{"id":"tas:sr-2023-004","name":"Launceston Flood Risk Management Order 2023","slug":"launceston-flood-risk-management-order-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177091,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-004-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 [Launceston Flood Risk Management Order 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-004) .","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 Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Launceston Flood Risk Management Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-024) 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 [Launceston Flood Risk Management Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-024) .\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 March 2023\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the function it was designed for: making a technical amendment to the Principal Act and notifying that change. There is no scope creep — the document is a standard, narrow amendment instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (4 clauses, ~100 words of operative text)","No defined terms beyond standard machinery provisions","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Single cross-reference to the Principal Act","Amendment already incorporated — no active legislative text to parse","Standard commencement and citation clauses only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **short, technical amendment order** that makes changes to the Launceston Flood Risk Management Act 2015 (Tasmania).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the principal Act (the main law) with specific amendments\n- The actual changes have already been merged into the official version of the 2015 Act (this document just records that the changes were made)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People and property in the Launceston area subject to flood risk management regulations\n- The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (which administers the law)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is a **machinery provision** — it doesn't create new substantive rules itself, but formally records that amendments to flood management laws have taken effect\n- It ensures the public can trace when and how the underlying Act was changed\n\n**Key point:** The document you're looking at is essentially a **notification instrument** — the real legal changes are in the updated 2015 Act, not in this order itself."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Order effects an amendment to the Launceston Flood Risk Management Act 2015 and records that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version (s 4). The text of the Order does not disclose the content or breadth of that amendment, so whether the Act’s substantive legal scope was expanded, narrowed or unchanged cannot be determined from this Order alone."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, procedural instrument limited to citation, commencement and reference to the Principal Act (ss 1–3) — low text volume reduces interpretive complexity.","Substantive effect depends entirely on the unspecified amendment to the Principal Act (s 4) — requires reading the Principal Act and its authorised version to assess legal change.","Commencement triggered by Gazette notification (s 2) — timing is administratively simple but depends on external publication event.","Administrative responsibility is clear (Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania) — limited implementation pathways.","No substantive provisions or operational details in the Order itself — practitioners must consult the amended Act for compliance obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order updates the authorised text of the Launceston Flood Risk Management Act 2015 by making an amendment that is recorded in the Act’s authorised version and takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette (s 2, s 4). It applies to the people and entities governed by that Principal Act in Launceston and is administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, the Order appears to remain focused on its original and clearly stated purpose: managing flood risk in the Launceston area. There is no indication from the provided text of scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent. No amendments have altered its application."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content of the Order was not included in the provided text — only metadata and status information was available, limiting analysis","Flood risk management legislation typically involves interplay between state and local government responsibilities, adding moderate complexity","Geographically specific legislation (limited to Launceston) reduces complexity compared to statewide or national instruments","Orders of this type are generally narrower in scope than Acts, reducing interpretive complexity","No amending instruments appear to have been applied as of the access date, suggesting the instrument is relatively stable and straightforward"],"plain_english_summary":"The Launceston Flood Risk Management Order 2023 is a Tasmanian government instrument creating a framework to manage flood risk in Launceston’s riverine areas, setting how land use and development are controlled and coordinating flood planning and response.\n\nIt affects property owners, residents, developers, local council and businesses in flood-prone parts of Launceston, and matters because it changes what can be built, where, and what precautions are required to reduce flood damage and danger."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/launceston-flood-risk-management-order-2023","history":"/api/acts/launceston-flood-risk-management-order-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/launceston-flood-risk-management-order-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/launceston-flood-risk-management-order-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/launceston-flood-risk-management-order-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/launceston-flood-risk-management-order-2023/documents"}}