{"id":"tas:sr-2026-006","name":"Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Amendment Order 2026","slug":"poisons-application-of-uniform-standard-amendment-order-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"6 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174170,"registerId":"tas-sr-2026-006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","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 [Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Amendment Order 2026](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2026-006) .","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":"Principal Order","content":"### 3 Principal Order\n\n> In this order, the [Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Order 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-059) is referred to as the Principal Order.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Order 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-059) .\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 11 February 2026\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Health.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment order serves its original narrow purpose: formally updating the principal 2021 Order to reflect changes. There is no scope creep — the instrument does exactly what amendment orders are meant to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No substantive legal content in the instrument itself (changes already incorporated elsewhere)","No defined terms, no conditional logic, no cross-references beyond naming the principal order","Purely procedural/archival in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **technical housekeeping amendment** to Tasmania's poisons regulations.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the *Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Order 2021* (the main set of rules about how Tasmania applies national poisons standards)\n- The actual changes have already been merged into the official version of the 2021 Order — this document just formally records that the update happened\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Pharmacists, doctors, and anyone handling scheduled medicines in Tasmania\n- The general public won't notice any direct impact\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Keeps Tasmania's poison laws aligned with the national standard (the *Poisons Standard* under Commonwealth law)\n- Ensures consistent regulation of dangerous substances across Australia\n\n**Key point:** This document itself doesn't contain the actual rule changes — it simply points to where those changes now live in the updated 2021 Order."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order contains no substantive operational provisions itself; it records that an amendment to the Principal Order has been incorporated into the authorised version and sets commencement on Gazette notification (cl.2, cl.3, cl.4). Based on this text alone, the Order does not specify a change of regulatory scope — any scope effects depend on the content of the incorporated amendment in the Principal Order."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only formal provisions (title, commencement, reference to Principal Order, incorporation statement).","No substantive regulatory details or operative standards are set out in the text provided.","Effect depends on material contained in the amended Principal Order (cross-instrument dependency increases external complexity).","Commencement is automatic on Gazette notification (simple activation rule).","Administration responsibility is clearly assigned to the Department of Health (low discretionary complexity within this instrument)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order updates the Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Order 2021 by incorporating an amendment into that instrument’s authorised version. It takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette and is administered by the Department of Health. Persons and entities subject to the 2021 Order are affected because the legal rules they must follow are changed indirectly by this update; the text here records only the amendment’s incorporation and commencement."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The currency assurance is self-defeating if the reader cannot determine whether the 3-working-day update obligation has been met for any given access date. The statement provides false assurance without a mechanism for the reader to verify compliance.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' but the version shown is current from 11 February 2026 with access on 5 April 2026 — nearly two months later — with no indication of whether any amendments have been made in that interval, undermining the currency guarantee."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure (entire instrument)","severity":"high","reasoning":"An amending order with zero operative provisions — no amendment clauses, no schedules, no commencement clause beyond the implied file-modification date — cannot legally effect any amendment. The duplication of every heading suggests a severe publishing or drafting error that renders the instrument legally meaningless. It is impossible for any person to comply with, apply, or enforce an instrument that states no obligations or amendments.","confidence":0.95,"description":"Every heading and section title in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Amendment Order 2026' appears four times as a heading; 'Status Information', 'Currency of version', 'Table of Amending Instruments', 'Responsible Minister and Department', and 'Authorisation' each appear as both an h2 and an h3 with identical text). The instrument as published contains no substantive operative provisions whatsoever."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Commencement / Authorisation","severity":"high","reasoning":"Without a commencement clause, it is impossible for regulated persons to know when obligations (if any existed) took effect. A file-modification date is a metadata artefact, not a legislative commencement provision, creating a retroactive or indeterminate compliance window.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The instrument records 'File last modified 11 February 2026' as its only date reference, but no explicit commencement clause is present. Under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 (Tas) an amending order must state its commencement. Relying solely on a file-modification timestamp as a proxy for commencement is legally inadequate and potentially impossible to ascertain with certainty."},{"type":"other","section":"Title / Short title","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A truncated and self-duplicating short title ('Unifor Poisons...') creates uncertainty about the instrument's legal identity, making it unclear whether citations to the instrument refer to the truncated or full title version, with potential consequences for cross-referencing in other legislation.","confidence":0.9,"description":"The instrument's title alternates between 'Poisons (Application of Unifor Poisons (Application of Uniform Standard) Amendment Order 2026' (truncated and duplicated mid-title) and the correct full title. The short title of the instrument is therefore ambiguous on the face of the published version."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information — Currency of version (first instance)","section_b":"Status Information — Currency of version (second instance)","confidence":0.75,"description":"The currency statement appears twice in identical form within the same instrument. While not strictly a legal contradiction, the duplication creates two authoritative-appearing but textually identical provisions, raising the question of which instance governs if they were ever to diverge — an internal structural contradiction in the document's architecture."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (header section)","section_b":"Operative content of the instrument","confidence":0.9,"description":"The Table of Amending Instruments hyperlink implies this instrument itself amends prior legislation, yet the instrument contains no operative amendment provisions. An instrument that purports to amend (as signalled by its title and the amending table reference) but contains no amendment clauses directly contradicts its own stated purpose."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available text, this appears to be a routine amendment order updating Tasmania's application of the national Uniform Poisons Standard — consistent with its stated purpose. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original regulatory intent. However, the absence of the operative clauses in the provided document means this assessment cannot be made with full confidence."},"complexity_factors":["Requires understanding of the interaction between Tasmanian state law and the Commonwealth Poisons Standard (a two-tier regulatory framework)","References an external document (the national Poisons Standard) that itself is highly technical and schedules-based","The actual operative provisions of the order are not visible in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Subordinate legislation format (statutory instrument/order) is less familiar to laypeople than Acts of Parliament","Poisons scheduling involves technical classifications that require specialist knowledge to fully interpret"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian subordinate instrument updates which parts of the national Poisons Standard (the TGA’s scheduling of medicines, chemicals and poisons) apply in Tasmania, adjusting local application to stay aligned with Commonwealth changes. It mainly affects pharmacists, prescribers, manufacturers/retailers and, indirectly, consumers by shaping access and safety controls.\n\nLimitation: the actual operative clauses aren’t included here, so specific amendments can’t be verified."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/poisons-application-of-uniform-standard-amendment-order-2026","history":"/api/acts/poisons-application-of-uniform-standard-amendment-order-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/poisons-application-of-uniform-standard-amendment-order-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/poisons-application-of-uniform-standard-amendment-order-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/poisons-application-of-uniform-standard-amendment-order-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/poisons-application-of-uniform-standard-amendment-order-2026/documents"}}