{"id":"BILL-TAS-mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025-53-of-2025","name":"Mt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction (Repeal) Bill 2025","slug":"mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2025-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446196,"registerId":"BILL-TAS-mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025-53-of-2025:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2025-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-08T16:48:38.388Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Mt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction (Repeal) Bill 2025\n\n[Bill 53]-X\nTASMANIA\n__________\nMT LYELL ACID DRAINAGE REDUCTION\n(REPEAL) BILL 2025\n__________\nCONTENTS\n1. Short title\n2. Commencement\n3. Legislation repealed\n4. Repeal of Act\nSchedule 1 – Legislation repealed\n\n2\n\n[Bill 53] 3\nMT LYELL ACID DRAINAGE REDUCTION\n(REPEAL) BILL 2025\nThis Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is\nnow ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.\nLAURA ROSS, Clerk of the House\n7 May 2026\n(Brought in by the Minister for Environment, the Honourable\nMadeleine Ruth Ogilvie)\nA BILL FOR\nAn Act to repeal the Mt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction Act\n2003\nBe it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by\nand with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and\nHouse of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:\n1. Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Mt Lyell Acid\nDrainage Reduction (Repeal) Act 2025.\n2. Commencement\nThis Act commences on the day on which this\nAct receives the Royal Assent.\n3. Legislation repealed\nThe legislation specified in Schedule 1 is\nrepealed.\n\nMt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction (Repeal) Act 2025\nAct No. of 2025\ns. 4\n4\n4. Repeal of Act\nThis Act is repealed on the first anniversary of\nthe day on which it commenced.\n\nMt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction (Repeal) Act 2025\nAct No. of 2025\nsch. 1\n5\nSCHEDULE 1 – LEGISLATION REPEALED\nSection 3\nMt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction Act 2003 (No. 58 of 2003)\nGovernment Printer, Tasmania","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Bill is a straightforward repeal measure. Its scope is strictly confined to repealing the 2003 Act and subsequently sunsetting itself. It has not expanded beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length consisting of only four clauses and one schedule.","Single mechanical objective to repeal the Mt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction Act 2003.","Standard self-repealing sunset clause (Section 4) that automatically removes this Act on its first anniversary to avoid regulatory clutter.","Absence of complex cross-references, conditional logic, or nested exceptions."],"plain_english_summary":"This Bill repeals the Mt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction Act 2003, which established a specialized statutory framework to manage and mitigate acidic, metal-rich water runoff (acid mine drainage) from the historic Mt Lyell copper mine in western Tasmania. Mechanically, the Bill dissolves this dedicated legal regime, meaning environmental obligations, liabilities, and remediation efforts at the site will likely be governed by Tasmania's standard, general-application environmental protection and mining laws. For private operators and prospective investors in the Mt Lyell mine, this repeal alters the regulatory landscape by removing bespoke statutory agreements or liability structures that may have been facilitated under the 2003 Act, shifting the commercial and compliance risks back to standard regulatory channels. This simplifies the state's legislative framework but may adjust the risk profile for private commercial operations at the site. The Bill also includes a standard administrative provision to automatically repeal itself one year after commencement."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025","history":"/api/acts/mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mt-lyell-acid-drainage-reduction-repeal-bill-2025/documents"}}