{"id":"tas:sr-2023-013","name":"HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2023","slug":"homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"13 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179185,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-013-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 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-013) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order is taken to have taken effect on 30 April 2023.","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) .\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 1 May 2023\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient detail in the provided text to determine whether the amendments expanded or narrowed the original scope of the HomeBuilder Grants Act. The document is purely administrative/procedural in the form provided, with no substantive amendment text visible."},"complexity_factors":["The document is an amending instrument rather than a standalone Act, meaning its effect can only be understood by reading it alongside the original HomeBuilder Grants Act","The actual amendment text is not reproduced in the provided version, making the true scope impossible to assess from this document alone","It sits at the intersection of federal (Commonwealth HomeBuilder program) and state (Tasmanian implementation) law, adding a layer of jurisdictional context","As an Order (subordinate legislation made under a parent Act) rather than a full Act of Parliament, its legal authority and limits depend on the enabling provisions of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order amends Tasmania’s HomeBuilder Grants Act, changing how the federal HomeBuilder scheme is implemented in the state.\n\nIt affects Tasmanian homeowners, builders and the State Revenue Office because changes may alter eligibility, payments, conditions or timeframes; it commenced 30 April 2023. Substantive amendment text isn't included here."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Order effects an amendment to the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020 and records its incorporation into the authorised version; it therefore changes the legal text and operative scope of that Act. The Order itself only sets the commencement date (30 April 2023) and administrative details (Treasury and Finance as administrator) and does not restate the substantive amendment within the instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (three operative clauses) with limited content","Retroactive commencement date (30 April 2023) requires attention to timing and transitional effect","Amendment text is not reproduced in this instrument; it is incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Act","References and cross‑links to the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020 create dependency on that Act for substantive detail","Administrative detail (departmental responsibility, Gazette notification) but no new regulatory mechanics or compliance rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order amends the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020 and records that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of that Act. The Order takes effect retrospectively from 30 April 2023 and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A modification date of 23 June 2023 post-dating the 30 April 2023 commencement, without any reflected amendment in the currency header, suggests either an undisclosed substantive change or that the currency statement is misleading as to what version is actually 'current'. This undermines the legal certainty the currency statement is meant to provide.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 30 April 2023 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 14:35)' while the file was last modified on 23 June 2023 — after the stated commencement date but with no amending instrument reflected in the currency statement, creating an ambiguous operative version."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"Access timestamps are dynamically generated by the publishing platform and are not part of the enacted instrument. Presenting this as part of the 'version current' statement blurs the boundary between enacted law and database metadata, which could cause confusion about the authoritative text of the instrument.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The access timestamp embedded in the currency statement ('accessed 5 April 2026 at 14:35') is presented as a fixed legislative fact within what purports to be a static legal instrument, which is a logical impossibility — a statute cannot simultaneously record a future access event as a permanent part of its text."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure (entire instrument as published)","severity":"high","reasoning":"An 'Amendment of Act Order' must, by its very nature, contain substantive clauses specifying what is being amended, deleted, inserted or substituted. The complete absence of any operative provisions means the instrument cannot achieve its stated purpose. Either the operative provisions have been omitted from the published version (a publication failure) or the instrument is void for want of content.","confidence":0.9,"description":"The published instrument contains no operative provisions whatsoever. An amending order with no amendment clauses, no schedules, and no operative text is a logical absurdity — it purports to amend an Act but contains nothing capable of effecting any amendment."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information — 'Version current from 30 April 2023 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 23 June 2023'","confidence":0.7,"description":"The instrument claims to be current from 30 April 2023 with no amendments noted, yet the file was last modified nearly two months later on 23 June 2023. If no amendments occurred, the file should not have been substantively modified; if it was substantively modified, the 'current from' date and Table of Amendments should reflect that change."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title — 'HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2023'","section_b":"Document body — contains no operative amendment provisions","confidence":0.88,"description":"The title categorically represents this as an instrument that amends an Act, but the body of the instrument as published contains no amendment provisions, schedules, or operative clauses. The title and body are in direct contradiction as to the instrument's content and legal effect."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs its intended narrow function: formally amending the Principal Act with a specified commencement date. There is no scope creep evident."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive provisions — merely references an amendment already made to another Act","Single cross-reference to the Principal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical document that makes a change to the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020. It is what's called a 'legislative instrument' — a formal way of updating existing laws without passing a whole new Act through Parliament.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Amends the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020** — the law that provided cash grants to people building or renovating homes during the COVID-19 pandemic\n- **Backdates the change** — the amendment took effect on 30 April 2023, even though it was published later\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone dealing with HomeBuilder grant applications or disputes where the timing around late April 2023 matters\n- The actual *substance* of the change isn't shown here — the document just says the amendment has been 'incorporated into the authorised version' of the main Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a housekeeping document. The real legal change lives in the updated HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020 itself. This Order simply provides the formal legal pathway for that change and establishes when it took effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2023","history":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/homebuilder-grants-amendment-of-act-order-2023/documents"}}