{"id":"tas:sr-2024-032","name":"Hydro-Electric Corporation Regulations 2024","slug":"hydro-electric-corporation-regulations-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"32 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177035,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2024-032-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 [Hydro-Electric Corporation Regulations 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2024-032) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Hydro-Electric Corporation Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-057) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Major power facility installed capacity","content":"### 4 Major power facility installed capacity\n\n> For the purposes of [the definition of ***major power facility*** in section 8(4)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-057#GS8@Gs4@Nd35487573865741@EN) of the Act –\n> \n> > > (a) 40 megawatts is the limit fixed by regulation for the new generating plant located at the power station listed as item 23 of [Schedule 1](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-057#JS1@EN) to the Act and commonly known as Tarraleah; and\n> > \n> > > (b) 40 megawatts is the limit fixed by regulation for new generating plant that generates electricity by pumping water from Lake Cethana through a pipe or tunnel to an upper reservoir, in a process also known as pumped hydro energy storage; and\n> > \n> > > (c) 300 megawatts is the limit fixed by regulation for all other forms of new generating plant.\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 17 July 2024\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is present in the provided document to determine whether the scope of these regulations changed from any original intent. Only administrative metadata is visible — no operative provisions, objects clauses, or explanatory material are included."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive regulatory content is present, making meaningful complexity assessment impossible","Regulations of this type (governing a government-owned corporation) can involve technical energy law, but no such content is visible here","Low score reflects the simplicity of what is actually present in the provided text, not necessarily the underlying regulation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations, effective 17 July 2024, sit beneath the principal Hydro‑Electric Corporation legislation and set operational rules for Tasmania’s government hydroelectric system. They primarily affect the Corporation and its staff, plus landowners, contractors, and members of the public who interact with Hydro infrastructure — with indirect consequences for electricity consumers. They likely govern access, safety and licensing, but the provided text is incomplete so exact provisions and impacts cannot be determined."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear to serve their original narrow purpose of setting numerical thresholds for the 'major power facility' definition in the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument is tightly focused on specific MW limits for specific sites."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single operative provision (section 4) with three straightforward subparagraphs","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and one specific schedule item","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Extremely short length (4 substantive sections, approximately 150 words of operative text)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set specific power output limits for new electricity generation equipment operated by Tasmania's Hydro-Electric Corporation.\n\n**What this does:**\n- Sets three different megawatt (MW) caps on how much new generating equipment can produce:\n  - **40 MW** for new equipment at the Tarraleah power station (item 23 in Schedule 1 of the main Act)\n  - **40 MW** for a specific pumped hydro project at Lake Cethana (where water is pumped uphill to store energy)\n  - **300 MW** for all other new generating equipment\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Hydro-Electric Corporation (Tasmania's state-owned electricity company)\n- Anyone involved in planning or approving new hydroelectric or pumped storage projects in Tasmania\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese limits determine what counts as a \"major power facility\" under the main Act. This classification affects what approvals are needed and how projects are regulated. The regulations effectively create a tiered system: smaller projects at specific sites face tighter restrictions (40 MW), while most other new equipment can go up to 300 MW."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These regulations exercise the Act’s delegated power (s.8(4)) to fix numeric installed‑capacity limits, thereby defining which new generating plants fall within the Act’s “major power facility” scope. In short, reg 4 substitutes specific MW thresholds for whatever unspecified or delegated limits previously existed, changing which projects trigger the Act’s regulatory regime."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference required to the Act’s definition of “major power facility” (s.8(4)) to understand legal effect.","Multiple categorical thresholds (site-specific Tarraleah, technology-specific pumped hydro, and a residual 300 MW rule).","Numeric limits are precise and deterministic, reducing administrative discretion but creating incentives for project sizing.","Reference to Schedule 1 item (Tarraleah) requires users to consult the Act’s schedule for identification.","Limited number of provisions and straightforward commencement make operational impact narrow and administratively simple.","Practical effect depends on what obligations the Act attaches to being a “major power facility,” which is outside these regulations."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations fix the size thresholds used to decide when a new electricity generating plant is a “major power facility” under the Hydro‑Electric Corporation Act. Regulation 4 sets 40 MW for new plant at Tarraleah (Schedule 1, item 23), 40 MW for pumped hydro from Lake Cethana to an upper reservoir, and 300 MW for other new generating plant. They affect project proponents and the Department of State Growth by determining which projects attract the Act’s regulatory obligations and compliance costs (reg 4)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/hydro-electric-corporation-regulations-2024","history":"/api/acts/hydro-electric-corporation-regulations-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/hydro-electric-corporation-regulations-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/hydro-electric-corporation-regulations-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/hydro-electric-corporation-regulations-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/hydro-electric-corporation-regulations-2024/documents"}}