{"id":"tas:sr-2016-069","name":"Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Amendment Order (No. 2) 2016","slug":"inland-fisheries-seasons-and-waters-amendment-order-no-2-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"69 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186325,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-069-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 [Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Amendment Order (No. 2) 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2016-069) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Order","content":"### 3 Principal Order\n\n> In this order, the [Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Order 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-074) is referred to as the Principal Order.","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 [Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Order 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-074) .\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 31 August 2016\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this appears to be a routine administrative amendment order adjusting fishing seasons and/or designated waters within Tasmania — consistent with its original purpose. There is no evidence of scope creep or departure from its stated intent. However, the absence of full legislative text prevents a definitive assessment of whether specific amendments extended beyond routine seasonal or geographic adjustments."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only administrative metadata — no substantive legislative text is visible, making detailed analysis impossible","Subordinate legislation (statutory order) rather than primary legislation, which adds a layer of regulatory hierarchy to understand","References an existing principal order, requiring cross-referencing to understand the full effect of changes","Jurisdiction-specific: applies only to Tasmania's inland waters, limiting but also specialising its scope"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian government order amends rules governing when and where people may fish in inland waterways (rivers, lakes, streams), affecting recreational and commercial fishers targeting trout, salmon and other freshwater species. It likely changes fishing seasons, which waters are open or closed, and special conditions or bag limits.\n\nThis summary does not include the order’s specific amendments — see the full order or its Table of Amendments to know the exact changes; breaching rules can lead to fines or licence consequences."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment order maintains the original scope of the 1996 Principal Order. It appears to be a routine, narrow update to fishing seasons or waters, consistent with the original purpose of managing inland fisheries access and seasons."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No defined terms beyond a single reference to the 'Principal Order'","No substantive operative provisions in the visible text (amendment already incorporated)","No conditional logic or cross-referencing complexity","Essentially a 'notification instrument' rather than a substantive legislative text"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A minor technical amendment to Tasmania's fishing rules for inland waters.\n\n**What it does:** This order tweaks the existing *Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Order 1996* — the rulebook that sets when and where you can fish in Tasmania's lakes and rivers. Rather than showing the actual changes in the text, it simply notes that the amendments have already been \"incorporated\" into the main 1996 Order.\n\n**Who it affects:** Recreational fishers, commercial operators, and anyone else who needs to know the legal fishing seasons and locations in Tasmania's inland waters.\n\n**Why it matters:** It keeps the fishing regulations up to date. However, you won't find the actual rule changes here — you'll need to check the updated 1996 Principal Order to see what specifically changed (such as which waters are open, closed, or have special restrictions)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument amends the Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Order 1996 and confirms the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version (cl 3 and cl 4). The supplied text does not identify the substantive content of the amendment, so whether the regulatory scope (who or what is regulated) actually changes cannot be determined from this instrument alone."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural, not substantive: the Order only records an amendment and its incorporation rather than setting out new regulatory detail (see cl 3 and cl 4)","Commencement by Gazette notification makes timing simple but relies on external publication (cl 2)","Cross‑reference to a larger instrument (the Principal Order) means understanding impact requires reading the 1996 Order","No operative provisions or transitional arrangements are included in the supplied text, increasing necessity to consult source instrument","Administrative clarity: specific administering body is stated, reducing institutional uncertainty (administration note)","Low drafting density — few clauses — so legal complexity is low but practical effect depends on unseen amendments"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order amends the Inland Fisheries (Seasons and Waters) Order 1996 and takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette (cl 2). It records that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Order (cl 4).\n\nThe change applies to persons and organisations governed by the inland‑fisheries seasons and waters rules—for example, fishers and licence‑holders—and is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. The instrument supplied is procedural; the specific substantive amendments are not set out here."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/inland-fisheries-seasons-and-waters-amendment-order-no-2-2016","history":"/api/acts/inland-fisheries-seasons-and-waters-amendment-order-no-2-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/inland-fisheries-seasons-and-waters-amendment-order-no-2-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/inland-fisheries-seasons-and-waters-amendment-order-no-2-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/inland-fisheries-seasons-and-waters-amendment-order-no-2-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/inland-fisheries-seasons-and-waters-amendment-order-no-2-2016/documents"}}