{"id":"tas:sr-2021-023","name":"HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2021","slug":"homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"23 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182278,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-023-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 [HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-023) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order is taken to have taken effect on 4 June 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-015) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-015) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-015) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-015) .\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 April 2021\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the Order appears to remain within its original scope — amending the Tasmanian HomeBuilder Grants Act to refine or update the administration of the HomeBuilder grant scheme. There is no indication of a significant broadening or narrowing of purpose beyond what an amending instrument of this type would ordinarily do."},"complexity_factors":["Amending instrument — requires cross-referencing the principal Act to understand the full effect","Retrospective operation (effective from 4 June 2020) adds a layer of temporal complexity","Interplay between federal HomeBuilder scheme and Tasmanian state-level administration","Limited text available — the actual amendment content is not visible, making full analysis difficult","Relatively narrow and technical in scope, keeping overall complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian order makes technical amendments to the state law administering the HomeBuilder grant scheme, updating how grants are handled—likely to align with federal changes or refine eligibility, payments and administration. It affects Tasmanian owner‑occupiers, builders, Revenue Tasmania and advisers (conveyancers, solicitors, mortgage brokers). It matters because the changes can alter eligibility, payment amounts or deadlines and are recorded as having effect from 4 June 2020, suggesting retrospective application."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not alter the substantive scope or policy content of the HomeBuilder Grants legislation. It fixes the Act's commencement date retroactively (cl 2) and records that particular amendments are incorporated into the authorised version (cls 4–6), so its effect is procedural and editorial—changing timing and the official consolidated text rather than grant eligibility, payment amounts, or substantive duties."},"complexity_factors":["Retroactive commencement: the order is taken to have effect from 4 June 2020 (cl 2), requiring attention to temporal application and potential retrospective legal consequences.","No substantive policy detail in the instrument: clauses 4–6 state that amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Act rather than setting out substantive changes, shifting the substantive rules to the Principal Act.","Legal-form mechanics: the order operates as an administrative consolidation/commencement instrument, so complexity arises from statutory interpretation and procedural effect rather than technical policy rules.","Sparse text and cross-references: relies on the Principal Act and authorised version for operative content, requiring readers to consult multiple documents to understand net legal effects.","Administrative allocation: the instrument identifies the Department of Treasury and Finance as administrator, creating an administrative contact point but no operational rulemaking detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This order sets the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020’s effective date to 4 June 2020 (cl 2) and records that certain amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of that Act (cls 4–6). It does not itself create or change grant eligibility or payment rules; instead it adjusts the statute’s commencement and the official consolidated text. The instrument is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance and affects the legal timing and official presentation of the HomeBuilder law."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order does not expand the scope of the HomeBuilder scheme. It is a technical amendment instrument that modifies the original Act, likely to fix operational issues or clarify eligibility criteria. The scope remains limited to the COVID-19 home construction/renovation grant program as originally enacted."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (only 6 clauses, most containing no substantive text)","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies entirely on the Principal Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions in this order","Amendments already incorporated into authorised version, making this document essentially a historical record","Simple structure: short title, commencement, principal act identification, and placeholder clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical document that formally amends the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020. It makes changes to the original law that established the HomeBuilder scheme—a government program giving cash grants to people building new homes or renovating existing ones during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020 with specific amendments (the details of which are not shown in this document because they have already been merged into the main Act)\n- Backdates the changes to **4 June 2020**, meaning the amendments apply as if they existed from that date\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People who applied for or received HomeBuilder grants\n- Builders and contractors involved in eligible construction projects\n- The government administrators processing these grants\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe backdating to June 2020 suggests these amendments fixed issues or clarified rules for people who had already applied for grants under the original scheme. Rather than creating new obligations, this order likely corrected technical problems or expanded eligibility for applicants who had already started the process."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"high","reasoning":"An amending instrument made in 2021 (SR-2021-023, file last modified 30 April 2021) logically cannot have been in force from 4 June 2020. The currency date predates the instrument's existence by nearly a year. This either indicates the currency date tracks the principal Act's commencement rather than the amending order itself — which is misleading — or it is a drafting error. Either way it creates a legal absurdity: the Amendment Order purports to have been operative before it was made.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The instrument is titled a 2021 Amendment Order but the stated currency date is 'from 4 June 2020 to date'. The instrument cannot have been current from a date approximately 10-11 months before it was made or modified (file last modified 30 April 2021)."},{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Title / Status Information","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Statutory instruments derive their operative date from the date of making or a specified commencement date, neither of which can logically pre-date the year reflected in the instrument's own serial number and title. The juxtaposition of '2021' in the title against '4 June 2020' in the currency field is internally incoherent.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The instrument is named a '2021' order yet the currency window begins in 2020, implying the 2021 amendment was already in force in 2020, which is temporally impossible on its face."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title: HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2021","section_b":"Status Information: Version current from 4 June 2020 to date","confidence":0.85,"description":"The instrument's own title identifies it as a 2021 order, yet the currency-of-version field states it has been current since 4 June 2020 — contradicting the temporal identity of the instrument."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Authorisation: File last modified 30 April 2021","section_b":"Status Information: Version current from 4 June 2020 to date","confidence":0.78,"description":"The file was last modified on 30 April 2021, yet the version is stated to have been current since 4 June 2020. A version cannot be 'current' from a date on which the file did not yet exist in its current form, directly contradicting the modification date."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2021","history":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2021/documents"}}