{"id":"tas:act-2025-032","name":"Justice Miscellaneous (Explosives Offences) Act 2025","slug":"justice-miscellaneous-explosives-offences-act-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"32 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31466,"registerId":"tas-act-2025-032-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Justice Miscellaneous (Explosives Offences) Act 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2025-032) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Criminal Code Act 1924 Amended\n\n*\n\n**3.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Criminal Code Act 1924](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069) .\n\n**\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Criminal Code Act 1924](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069) .\n\n*","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"3.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 3.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Criminal Code Act 1924](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Criminal Code Act 1924](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Police Offences Act 1935 Amended","content":"# Part 3 Police Offences Act 1935 Amended\n\n*\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .\n\n**\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .\n\n**\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .\n\n**\n\n**8.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .\n\n*","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"# Part 4 Repeal of Act","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 9 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which this Act received the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":12}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient legislative text is available to assess whether the scope changed from the original bill's intent. The metadata provides only the Act's title and administrative details. No explanatory memorandum, second reading speech, or substantive provisions were included to compare original versus final scope."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text provided — almost all content is metadata and navigation boilerplate, preventing substantive analysis","Miscellaneous amendment Acts inherently amend multiple parent Acts simultaneously, requiring cross-referencing to understand full effect","Explosives law intersects with licensing/regulatory regimes, criminal law, and potentially work health and safety frameworks","Jurisdictional layering — Tasmanian law may interact with Commonwealth explosives or counter-terrorism legislation","Score is conservative given lack of actual text; true complexity could be higher or lower once full content is reviewed"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian amending law updates criminal offences relating to explosives, affecting anyone who handles, possesses, manufactures or uses explosives and the regulators and businesses that work with them. It matters because explosives offences carry serious criminal penalties, so changes can affect lawful trade and personal exposure to prosecution. The available text is mostly metadata, so read the full Act or get legal advice to see exact offences and penalties."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amending Act with a narrow, technical purpose. It does exactly what its title suggests: miscellaneous amendments to explosives offences. The scope has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (9 sections, ~300 words)","No substantive provisions — only machinery provisions directing readers to other Acts","No defined terms in this Act itself (definitions reside in target legislation)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond simple incorporation notes","Self-repealing mechanism is straightforward (single date trigger)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian** (not Commonwealth) law that amends two existing criminal statutes to create new offences involving explosives.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Amends the *Criminal Code Act 1924* (Tasmania's main criminal law) to add or modify explosives-related crimes\n- Amends the *Police Offences Act 1935* (Tasmania's summary offences law) to add or modify explosives-related regulatory offences\n\n**How it works:**\nThis is a **\"slip\" or \"amending\" Act** — a temporary piece of legislation whose only job is to make changes to other laws. Rather than setting out the new offences in full here, it simply states that amendments have been \"incorporated into the authorised version\" of the two target Acts. This means you need to look at the updated versions of those Acts to see what actually changed.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who possesses, manufactures, uses, or deals with explosives\n- Police and prosecutors enforcing explosives laws\n- Courts interpreting the new offences\n\n**Why it matters:**\nExplosives offences carry serious penalties. This legislation likely tightens controls on explosive materials, creates new crimes for misuse, or increases penalties — but the specific details are hidden in the target Acts, not visible in this document.\n\n**Self-destruct mechanism:**\nUnusually, this Act **repeals itself** one year after receiving Royal Assent. This is common for amending Acts that serve no purpose once their amendments are absorbed into the principal legislation."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act itself only states that amendments to the Criminal Code Act 1924 and the Police Offences Act 1935 are incorporated into their authorised versions (ss 3–8), establishes commencement on Royal Assent (s 2) and an automatic repeal after one year (s 9). The text does not indicate any expansion or narrowing of that scope beyond those procedural actions."},"complexity_factors":["Amendments not reproduced in the Act text (ss 3–8) — requires consulting the authorised versions for substance, creating interpretive overhead.","Cross-references to consolidated/authorised versions (ss 3–8) — increases legal research and compliance effort for practitioners and regulated parties.","Time-limited operation (s 9) — transitional and timing complexity for enforcement, compliance planning and any delegated instruments.","Immediate commencement on Royal Assent (s 2) — short notice for affected parties to adjust behaviour or controls.","Subject matter (explosives offences) engages regulated industries and criminal enforcement, which can raise operational and compliance burdens despite sparse textual detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act temporarily amends the Criminal Code Act 1924 and the Police Offences Act 1935 in relation to explosives offences by incorporating those amendments into the authorised versions of those Acts. It commences on the day of Royal Assent (s 2) and self-repeals one year later (s 9). It affects people and organisations regulated by the amended laws — defendants, police, and businesses that handle explosives — by altering the legal rules that govern explosives offences while the Act is in force (ss 3–8)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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