{"id":"tas:sr-2003-030","name":"Local Government (Kentish Council Election) Order 2003","slug":"local-government-kentish-council-election-order-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"30 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318261,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-030-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 (Kentish Council Election) Order 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2003-030) .","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":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> The [Acts Interpretation Act 1931](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059) applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were by-laws.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Closing day for Kentish Council elections","content":"### 4 Closing day for Kentish Council elections\n\n> The closing day for the election in respect of the Kentish Council that was due to be held in October 2002 but was postponed by the [Local Government (Kentish Council Election) Order 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2002-091) is fixed as 24 June 2003.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of order","content":"### 5 Revocation of order\n\n> The [Local Government (Kentish Council Election) Order 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2002-091) is revoked.\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 7 May 2003\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order serves exactly its original purpose: fixing a specific administrative date for a postponed election. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the single task of rescheduling the Kentish Council election and cleaning up the previous postponement order."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative provisions","No defined terms section (relies entirely on external Acts Interpretation Act 1931)","Single, straightforward purpose: fixing a date and revoking a previous order","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only one cross-reference (to the 2002 order being replaced)","No substantive legal concepts beyond basic administrative procedure"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical order that fixes a new date for a postponed local council election in Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **24 June 2003** as the closing day (final date) for the Kentish Council election\n- This election was originally supposed to happen in **October 2002** but was postponed by an earlier order\n- Cancels (revokes) the old 2002 order that postponed the election, since this new order replaces it\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Voters and candidates in the **Kentish Council** area (a local government area in northern Tasmania, covering towns like Sheffield and Railton)\n- The Tasmanian Electoral Commission, which runs the election\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLocal councils need elected representatives to make decisions about roads, rates, and local services. This order gets a delayed election back on track so the council can be properly constituted. It's essentially administrative housekeeping to fix a scheduling problem caused by the earlier postponement."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The earlier instrument (Local Government (Kentish Council Election) Order 2002) postponed the October 2002 election. This 2003 Order instead fixes a new closing day (24 June 2003) (s4) and expressly revokes the 2002 Order (s5), shifting the legal status from postponement to rescheduling. Mechanically, it also specifies commencement by Gazette (s2) and interpretive treatment as by‑laws under the Acts Interpretation Act (s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with five clauses and a single operative date (s4).","Direct cross-reference to and revocation of a prior specific order (s5) — requires checking the 2002 Order to track prior state.","Commencement tied to Gazette notification rather than a fixed calendar date (s2) — minor timing uncertainty for administrators.","Application of the Acts Interpretation Act treating the Order as by‑laws (s3) affects interpretation rules but does not add substantive obligations.","Low compliance and administrative burden: sets a date and rescinds the prior postponement; responsibility lies with election administrators (administration noted)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order fixes the closing day for the Kentish Council election that was postponed from October 2002 as 24 June 2003 (s4) and revokes the earlier 2002 postponement order (s5). It takes effect when notified in the Gazette (s2) and is to be interpreted as by‑laws under the Acts Interpretation Act (s3). It directly affects Kentish voters, candidates and local election administrators by setting a concrete election deadline and removing the prior postponement; administrative bodies (administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet) must organise the election accordingly."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the Order appears to have remained unchanged since its commencement on 7 May 2003, with no amending instruments recorded. Its scope appears consistent with its original purpose of regulating a specific Kentish Council election event, with no evidence of expansion or contraction of intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow geographic and subject matter scope — applies only to one small Tasmanian council","Limited substantive content visible in the provided text — the actual operative provisions are not reproduced, preventing full analysis","Standard delegated legislation structure (Statutory Rule/Order) which follows predictable legal forms","No amendments recorded since 2003, suggesting minimal legal evolution or complexity over time","Sits within a well-established framework (Tasmanian Local Government Act) reducing interpretive difficulty"],"plain_english_summary":"The Order is a narrow piece of delegated legislation that sets the specific rules and arrangements for a Kentish Council election in north‑west Tasmania — timing, voting and any departures from standard local election procedures. It affects Kentish residents and ratepayers, local candidates and election administrators, and matters because it governed the conduct of that local election (and has remained on the statute book since 7 May 2003)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/local-government-kentish-council-election-order-2003","history":"/api/acts/local-government-kentish-council-election-order-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/local-government-kentish-council-election-order-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/local-government-kentish-council-election-order-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/local-government-kentish-council-election-order-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/local-government-kentish-council-election-order-2003/documents"}}