{"id":"tas:sr-2022-107","name":"Interstate Transfer (Community-based Sentences) Regulations 2022","slug":"interstate-transfer-community-based-sentences-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"107 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179797,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-107-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 [Interstate Transfer (Community-based Sentences) Regulations 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-107) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 1 December 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Interstate Transfer (Community-based Sentences) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-017) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local authority prescribed","content":"### 4 Local authority prescribed\n\n> For the purposes of [the definition of ***local authority*** in section 3(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-017#GS3@Gs1@Nd56201259289@EN) of the Act, the Director, Community Corrections is prescribed as a local authority.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Participating jurisdictions","content":"### 5 Participating jurisdictions\n\n> For the purposes of [the definition of ***participating jurisdiction*** in section 3(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-017#GS3@Gs1@Nd56201225349@EN) of the Act, the following jurisdictions are declared to be participating jurisdictions:\n> \n> > > (a) the Australian Capital Territory;\n> > \n> > > (b) New South Wales;\n> > \n> > > (c) the Northern Territory;\n> > \n> > > (d) Queensland;\n> > \n> > > (e) South Australia;\n> > \n> > > (f) Victoria;\n> > \n> > > (g) Western Australia.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Details to be included in register","content":"### 6 Details to be included in register\n\n> > (1)  If the Registrar makes an entry in the register in respect of an offender, the following information about the offender is to be recorded in the entry:\n> > \n> > > > (a) the offender’s given name and surname;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the offender’s date of birth;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) all known aliases of the offender;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) the proposed residential address for the offender in Tasmania.\n> \n> > (2)  If the Registrar makes an entry in the register in respect of an offender, the following information about the sentence imposed in respect of the offender is to be recorded in the entry:\n> > \n> > > > (a) the name and type of the sentence;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the offence for which the sentence was imposed;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the date on which the offence was committed by the offender;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) the name of the court that imposed the sentence on the offender;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) the date on which the sentence was imposed on the offender;\n> > > \n> > > > (f) the date on which the sentence commenced in respect of the offender, if that date is different from the date on which the sentence was imposed;\n> > > \n> > > > (g) the length of the sentence imposed on the offender, including the length of each part of the sentence;\n> > > \n> > > > (h) the period of the sentence that remains to be served, by the offender, in Tasmania;\n> > > \n> > > > (i) any conditions to which the sentence is subject;\n> > > \n> > > > (j) details of any previous registration of the sentence in an interstate jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of the corresponding authority for the originating jurisdiction for the offence;\n> > > \n> > > > (k) the local matter number, or case number, used by the court in respect of the proceeding for the offence to which the sentence relates.\n> \n> > (3)  Nothing in [subregulations (1)](#GS6@Gs1@EN) and [(2)](#GS6@Gs2@EN) prevents the Registrar from recording further or additional information in the register.\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 November 2022\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose. As regulations made under the Interstate Transfer (Community-based Sentences) Act 2009, it performs the expected subsidiary function of filling in administrative details (prescribing authorities, listing participating jurisdictions, specifying register contents) without expanding beyond the Act's framework for managing interstate transfers of community sentences."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 operative provisions (sections 1-6), with section 3 containing just a single definition","Minimal cross-referencing — only refers back to the parent Act for definitions of 'local authority' and 'participating jurisdiction'","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic 'if-then' statements in section 6","Straightforward list-based structure for prescribing jurisdictions and register contents","No delegated legislative powers or complex machinery provisions","Total length is approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the practical details for how Tasmania handles the transfer of community-based sentences (like parole, probation, or community service orders) from other Australian states and territories.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Offenders** serving community-based sentences who want to move to Tasmania from another state or territory\n- **Community corrections staff** in Tasmania who manage these transferred sentences\n- **Other Australian states and territories** (all of them except Tasmania itself) that have agreed to this mutual arrangement\n\n**Key things it does:**\n\n- **Names the Director of Community Corrections** as the \"local authority\" — the person in Tasmania who handles these transfers\n- **Lists all other states and territories** (ACT, NSW, NT, Queensland, SA, Victoria, WA) as \"participating jurisdictions\" that can transfer sentences to and from Tasmania\n- **Sets up a register** that must track specific details about transferred offenders, including:\n  - Personal details (name, birth date, aliases, Tasmanian address)\n  - Sentence details (type of sentence, offence, court, dates, conditions, remaining time to serve)\n  - Administrative details (case numbers, any previous interstate transfers)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWithout these rules, someone serving a community sentence in, say, Victoria couldn't legally move to Tasmania to work or live with family. These regulations create the paperwork and administrative framework that lets people serve their sentences across state borders without having to start over or fall through the cracks. It's essentially the \"plumbing\" that makes interstate justice cooperation work."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations implement and detail procedures under the Act by prescribing the local authority (reg 4), declaring participating jurisdictions (reg 5), and specifying what must be recorded in the register (reg 6). They do not alter which sentences or offenders fall within the Act’s coverage nor expand legal powers beyond the Act; they only set administrative requirements and record-keeping fields."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument with limited subject-matter (prescription of authority, list of jurisdictions, register fields) — reduces legal complexity (regs 4–6).","Detailed data-entry prescription: multiple specific personal and sentence fields to be recorded (many subitems in reg 6(1)–(2)) increases administrative and compliance complexity.","Operational coordination required across several jurisdictions (reg 5) — creates practical complexity for transfers and data reconciliation.","Registrar discretion to record further information (reg 6(3)) introduces modest implementation variability and administrative decision-making.","No substantive change to sentence types or transfer rules in the Act is set out here; regulations focus on procedural requirements — lowers interpretive complexity.","Implicit data-handling and privacy/records-management burdens due to required personal information (names, DOB, aliases, addresses) — operational/compliance cost factor."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set practical rules for implementing the Interstate Transfer (Community-based Sentences) Act: they name the Director, Community Corrections as the local authority, list the participating jurisdictions, and require the Registrar to record specific offender and sentence details in a Tasmanian register. The Registrar decides what is entered and may add more information (section 6). Administration is with the Department of Justice, so community corrections offices and registrars must supply and record personal, residential and sentence data for transferred offenders."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the regulations appear to remain tightly focused on their original purpose: providing administrative machinery for interstate transfers of community-based sentences. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond this narrow procedural function."},"complexity_factors":["Operates within an intergovernmental framework requiring coordination between multiple Australian jurisdictions","Requires understanding of the parent Act (Interstate Transfer (Community-based Sentences) Act) to fully interpret","Technical procedural rules about forms and transfer processes may require administrative knowledge to navigate","Limited complexity as regulations (rather than principal legislation) typically deal with procedural/administrative detail rather than substantive legal rights"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create a legal framework for transferring community-based sentences (like probation, community service or supervision orders) between Tasmania and other Australian jurisdictions. They affect offenders who move across borders and the corrective services, courts and supervising officers who must process and manage those transfers, by prescribing the administrative procedures and forms needed to lawfully continue supervision."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/interstate-transfer-community-based-sentences-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/interstate-transfer-community-based-sentences-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/interstate-transfer-community-based-sentences-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/interstate-transfer-community-based-sentences-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/interstate-transfer-community-based-sentences-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/interstate-transfer-community-based-sentences-regulations-2022/documents"}}