{"id":"tas:sr-2002-111","name":"Misuse of Drugs Order 2002","slug":"misuse-of-drugs-order-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"111 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318370,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-111-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 [Misuse of Drugs Order 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2002-111) .","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":null,"content":"### 3.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Misuse of Drugs Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-094) .\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 2 October 2002\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard legislative instrument for updating the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001. It appears to be doing exactly what it was intended to do: make technical amendments to the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (4 clauses/sections)","No defined terms","No substantive operative provisions — merely refers amendments to the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Purely mechanical/commencement provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that makes changes to the **Misuse of Drugs Act 2001** (the main law controlling illegal drugs in the ACT). \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Updates the main Act:** The order amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001, and those changes have already been worked into the current version of that Act (so you won't see this as a separate document in practice).\n- **Formalities:** It gives itself a name (the Misuse of Drugs Order 2002) and says it starts on the day it's published in the Government Gazette (the official public notice paper).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- This doesn't directly affect the public. It's an administrative instrument used by government lawyers to update the main drug laws.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is how laws get fine-tuned between major updates. Rather than passing a whole new Act through Parliament, the government can make smaller changes through an \"order\" like this. The actual substance of the changes is hidden here — you'd need to look at the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 itself to see what actually changed."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no evidence that the scope of this Order has changed from its original intent. It has been in force since 2 October 2002 and while amendments have been made (as noted in the Table of Amending Instruments), these are typical of drug schedule instruments which are updated periodically to reflect new substances. No scope expansion or contraction can be confirmed from the metadata alone."},"complexity_factors":["The Order is a subordinate instrument (made under a parent Act), meaning its meaning depends on reading it alongside the parent legislation","Drug schedules and quantity thresholds can be technical and require cross-referencing multiple lists","Has been amended over time (amendment history referenced), meaning the current version may differ significantly from the original","The operative legal content was not included in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Relatively narrow and specific in purpose, keeping overall complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"The Misuse of Drugs Order 2002 is a Tasmanian statutory instrument that specifies and classifies controlled substances and sets quantity thresholds that affect criminal liability. It shapes what drugs and amounts trigger offences and how regulated substances are handled.\n\nIt affects anyone in Tasmania who possesses, uses, manufactures, supplies or regulates drugs — including health professionals, police and courts. The version provided here contains only administrative details; consult the full Order on the Tasmanian legislation website for the actual lists and rules."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order does not itself expand or narrow the statutory subject‑matter; it formally incorporates amendments into the authorised version of the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 (cl.3). Any change in substantive scope arises from the amendments recorded in the Act, not from this procedural instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Purely procedural: records incorporation of amendments rather than setting substantive rules (cl.3).","Short, self-contained commencement tied to Gazette notification (cl.2).","Relies on cross-reference to the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 — practical effect requires consulting that Act.","No substantive regulatory detail or new offences in the Order itself.","Administrative responsibility explicitly assigned to the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order records that certain amendments have been incorporated into the authorised text of the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 (cl.3) and takes effect when its Gazette notice appears (cl.2). It is administered by the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations. Mechanically, the instrument is procedural: it gives legal effect to prior amendments by updating the authorised statute text. Any compliance costs fall on persons regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act; administrative costs fall on enforcement bodies. To see substantive rule changes, consult the amended Act itself."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/misuse-of-drugs-order-2002","history":"/api/acts/misuse-of-drugs-order-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/misuse-of-drugs-order-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/misuse-of-drugs-order-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/misuse-of-drugs-order-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/misuse-of-drugs-order-2002/documents"}}