{"id":"tas:sr-1998-137","name":"Local Government (Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority) Order 1998","slug":"local-government-dulverton-regional-waste-management-authority-order-1998","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"137 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319024,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1998-137-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 [Local Government (Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority) Order 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-9999-999) .","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":"Application of  Part 3A  of  Local Government Act 1993","content":"### 3 Application of  Part 3A  of  Local Government Act 1993\n\n> The Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority is an authority to which [Part 3A of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095#HP3A@EN) [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) applies.\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 2 December 1998\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet (Local Government Office).","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a single-purpose instrument that applies Part 3A of the Local Government Act 1993 to one specific regional waste authority. It has not expanded beyond its original intent; it does exactly what its title suggests and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 substantive sections","No defined terms section","Single operative provision (section 3) with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","No cross-references beyond one reference to Part 3A of the parent Act","No procedural requirements, offences, or penalties","Essentially a declaratory instrument with no regulatory burden"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very short piece of Tasmanian subordinate legislation (a regulation) that does one simple thing: it officially declares that the **Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority** must follow the rules in **Part 3A of the Local Government Act 1993**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Part 3A** of the main Local Government Act sets out special rules for how certain regional authorities are established, run, and can be dissolved.\n- By applying Part 3A to this specific waste management authority, the Order brings the Dulverton body under that regulatory framework.\n- This gives the Authority a clear legal status and governs things like how it's managed, its powers, and how it can be wound up if needed.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority itself\n- The local councils in the Dulverton area (in northern Tasmania) that are members of this waste authority\n- Residents and businesses in that region whose waste services are managed by this body\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this Order, the Authority might operate in a legal grey area. This instrument ensures it has proper statutory backing and accountability under Tasmania's local government laws."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the order appears to have remained unchanged since its commencement in December 1998, with no amendments recorded that would suggest any expansion or narrowing of its original scope. It continues to serve its original purpose of establishing the Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and specific subject matter — a single regional authority","Standard template-style local government order with limited bespoke provisions","No significant amendments since 1998, suggesting stable and simple structure","Limited text available for analysis — the document is largely administrative metadata rather than substantive legislative content"],"plain_english_summary":"The order (effective 2 December 1998) establishes the Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority as a legal body to manage waste services for participating local councils in the Dulverton region. It gives the Authority legal identity and basic operating rules so member councils can pool resources for landfill, recycling and waste collection, affecting those councils, their residents and ratepayers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend Part 3A; it simply designates the Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority as subject to that Part (s 3). It therefore applies the existing scope and obligations of Part 3A to the named Authority without altering the Act's substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision: one operative clause (s 3) with no internal procedural detail","Cross‑reference dependency: full effect requires reading Part 3A of the Local Government Act 1993","Statutory formalities: commencement contingent on Gazette notification (s 2) and administrative assignment noted","No definitions, transitional arrangements or delegated discretions set out in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order names the Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority as an authority to which Part 3A of the Local Government Act 1993 applies (s 3). Mechanically, that places the Authority under the governance, reporting and regulatory framework set out in Part 3A, shifting decision‑making and compliance obligations onto the Authority and those who deal with it. The Department of Premier and Cabinet (Local Government Office) administers the Order and oversees its commencement and implementation."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file modification date of 14 January 2025 implies some change occurred, but the Table of Amending Instruments and currency statement suggest no substantive amendments. This is internally inconsistent at an administrative level, though it may reflect metadata-only changes.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it has been 'current from 2 December 1998 to date' with no amendments reflected, yet the file was 'last modified 14 January 2025'. A file modification without any corresponding legislative amendment recorded creates an unexplained administrative discrepancy."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure / Title block","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering artefact, duplicated operative headings in a consolidated instrument could in principle generate ambiguity about document identity in cross-referencing contexts. The severity is low as courts would look past formatting, but it is a genuine structural flaw.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The title 'Local Government (Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority) Order 1998' is repeated at least six times across heading levels with no differentiation in content, creating a document that is structurally self-referential and redundant to a degree that could cause interpretive confusion about which heading constitutes the operative title."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version statement ('current from 2 December 1998 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation block ('File last modified 14 January 2025')","confidence":0.5,"description":"The currency statement implies the instrument is unchanged since 2 December 1998, but the authorisation block records a file modification on 14 January 2025, a gap of over 26 years. If no amendments exist, the modification is unexplained; if an amendment exists, it is not disclosed in the currency statement."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/local-government-dulverton-regional-waste-management-authority-order-1998","history":"/api/acts/local-government-dulverton-regional-waste-management-authority-order-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/local-government-dulverton-regional-waste-management-authority-order-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/local-government-dulverton-regional-waste-management-authority-order-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/local-government-dulverton-regional-waste-management-authority-order-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/local-government-dulverton-regional-waste-management-authority-order-1998/documents"}}