{"id":"tas:sr-2004-036","name":"Mineral Resources Development (Application of Act) Order 2004","slug":"mineral-resources-development-application-of-act-order-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"36 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318125,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-036-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 [Mineral Resources Development (Application of Act) Order 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-036) .","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":"Act applies to certain land","content":"### 3 Act applies to certain land\n\n> The [Mineral Resources Development Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116) is declared to apply to –\n> \n> > > (a) the land specified in [Part 1](#JS1@HS1@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) to this order; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the land specified in [Part 2](#JS1@HS2@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) to this order.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land\n\n[Clause 3](#GS3@EN)","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Plan 6306","content":"# Part 1 Plan 6306\n\n[Part 1](#JS2@HS1@EN) [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Plan 6305","content":"# Part 2 Plan 6305\n\n[Part 2](#JS2@HS2@EN) [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plans","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plans","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plans SCHEDULE 2 - Plans","sortOrder":6}],"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the function suggested by its title: it applies the Mineral Resources Development Act to specific land areas. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this straightforward territorial extension purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (only 3 operative clauses plus schedules)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Rules Publication Act","Simple binary structure: two plans, two parts, straightforward declaration","No conditional language, exceptions, or nested provisions","Operative provision is a single sentence with two sub-paragraphs"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal order that extends Tasmania's mining laws to two specific parcels of land.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that the *Mineral Resources Development Act 1995* (Tasmania's main mining law) applies to two areas of land identified as \"Plan 6306\" and \"Plan 6305\"\n- These plans are attached as maps to the order (shown as graphic images in Schedule 2)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who owns, occupies, or wants to mine on the land covered by Plan 6306 and Plan 6305\n- Mining companies seeking to explore or extract minerals on these specific parcels\n- The Tasmanian government department responsible for mining regulation\n\n**Why it matters:**\nNormally, mining laws don't automatically apply to every piece of land in Tasmania. This order is the legal mechanism that \"switches on\" the mining Act for these specific areas, allowing the government to grant mining licences, leases, and permits there. Without this order, the land would be outside the scope of Tasmania's mining regime.\n\nThink of it like a light switch: the *Mineral Resources Development Act* is the electrical system, but this order is what flicks the switch for these particular patches of land."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order does not amend the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995; it declares that that Act applies to the specific lands described in Schedules 1 and 2 (clause 3). The instrument extends the geographic coverage of the existing regulatory regime but does not alter the Act’s substantive provisions or procedural regime."},"complexity_factors":["Declaratory effect is narrow and localised: simply applies an existing Act to named parcels (clause 3).","Relies on external substantive law (Mineral Resources Development Act 1995) for rights, duties and procedures rather than restating them.","Uses schedules and graphic plans to identify land (Schedules 1–2 and Plan 6305/6306), requiring map reading for precise scope.","Commencement occurs on Gazette notification (clause 2), introducing an administrative timing dependency.","Administrative responsibility is stated (Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources), indicating who decides and enforces.","No amendments or new regulatory powers are created in the instrument itself, reducing regulatory complexity but creating dependence on the parent Act’s complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"**Mineral Resources Development Act 1995** is declared to apply to two specifically mapped land parcels shown as Plans 6306 and 6305 in the schedules and plans. Mechanically, those parcels are brought within the Act's licensing, approval and compliance rules. \n\nThe order primarily affects landowners, prospective miners, and regulators: developers and licence-holders pick up compliance costs and approval obligations, while the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources administers decisions. The instrument does not amend the Act’s substantive provisions; it extends the Act’s geographic coverage."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the Order appears to fulfil its stated purpose of defining the application of the Mineral Resources Development Act to particular areas or circumstances. There is no evidence of scope creep or deviation from its original intent. It has remained unchanged since 2 June 2004, suggesting it has operated within its original parameters."},"complexity_factors":["Very short delegated instrument (statutory order) with minimal substantive content visible in the provided text","Operates by reference to a parent Act (Mineral Resources Development Act 1995), requiring cross-referencing to understand full effect","Limited technical legal drafting visible — primary complexity lies in the parent legislation, not this Order itself","Narrow and specific purpose reduces interpretive difficulty"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order is a delegated Tasmanian instrument that decides which land or activities fall inside—or are excluded from—the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995. It therefore determines where the State’s main mining law applies.\n\nThat matters to mining companies, landowners and managing agencies because it can open or close areas to exploration and extraction, affecting access, approvals and protections. The instrument’s specific listed lands aren’t provided here, so precise effects can’t be fully assessed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-application-of-act-order-2004","history":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-application-of-act-order-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-application-of-act-order-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-application-of-act-order-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-application-of-act-order-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-application-of-act-order-2004/documents"}}