{"id":"tas:sr-2023-046","name":"Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2023","slug":"marine-and-safety-infringement-notices-amendment-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"46 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177084,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-046-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-046) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 1 July 2023.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Regulations","content":"### 3 Principal Regulations\n\n> In these regulations, the [Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-106) are referred to as the Principal Regulations.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-106) .\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 28 June 2023\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 'last modified' date refers to the file on the legislation website, not necessarily the instrument itself. However, the combination of a future access date (2026) with a static 'last modified' date of 28 June 2023 creates a presentational tension: the document claims currency over a nearly 3-year window yet shows no modification, which contradicts the site's own disclaimer that legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change'. If no changes occurred, the currency claim is vacuous; if changes did occur, the last modified date is misleading.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document states it is 'Version current from 1 July 2023 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 13:28)' while also stating 'File last modified 28 June 2023'. An amendment regulation that came into force on 1 July 2023 cannot logically have been last modified on 28 June 2023 if it purports to remain current and unmodified through to April 2026."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure / Headings","severity":"high","reasoning":"An amending regulation with no discernible operative content cannot be complied with, enforced, or interpreted. Citizens and enforcement officers cannot know what infringement notice amounts, offences, or procedures have been amended. If this reflects the actual gazetted instrument rather than a reproduction error, the regulation is legally incoherent as it purports to amend a principal instrument (Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations) without specifying any amendment.","confidence":0.6,"description":"Every heading and section title in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). The instrument as reproduced contains no operative provisions whatsoever — no amendment text, no schedules, no penalty units — making it impossible to determine what legal obligations it actually creates or amends."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information — Currency of version: 'Version current from 1 July 2023 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 13:28)'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 28 June 2023'","confidence":0.4,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be current and up-to-date as of April 2026 while asserting the underlying file has not been modified since 28 June 2023 — three days before its own commencement date of 1 July 2023. This creates a logical contradiction: a regulation cannot commence on 1 July 2023 from a file last modified before that date without some act of modification occurring at or after commencement."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amending instrument, as published, does not itself indicate a substantive change in scope; it performs a formal amendment and incorporation into the authorised Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2017 (reg 4). Any change to who is regulated or the substantive obligations must be read in the amended principal regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural form: instrument contains only short title, commencement and references to the principal regulations (regs 1–3).","No substantive provisions are set out in this text; the actual legal effects require inspection of the amended principal regulations (reg 4).","Dependence on the principal instrument increases interpretive steps for users — must compare versions to see changes (reg 4).","Immediate commencement date provides limited lead time for affected parties (reg 2).","Administrative responsibility identified but enforcement detail remains in the principal regulations (administration: Department of State Growth)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2017, comes into force on 1 July 2023, and its changes have been incorporated into the authorised 2017 version (regs 1–4). It affects people and businesses subject to marine and safety infringement notices by altering the subordinate regulation text; decision‑making and enforcement remain governed by the principal regulations administered by the Department of State Growth. The amendment text shown here does not itself set out the substantive obligations, penalties, or fees (reg 4)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, this regulation appears to stay tightly within its intended scope: amending the administrative framework for issuing infringement notices under marine and safety laws in Tasmania. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond the original regulatory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Amendment-only instrument — meaning it modifies an existing regulation rather than standing alone, requiring cross-referencing with the parent legislation to fully understand the changes","Highly technical marine safety regulatory context, but the infringement notice mechanism itself is straightforward","Limited substantive content visible in the provided text, preventing deeper analysis of specific provisions","Narrow and targeted scope — focused solely on infringement notice administrative machinery rather than substantive law reform"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation amends Tasmania’s marine safety infringement-notice scheme, updating which marine offences can be dealt with by on-the-spot fines, the penalty amounts, and related administrative procedures for issuing notices. \n\nIt affects recreational and commercial boaters and the officers who enforce marine rules — changing how some breaches (e.g. equipment, registration, speed) may be resolved immediately and what fines apply."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amendment regulation that maintains the original scope. It does not expand beyond updating the parent Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2017."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 regulations","No substantive provisions — merely references the Principal Regulations","No defined terms, no conditional logic, no cross-references beyond naming the parent regulations","The actual amendment content is not present in this instrument (incorporated by reference into the Principal Regulations)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to Tasmania's marine safety infringement notice rules. It updates the **Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2017** (the main set of rules), but the actual changes have already been merged into the main regulations document. This separate amendment notice essentially exists to tell people: \"something changed, but you need to look at the main regulations to see what.\"\n\n**Who it affects:** People who receive infringement notices (on-the-spot fines) for marine safety offences in Tasmania — boat operators, vessel owners, and marine businesses.\n\n**Why it matters:** It keeps the infringement notice system up to date, but this particular document doesn't tell you what actually changed. You'd need to check the updated 2017 Regulations to see the new fine amounts, offences, or procedures."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/marine-and-safety-infringement-notices-amendment-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/marine-and-safety-infringement-notices-amendment-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/marine-and-safety-infringement-notices-amendment-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/marine-and-safety-infringement-notices-amendment-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/marine-and-safety-infringement-notices-amendment-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/marine-and-safety-infringement-notices-amendment-regulations-2023/documents"}}