{"id":"tas:act-2000-033","name":"Living Marine Resources Management Amendment Act 2000","slug":"living-marine-resources-management-amendment-act-2000","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"33 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105811,"registerId":"tas-act-2000-033-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Living Marine Resources Management Amendment Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-033) .","sortOrder":0},{"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":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this Act, the [Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"12.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 12.\n\n[Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-025)","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Abalone rules","content":"### 13 Abalone rules\n\n> > (1)  The [Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003)  –\n> > \n> > > > (a) are taken to have been validly made; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) apply on and from 1 January 2000 as if a reference in [rule 2](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS2@EN) of those rules to the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette* were a reference to 1 January 2000.\n> \n> > (2)  [Rules 8](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS8@EN) , [14(1)(c)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS14@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [15](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS15@EN) and [16 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS16@EN) [Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003) are valid despite any inconsistency with any provision of a deed of agreement relating to the abalone fishery made under the [Fisheries Act 1959](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-033) or the Principal Act.\n> \n> > (3)  The [Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003) are the management plan for the abalone fishery.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Compensation","content":"### 14 Compensation\n\n> Compensation is not payable to a party to a deed of agreement relating to the abalone fishery made under this Act or the repealed Act or to any other person for any loss or damage suffered by the party or person because of the application of [rules 8](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS8@EN) , [14(1)(c)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS14@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [15](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS15@EN) and [16 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003#GS16@EN) [Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-003) during the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000.","sortOrder":13}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act shifts regulatory effect for the abalone fishery by adopting the Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000 as the official management plan and retroactively applying them from 1 January 2000; it also displaces inconsistent provisions in existing deeds for the specified Rules and removes compensation rights for losses caused by those Rules during 2000. Mechanically, regulatory authority for the fishery for that period is placed on the listed Rules rather than on deed terms."},"complexity_factors":["Retroactive validation and backdating of a subordinate instrument (Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000).","Express statutory override of private deed provisions (specified Rules 8, 14(1)(c), 15 and 16).","Temporal limitation on relief: compensation barred for losses during a discrete 2000 calendar year.","Heavy reliance on external instruments (the Rules, the Principal Act and the Fisheries Act 1959) — requires cross-referencing to understand full effect.","Low volume of provisions but potential for litigation over whether particular deed terms are ‘inconsistent’ with the listed Rules."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act validates and backdates the Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000 so they operate from 1 January 2000, declares those Rules to be the management plan for the abalone fishery, and confirms that specific rules (8, 14(1)(c), 15 and 16) prevail over any inconsistent deed of agreement. It also prevents payment of compensation for any loss caused by applying those rules during 1 January–31 December 2000. Affected parties include deed-holders, fishers and others whose contractual rights or expectations were altered by the Rules."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be meaningfully assessed as the substantive content of the amendment is not present in the provided document. Only administrative status information was supplied."},"complexity_factors":["The document contains only metadata and administrative information — no substantive legislative text is available for analysis","As an amendment act, it modifies an existing complex parent Act rather than standing alone, which typically adds interpretive layers","The subject matter (marine resources management) can involve regulatory frameworks across commercial, recreational, and environmental domains, but this cannot be assessed from the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"The Living Marine Resources Management Amendment Act 2000 (Tas.) is an amending law to the Living Marine Resources Management Act, in force from 16 June 2000, that alters Tasmania’s framework for governing fishing and marine resource activities. It therefore bears on commercial and recreational fishers, aquaculture operators and other marine industry participants.\n\nThe amendment text isn’t provided here, so the specific changes and practical impacts can’t be determined from this record alone."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose of validating the Abalone Rules and managing the transition of the abalone fishery to the new legislative framework. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific fishery management issue."},"complexity_factors":["Short amendment Act (14 sections) with limited substantive content","Heavy reliance on external documents - requires cross-referencing to the Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000 and the Principal Act to understand full effect","Retrospective validation mechanism (deeming rules valid from 1 January 2000) creates temporal complexity","Interaction with private law instruments (deeds of agreement) and explicit override of contractual rights","Specific rule references (rules 8, 14(1)(c), 15, 16) require navigation to subsidiary legislation","No defined terms section - simplicity offset by external referencing burden"],"plain_english_summary":"This law makes changes to Tasmania's main fishing law, the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995. Its main purpose is to fix a legal problem with fishing rules for abalone (a type of sea snail harvested for food).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Validates the abalone fishing rules**: The Fisheries (Abalone) Rules 2000 are confirmed as legally valid, even though they were made before this Act passed. They are treated as if they started on 1 January 2000.\n- **Overrides existing contracts**: Specific rules about the abalone fishery (rules 8, 14(1)(c), 15 and 16) are declared valid even if they conflict with private agreements (called \"deeds of agreement\") that fishers had signed under earlier fishing laws.\n- **Makes the rules the official management plan**: The Abalone Rules become the formal management plan for the abalone fishery.\n- **Blocks compensation claims**: Anyone who loses money or suffers damage because of those specific abalone rules between 1 January and 31 December 2000 cannot claim compensation from the government.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Commercial abalone fishers in Tasmania\n- Anyone who had signed a deed of agreement under the old Fisheries Act 1959 or the 1995 Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a \"cleanup\" law that prevents legal chaos. It ensures that fishing rules made in early 2000 were legally effective from the start, protects those rules from being challenged based on old contracts, and shields the government from compensation claims that might have arisen from the changes."},"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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