{"id":"F2025L00041","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Land Transport (Exemption from Public Tenders for State Projects) Determination) Certificate 2025","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-land-transport-exemption-from-public-tenders-for-state-p","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442711,"registerId":"F2025L00041-fast-fetch-1775957667162","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Land Transport (Exemption from Public Tenders for State Projects) Determination) Certificate 2025","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Land Transport (Exemption from Public Tenders for State Projects) Determination) Certificate 2025\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 13 January 2025\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—National Land Transport (Exemption from Public Tenders for State Projects) Determination) Certificate 2025.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 24 January 2025\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The National Land Transport (Exemption from Public Tenders for State Projects) Determination 2014, for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2025, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2027.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2027.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The certificate performs exactly the function its title suggests — deferring sunsetting of a specific determination. There is no expansion of scope beyond the straightforward administrative extension of the 2014 Determination's lifespan."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 5 sections spanning approximately 1 page","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward deferral mechanism","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Minimal cross-referencing — only references to the Legislation Act 2003 (enabling power) and the 2014 Determination being extended","Simple temporal logic: instrument commences day after registration, extends sunsetting by fixed 2-year period, then self-repeals","No exceptions, conditions, or discretionary powers"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate delays the automatic expiry of the 2014 Determination allowing state governments to bypass public tenders for certain land transport projects, pushing the sunsetting date from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027 (with the certificate ending 2 April 2027). \n\nIt preserves the current streamlined procurement approach for state governments, affects contractors’ competitive opportunities, and keeps federal land-transport arrangements unchanged while longer-term decisions are made."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument extends the operational period of the 2014 Determination by postponing its sunsetting from 1 April 2025 to 1 April 2027 (s4), thereby maintaining the exemption from public tenders for state projects for two additional years; the instrument then self‑repeals on 2 April 2027 (s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive change: sole effect is to defer the sunsetting date of a single determination (s4).","Temporal scope only: changes duration rather than creating new rights, duties, or regulatory regimes.","Low drafting complexity: straightforward commencement and repeal provisions (ss2,5).","Legal interaction: relies on the Legislation Act s51 sunsetting/repeal mechanism and authority under Legislation Act s51(1)(c) (s3).","Policy knock-on: affects procurement market dynamics (state procuring authorities and suppliers) though the instrument does not alter procurement rules themselves.","Administrative effect: preserves existing compliance burden and discretion in the underlying Determination rather than adding new compliance obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate delays the automatic repeal of the National Land Transport (Exemption from Public Tenders for State Projects) Determination 2014, keeping that exemption in force until 1 April 2027 (made under Legislation Act s51(1)(c)). It mechanically extends the period during which state projects can proceed without Commonwealth public tender processes, so state procuring authorities and potential suppliers continue to operate under the existing non‑competitive procurement arrangement; the certificate itself repeals on 2 April 2027."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-land-transport-exemption-from-public-tenders-for-state-p","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-land-transport-exemption-from-public-tenders-for-state-p/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-land-transport-exemption-from-public-tenders-for-state-p/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-land-transport-exemption-from-public-tenders-for-state-p/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-land-transport-exemption-from-public-tenders-for-state-p/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-national-land-transport-exemption-from-public-tenders-for-state-p/documents"}}