{"id":"tas:sr-1998-043","name":"Mineral Resources Development Revocation Order 1998","slug":"mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-1998","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"43 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319078,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1998-043-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 Revocation 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":"Revocation","content":"### 3 Revocation\n\n> The [Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 1996](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1996-180) 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 15 May 1998\n\nThis order is administered in Tasmania Development and Resources.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument removes the exemptions created by the Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 1996 (s3). The practical scope therefore shifts from a regime that previously excluded certain activities to the default regulatory framework; the revocation takes effect on Gazette notification (s2) and the order contains no transitional provisions to moderate that change."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operation: the instrument solely revokes an earlier exemption order (s3), making the textual change straightforward but with legal effects tied to the scope of the revoked instrument.","Commencement linked to Gazette notice (s2) creates potentially short or variable lead time for affected parties to adjust.","No transitional, savings or grandfathering clauses in this instrument increases practical compliance and liability uncertainty for parties previously operating under the exemption.","Formal publication and numbering references to the Rules Publication Act 1953 add a procedural layer for entry into force and legal citation.","Administrative attribution: the order is administered by Tasmania Development and Resources and records a Gazette publication date (15 May 1998), identifying who implements and enforces the change."],"plain_english_summary":"This order cancels the Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 1996, removing the exemption that instrument provided and restoring the ordinary regulatory position for activities it covered. It takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette, so the administering agency (Tasmania Development and Resources) controls timing; affected operators may therefore face renewed compliance obligations and costs once the revocation becomes effective."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A revocation order is a one-shot instrument - once it revokes the target instrument, it has exhausted its legal function. Maintaining it as 'current legislation' with ongoing currency tracking is logically redundant. The instrument cannot be continuously operative; it performed a single act in 1998 and ceased to have any prospective function.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 15 May 1998 to date' and was 'accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:29', yet the file was 'last modified 5 July 2017'. A revocation order that has remained unmodified for nearly 9 years while purporting to be 'current to date' raises questions about whether it has any ongoing operative effect given its sole purpose is to revoke something."},{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A revocation order operates instantaneously upon commencement. Any subsequent amendment to the order cannot logically alter the already-completed act of revocation. If the original revocation was defective, an amendment to the revocation order itself would be the wrong legal mechanism - a new instrument or savings provision would be required. The existence of an amendments table implies the possibility of legally effective amendments, which is questionable for a spent instrument.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument references a Table of Amendments for a revocation order. A revocation order that is itself amended is conceptually problematic - amending the scope or terms of a revocation after it has already taken effect cannot undo or alter the act of revocation that occurred at commencement."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Whole instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A revocation order must identify the instrument(s) being revoked to have any legal effect. The reproduced text contains solely administrative metadata. While this may be a reproduction artifact rather than a defect in the original, as presented the instrument contains no operative legal content and therefore cannot logically achieve its described purpose of revocation.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The instrument as reproduced contains no substantive operative provisions whatsoever - only metadata, status information, and navigation elements. A revocation order with no visible operative clause identifying what is being revoked is self-defeating and cannot fulfil its stated purpose."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version - 'current from 15 May 1998 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument claims continuous currency from 1998 'to date' (2026), implying ongoing legal relevance, while simultaneously indicating no modification since 2017. For a revocation order - an instrument whose entire operative purpose was exhausted upon commencement in 1998 - claiming ongoing currency is contradicted by the practical reality that the file itself has not changed in nearly a decade, suggesting no one has found it necessary to update an instrument that has no continuing operative effect."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information heading - duplicated as 'Status Information Status Information'","section_b":"Currency of version heading - duplicated as 'Currency of version Currency of version'","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading and section in the instrument is duplicated verbatim (e.g. 'Status Information Status Information', 'Authorisation Authorisation', 'Table of Amending Instruments Table of Amending Instruments'). This systematic duplication creates internal structural contradiction where each section purports to be a single coherent unit while appearing twice, undermining the document's integrity as a consolidated legal instrument."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no indication that the scope of this instrument changed from its original intent. It appears to have been a straightforward administrative revocation order that has remained unchanged since its commencement on 15 May 1998, consistent with its single, limited purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow purpose — revocation of a prior instrument only","No substantive legal rights or obligations created","No operative provisions beyond the revocation itself are visible in the available text","Short duration of legal effect (spent upon commencement in May 1998)","Standard subordinate legislation format with no novel legal concepts"],"plain_english_summary":"The order simply cancels a prior instrument made under the Mineral Resources Development Act, formally removing an old mining-related regulation or order from the statute books. It primarily affected parties in Tasmania’s mining and exploration sectors at the time but is a routine housekeeping step with negligible practical impact today, ensuring the regulatory framework stays clear."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function its title suggests — revoking a specific 1996 order. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this single, limited purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 3 operative sections","No defined terms","No cross-references to primary legislation (only references to the instrument being revoked)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Single, straightforward operative effect (revocation of one named instrument)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very short piece of Tasmanian subordinate legislation (a 'revocation order') that simply cancels an earlier order from 1996.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** (cancels/repeals) the *Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 1996*\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who was relying on the 1996 exemption order — likely mining companies, mineral explorers, or developers who had been granted exemptions from certain requirements under Tasmania's mineral resources laws\n- The Tasmanian government department responsible for mining regulation (noted as 'Tasmania Development and Resources')\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- When an exemption order is revoked, whatever special permissions or exceptions it granted are no longer valid. This means activities that were previously exempt may now need to comply with standard regulatory requirements again.\n- Without seeing the 1996 order itself, we can't know exactly what exemptions were cancelled, but typically such orders might have exempted certain exploration activities from licensing requirements, environmental assessments, or other regulatory burdens.\n\n**Key point:** This is a 'housekeeping' instrument that removes a previous exception to the rules, bringing affected activities back under normal regulatory oversight."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-1998","history":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-1998/documents"}}