, you'd need to compare the before-and-after versions of the Principal Regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2024","history":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-fees-amendment-regulations-2024/documents"}}