{"id":"tas:sr-2002-181","name":"Mineral Resources Development Revocation Order 2002","slug":"mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"181 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318476,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-181-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 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2002-181) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 5 February 2003.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 2002  revoked","content":"### 3 Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 2002  revoked\n\n> The [Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2002-004) 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 25 December 2002\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly the function its title suggests — revoking a specific exemption order. There is no scope creep; it is a precise, single-purpose instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the order being revoked)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single, straightforward administrative action (revocation)","Total length under 100 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a very short piece of legislation that simply cancels (revokes) an earlier order called the *Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 2002*.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who was relying on the exemption that the earlier order provided — likely mining companies, exploration companies, or mineral resource developers who had been granted some form of regulatory relief.\n\n**Why it matters:** The original exemption order probably allowed certain mineral resource activities to skip normal regulatory requirements (like environmental assessments or licensing steps). This revocation order removes that exemption, meaning those activities must now follow the standard rules again. It's a cleanup measure that closes a regulatory loophole or temporary arrangement that was no longer needed or appropriate."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A revocation order is a one-shot instrument: it revokes something and is then spent. There is no operative content requiring currency maintenance or amendment. Describing it as having an ongoing currency period suggests the instrument has continuing legal effect, which is conceptually inconsistent with the nature of a revocation order.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 5 February 2003 to date' while also stating the file was 'last modified 16 January 2025'. A revocation order logically exhausts its operative effect at the moment of revocation and cannot meaningfully remain 'current' or require ongoing modification over two decades later."},{"type":"other","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Once a revocation order has taken effect, there is no surviving legal machinery to amend. Amendments to a spent revocation order would be legally meaningless unless the amendments relate to the commencement, scope, or savings provisions of the revocation itself. The document provides no operative text to assess what those amendments could lawfully address.","confidence":0.65,"description":"A revocation order is itself a terminal instrument that extinguishes another instrument. The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments implies this revocation order has itself been amended over time, which raises the logical absurdity of amending an instrument whose sole purpose was to revoke something that no longer exists."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version - 'current from 5 February 2003 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 16 January 2025'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument purports to have been unmodified in legal effect since 5 February 2003, yet the file was modified as recently as 16 January 2025. If the instrument is truly 'current' and unchanged since 2003, there is no legitimate basis for a substantive file modification in 2025. If the file was substantively modified in 2025, the currency date should reflect that, creating an internal inconsistency in the metadata."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no evidence that the scope of this instrument changed from its original intent. It appears to have been enacted as a straightforward administrative revocation and has remained unchanged since 5 February 2003. However, the absence of substantive legislative text makes a definitive scope assessment impossible."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument is a simple revocation order — one of the least complex legislative instruments in form","No substantive text is available in the provided document, only metadata and status information","Complexity is slightly elevated because the real-world impact depends on understanding the original order being revoked, which is not reproduced here","Revocation orders can have cascading effects on existing licences or approvals, adding indirect complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally revokes a previously made order under the Mineral Resources Development Act in Tasmania. It’s administrative housekeeping that removes an earlier rule or decision from the statute books.\n\nIt mainly affects government agencies, mining licence holders and operators who relied on the revoked order, because any rights, obligations or conditions created by that order will cease to apply. The precise practical effect depends on the content of the original order, which is not provided here."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument removes an existing exemption (s3), thereby returning entities that had benefited from that exemption to the full application of the underlying mineral resources regime. The revocation narrows the scope of regulatory relief previously in place and restores the pre‑exemption regulatory obligations; practical effects depend on the revoked order's terms."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative revocation clause (s3) — straightforward textual operation.","Explicit commencement date (s2) — limits timing ambiguity.","Legal effect depends on the content of the revoked instrument — requires cross‑reference to the Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 2002 to assess practical impact.","No transitional, savings or grandfathering provisions — may create immediate compliance and cost effects for previously exempt parties.","Administrative responsibility stated (Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources) — clear point of contact for implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"This order revokes the Mineral Resources Development (Exemption) Order 2002 (s3) and takes effect on 5 February 2003 (s2). \n\nMechanically, it removes the specified exemption so businesses or licence‑holders that had benefited will again be subject to the underlying mineral resources regulatory requirements; the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources administers the order."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-2002","history":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-revocation-order-2002/documents"}}