{"id":"tas:act-2026-001","name":"Petroleum Reporting (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026","slug":"petroleum-reporting-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"1 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44031,"registerId":"tas-act-2026-001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Petroleum Reporting (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2026-001) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 3 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 Amended\n\n*\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .\n\n**\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .\n\n**\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .\n\n**\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .\n\n**\n\n**8.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .\n\n*","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-040) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020 Amended","content":"# Part 3 Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020 Amended\n\n*\n\n**9.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-053) .\n\n**\n\n**10.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-053) .\n\n**\n\n**11.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-053) .\n\n*","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-053) .","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-053) .","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) (Code of Practice for Fuel Price Reporting) Regulations 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-053) .","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Infringement Regulations 2021 Amended","content":"# Part 4 Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Infringement Regulations 2021 Amended\n\n*\n\n**12.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Infringement Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-077) .\n\n**\n\n**13.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Infringement Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-077) .\n\n*","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"12.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 12.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Infringement Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-077) .","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"13.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 13.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Infringement Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-077) .","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995 Amended","content":"# Part 5 Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995 Amended\n\n*\n\n**14.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .\n\n**\n\n**15.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .\n\n**\n\n**16.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .\n\n**\n\n**17.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .\n\n*","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"14.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 14.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"15.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 15.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"16.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 16.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"17.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 17.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-047) .","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994 Amended","content":"# Part 6 Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994 Amended\n\n*\n\n**18.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-059) .\n\n**\n\n**19.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-059) .\n\n**\n\n**20.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-059) .\n\n*","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"18.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 18.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-059) .","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"19.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 19.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-059) .","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"20.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 20.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-059) .","sortOrder":25}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act itself does not specify expansions or restrictions of regulatory scope; it records incorporation of amendments into authorised versions of existing Acts and regulations and sets a temporary lifespan. Determination of any substantive scope change requires consulting the updated authorised instruments referenced in ss.4–20."},"complexity_factors":["Short, time-limited instrument with automatic repeal after one year (s.3) reduces long-term regulatory complexity but requires temporary compliance planning.","Commencement is immediate on Royal Assent (s.2), creating a narrow window for stakeholders to review changes.","Substantive amendments are not set out in this Act; it states that changes have been incorporated into authorised versions of multiple instruments (ss.4–20), so readers must consult those instruments to know specific legal changes.","Cross-cutting scope across consumer law, fuel-price code, infringement regulations, energy planning and petroleum emergency law (Parts 2–6) increases practical complexity for entities subject to multiple regimes.","Operational and compliance costs fall on regulated parties (businesses and service providers) because enforcement and obligations remain with the underlying Acts and regulators (ss.4–20).","Administrative uncertainty: the Act centralises the act of incorporation but delegates substantive detail to the amended authorised versions, which creates dependence on external consolidated texts for legal certainty (ss.4–20)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act takes effect on Royal Assent and automatically expires one year later. Mechanically it updates the authorised versions of several Tasmanian laws and regulations—covering consumer law, fuel-price reporting, infringement notices, energy planning and petroleum emergency law—by incorporating unspecified amendments into those texts. It therefore affects the businesses and consumers regulated under those instruments (for example, fuel retailers and energy planners) by changing the legal text they must comply with and shifting enforcement and compliance obligations to the existing regulators."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient information is available to determine whether the scope of the legislation changed from its original intent. The document provided contains only metadata, status information, and navigation elements — no explanatory memorandum, objects clause, or operative provisions are included. No scope assessment can be reliably made."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive legal content of the Act is entirely absent from the provided text — only administrative metadata is present, making meaningful analysis impossible","Petroleum and resources law is inherently technical, but no operative provisions are available to assess","'Miscellaneous amendments' style legislation can be complex in practice due to multiple cross-references across different Acts, but none are visible here","Score is kept low because the provided document contains no substantive legal provisions to evaluate for complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian 2026 Act makes a series of small amendments to the existing petroleum reporting regime, updating how reporting obligations are set and administered. It primarily affects companies, licensees and regulators involved in petroleum exploration and production in Tasmania and matters for compliance and oversight.\n\nBecause the operative amendment text isn’t provided, the precise changes and their practical impact aren’t determinable here."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to be doing exactly what its title suggests — making miscellaneous amendments to petroleum reporting laws. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a standard technical amendment Act targeting specific fuel/energy statutes as advertised."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short substantive content — only 3 preliminary sections with actual text","No defined terms in the Act itself","No conditional logic or cross-references within the operative provisions","All amendment details are 'incorporated by reference' into other Acts — the actual legal changes are not visible in this document","Simple, standard structure: short title, commencement, self-repeal, then placeholder amendment sections","Self-executing commencement (Royal Assent) and automatic sunset (1-year repeal) with no triggers or conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian law** (not Commonwealth) that makes technical changes to several existing laws about fuel and energy reporting.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Amends five different pieces of Tasmanian legislation to update how petroleum (fuel) prices and related information must be reported\n- Changes the *Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010*, fuel price reporting regulations, infringement (fine) regulations, the *Energy Co-ordination and Planning Act 1995*, and the *Petroleum Products Emergency Act 1994*\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Fuel retailers and suppliers in Tasmania who must report pricing information\n- Government agencies that monitor fuel markets and enforce compliance\n- Consumers who rely on accurate fuel price information\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Ensures fuel price reporting systems stay up-to-date and enforceable\n- Maintains transparency in fuel markets so consumers can compare prices\n- Keeps the legal framework for energy emergencies current\n\n**Unusual feature:** This Act automatically **repeals itself** (cancels itself out) one year after it starts. This is common for \"amending Acts\" — once they've done their job of changing other laws, they disappear, leaving only the updated versions of the main laws."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/petroleum-reporting-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2026","history":"/api/acts/petroleum-reporting-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/petroleum-reporting-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/petroleum-reporting-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/petroleum-reporting-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/petroleum-reporting-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2026/documents"}}