{"id":"tas:sr-2014-021","name":"Local Government (Number of Councillors) Order 2014","slug":"local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"21 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187463,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Local Government (Number of Councillors) Order 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2014-021) .","sortOrder":1},{"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":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> > (1)  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.\n> \n> > (2)  A word or expression used in this order and in the *Local Government Act 1993* has the meaning it has in that Act.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Number of Councillors","content":"# Part 2 Number of Councillors","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Derwent Valley municipal area","content":"### 4 Number of councillors for Derwent Valley municipal area\n\n> The total number of persons to be elected as councillors of the municipal area of Derwent Valley is 8 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Southern Midlands municipal area","content":"### 5 Number of councillors for Southern Midlands municipal area\n\n> The total number of persons to be elected as councillors in the municipal area of Southern Midlands is 7 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Number of councillors for Waratah-Wynyard municipal area","content":"### 6 Number of councillors for Waratah-Wynyard municipal area\n\n> The total number of persons to be elected as councillors in the municipal area of Waratah-Wynyard is 8 on and after the day on which the certificate of election is issued in respect of the next ordinary election of councillors for that municipal area that is held after this order takes effect.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Amendment of  Local Government Act 1993","content":"# Part 3 Amendment of  Local Government Act 1993\n\n*\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .\n\n**\n\n**8.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .\n\n*\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 12 February 2014\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-095) .","sortOrder":10}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument appears to have remained within its original and narrow scope of prescribing the number of councillors for Tasmanian local government bodies. There is no indication from the available text of any scope creep or expansion beyond this administrative purpose since commencement in February 2014."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and specific subject matter — limited to setting councillor numbers","Subordinate legislation (statutory order) with a simple administrative function","No complex legal definitions, offences, rights, or obligations for individuals","Full operative schedule (the actual numbers) is not reproduced in the available text, limiting full analysis","Has remained unchanged since 2014, suggesting no layered amendments to navigate"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian government order fixes the number of councillors for each local council, shaping how many elected representatives serve across the state. It affects residents, councils and council candidates by defining local representation and electoral competition. A subordinate instrument under the Local Government Act 1993, it has been in force since 12 February 2014."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: setting councillor numbers for three specific municipal areas. There is no evidence of scope creep — it does exactly what the title suggests and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (8 operative sections, most containing only placeholder text about incorporated amendments)","Only 3 substantive provisions (sections 4-6) with identical structure and simple conditional trigger ('on and after the day...')","Minimal defined terms — relies entirely on external interpretation rules (Acts Interpretation Act 1931 and Local Government Act 1993)","No nested exceptions, cross-references between sections, or conditional logic beyond the timing provision","Part 3 is essentially blank — sections 7 and 8 are placeholders indicating amendments have been incorporated elsewhere"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Tasmanian subordinate legislation (called a 'Order') that changes how many elected councillors sit on three specific local councils.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets the number of elected councillors for three Tasmanian municipal areas:\n  - **Derwent Valley**: 8 councillors\n  - **Southern Midlands**: 7 councillors  \n  - **Waratah-Wynyard**: 8 councillors\n\n**When it takes effect:**\nThe changes don't happen immediately. They kick in after the next ordinary council election for each area, once the election results are officially certified (the 'certificate of election' is issued).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Voters in these three council areas (their representation changes)\n- The councils themselves (fewer or more seats at the table)\n- Candidates planning to run in future elections\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCouncil size affects how local democracy works — too few councillors can mean less community representation; too many can mean gridlock. This Order is a surgical tweak to council structures, likely following a review of representation or population changes. The amendments to the main Local Government Act 1993 mentioned in Part 3 have already been folded into the current version of that Act, so they don't appear in full here."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order prescribes councillor numbers for three specified municipal areas and sets when those numbers take effect; it does not expand the substantive scope of the Local Government Act 1993. The instrument simply amends composition rules for those councils and records that those amendments have been incorporated into the authorised Act (ss 4–6; Part 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Direct, narrow substantive effect — prescribes fixed councillor numbers for only three municipal areas (ss 4–6).","Timing rule linked to electoral administrative event (effect when 'certificate of election is issued' for the next ordinary election) which requires cross-checking election procedures (ss 4–6).","Commencement tied to Gazette notification rather than a fixed date (s 2).","Statutory interpretation cross-references: Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies and defined terms come from the Local Government Act 1993 (s 3(1)–(2)).","Amendments incorporated into the authorised version of the Local Government Act 1993 (Part 3 / ss 7–8), creating two instrument layers to consult (the Order and the consolidated Act).","Minor textual duplication and formatting in Part 3 (repeated notes at ss 7–8) that may require careful reading."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order fixes the total number of councillors to be elected for three municipal areas: Derwent Valley (8), Southern Midlands (7) and Waratah‑Wynyard (8). The new numbers take effect at each area's next ordinary election once the certificate of election for that poll is issued after the Order is gazetted. The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 and definitions in the Local Government Act 1993 apply and the changes are incorporated into the authorised version of the Local Government Act 1993."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2014","history":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/local-government-number-of-councillors-order-2014/documents"}}