{"id":"tas:sr-2014-039","name":"Poisons (Prescribed Periods) Amendment Order 2014","slug":"poisons-prescribed-periods-amendment-order-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"39 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187526,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-039-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 (Prescribed Periods) Amendment Order 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2014-039) .","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 (Prescribed Periods) Order 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2009-087) is referred to as the Principal Order.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Poisons (Prescribed Periods) Order 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2009-087) .\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 19 February 2014\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order is procedural: it updates and incorporates amendments into the Poisons (Prescribed Periods) Order 2009 and sets commencement by Gazette notification. The instrument itself does not specify substantive additions, removals or changes to the categories of people or activities regulated; any change of regulatory scope must be inferred from the amended Principal Order."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural amending instrument with no substantive provisions listed","Cross-reference to a separate Principal Order (Poisons (Prescribed Periods) Order 2009) for substantive content","Commencement tied to Gazette notification rather than a fixed date (cl.2)","Express incorporation of amendments into the authorised version (cl.4) requiring readers to consult the updated Principal Order","No detail in this instrument about the nature or content of the amendments"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Poisons (Prescribed Periods) Order 2009 and takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette (cl.2). It records that the amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Order (cl.4) and is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. It therefore alters the legal text of the 2009 Order by updating that authorised version and fixes the commencement mechanism; no new compliance details are set out here."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this appears to be a straightforward administrative amendment adjusting prescribed time periods within an existing regulatory framework. There is no indication the order expanded or contracted its scope beyond the narrow technical purpose of updating those timeframes."},"complexity_factors":["The order is an amendment instrument rather than standalone legislation, requiring cross-reference with the principal order to understand its full effect","Technical regulatory context — poisons law involves scheduling systems and compliance obligations that require specialist knowledge","The actual amended provisions are not reproduced in the provided text, making full analysis impossible without the parent instrument","Relatively narrow and administrative in nature, which keeps overall complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"The Poisons (Prescribed Periods) Amendment Order 2014 (Tas) changes official timeframes under Tasmania’s poisons laws — for example, how long prescriptions remain valid or records must be kept. It affects pharmacists, medical prescribers, businesses handling scheduled poisons, and patients relying on regulated medicines, and matters for legal compliance.\n\nThe order took effect 19 February 2014. The summary here cannot specify the exact period changes because the full amendment text wasn’t provided."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment instrument maintains the original scope of the Principal Order. It does not expand beyond the regulation of prescription periods for poisons and controlled substances."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No substantive legal text in the amendment instrument itself","No defined terms, cross-references to other legislation, or conditional logic within this document","Functions purely as a notification mechanism that changes were made to the Principal Order"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to Tasmania's rules about how long certain poisons and controlled substances can be prescribed for.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the *Poisons (Prescribed Periods) Order 2009* (the main set of rules)\n- The actual changes are not shown in this document — it just notes that amendments have been \"incorporated into the authorised version\" of the main Order\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Doctors, pharmacists, and other health professionals who prescribe or dispense scheduled medicines in Tasmania\n- Patients who take controlled drugs (like strong painkillers or ADHD medications), as the rules govern how long their prescriptions remain valid\n\n**Why it matters:**\nPrescription period rules prevent stockpiling of dangerous drugs and reduce misuse. This amendment likely adjusted how long specific prescriptions remain valid — for example, changing whether a prescription for a controlled drug lasts 6 months or requires more frequent review.\n\n**Key point:** This document itself doesn't contain the actual rule changes — it's essentially a \"cover sheet\" noting that changes were made elsewhere."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/poisons-prescribed-periods-amendment-order-2014","history":"/api/acts/poisons-prescribed-periods-amendment-order-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/poisons-prescribed-periods-amendment-order-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/poisons-prescribed-periods-amendment-order-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/poisons-prescribed-periods-amendment-order-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/poisons-prescribed-periods-amendment-order-2014/documents"}}