{"id":"F2019L00476","name":"Legislation (Explosives Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2019","slug":"legislation-explosives-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440013,"registerId":"F2019L00476-fast-fetch-1775955813064","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Explosives Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2019","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 (Explosives Instruments) Sunset‑altering Declaration 2019\n\nI, Christian Porter, Attorney‑General, make the following declaration.\n\nDated 29 March 2019\n\nChristian Porter\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Aligning of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Explosives Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2019.\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this instrument is registered. 30 March 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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under subsection 51A(1) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Aligning of sunsetting\n\n  The following instruments are repealed by section 51A of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2024:\n\n (a) the Explosives Areas Regulations 2003;\n\n (b) the Explosives Transport Regulations 2002.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2024.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2202},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the administrative function described in its title and authority provision—aligning sunsetting dates. No expansion beyond this specific technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections","Single operational provision (section 4)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing limited to the enabling Legislation Act 2003 and two named regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short administrative order that coordinates the expiry dates of two safety regulations about explosives.\n\n**What it does**\nIt changes the automatic expiry dates (\"sunsetting\") of:\n- the *Explosives Areas Regulations 2003* (about storage facilities), and  \n- the *Explosives Transport Regulations 2002* (about moving explosives).\n\nBoth will now expire on **1 October 2024**, instead of at different times.\n\n**Why this matters**\nAligning the expiry dates allows the government to review both sets of rules together. This ensures consistent safety standards for how explosives are stored and transported, rather than updating one set of rules years apart from the other.\n\n**Sunsetting explained**\n\"Sunsetting\" means laws automatically expire after a set date unless they are actively reviewed and renewed. This declaration simply synchronises that countdown for these two specific regulations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-explosives-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019","history":"/api/acts/legislation-explosives-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-explosives-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-explosives-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-explosives-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-explosives-instruments-sunset-altering-declaration-2019/documents"}}