{"id":"tas:sr-2021-127","name":"Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2021","slug":"police-powers-surveillance-devices-corresponding-laws-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"127 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182073,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-127-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> These regulations may be cited as the [Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-127) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corresponding laws","content":"### 3 Corresponding laws\n\n> For the purposes of [the definition of ***corresponding law*** in section 3(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-022#GS3@Gs1@Nd1010200540112@EN) of the [Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-022) , the following laws of other jurisdictions are declared to correspond to that Act:\n> \n> > > (a) *Crimes (Surveillance Devices) Act 2010* of the Australian Capital Territory;\n> > \n> > > (b) *Surveillance Devices Act 2007* of New South Wales;\n> > \n> > > (c) *Surveillance Devices Act 2007* of the Northern Territory;\n> > \n> > > (d) Chapter 13 of the *Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000* of Queensland;\n> > \n> > > (e) *Surveillance Devices Act 2016* of South Australia;\n> > \n> > > (f) *Surveillance Devices Act 1999* of Victoria;\n> > \n> > > (g) *Surveillance Devices Act 2004* of the Commonwealth.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation rescinded","content":"### 4 Legislation rescinded\n\n> The legislation specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) is rescinded.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation resci","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation rescinded","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation resci SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation rescinded\n\n[Regulation 4](#GS4@EN)\n\n| Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2010 (No. 154 of 2010) |\n\nDisplayed and numbered in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 22 December 2021\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears to fulfil its straightforward intended purpose of designating corresponding laws in other jurisdictions. There is no evidence of scope creep or deviation from the original intent of creating administrative cross-jurisdictional recognition of surveillance device laws."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow and technical in scope — essentially a list of corresponding interstate laws","Requires cross-referencing with the parent Act (Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act) to understand full context","Relies on understanding of Australian federal/state legal framework and how corresponding laws operate","No substantive operative provisions visible in the extracted text — complexity is low because content is minimal"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation lists which laws in other Australian states and territories are treated as equivalent to Tasmania’s Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act so surveillance warrants and orders can be recognised across borders. It mainly affects Tasmania Police and interstate forces, courts and lawyers handling cross‑jurisdictional evidence, and people who may be subject to such surveillance, by providing legal certainty for cross‑border police operations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: declaring which interstate surveillance laws correspond to Tasmania's Act. The 2021 version updates the list of corresponding laws compared to the 2010 version (notably adding the Commonwealth Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and updating references to current legislation in other jurisdictions), but this is a routine maintenance update rather than scope creep. The instrument remains a simple machinery regulation serving the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 regulations plus a schedule","Single operative provision (regulation 3) containing a straightforward declaratory list","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the single reference to the parent Act's definition","Schedule 1 contains only one item (the rescinded 2010 regulations)","Purely administrative/ machinery provision with no substantive rights or obligations created"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical regulation that updates which surveillance device laws from other Australian states and territories are recognised as 'corresponding laws' to Tasmania's Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act 2006.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Declares equivalent laws:** It lists surveillance device laws from the ACT, NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and the Commonwealth as 'corresponding laws' to Tasmania's Act.\n- **Why this matters:** When laws are declared 'corresponding,' it means police and courts can treat them as equivalent for certain purposes—typically so that warrants, evidence, or enforcement actions taken under those other laws are recognised in Tasmania, and vice versa. This helps police cooperate across state borders when investigating crimes involving surveillance devices (like hidden cameras or listening devices).\n- **Replaces old version:** It rescinds (cancels) the 2010 version of these regulations, ensuring the list of corresponding laws stays up to date.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily Tasmanian police and prosecutors who need to work with interstate counterparts\n- Anyone involved in cross-border investigations involving surveillance devices\n- Legal practitioners dealing with evidence obtained under interstate surveillance laws\n\n**Key point:** This doesn't create new police powers or change what surveillance devices are illegal. It simply maintains the legal 'recognition system' that lets Tasmania work with other jurisdictions on surveillance-related crimes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces the earlier 2010 corresponding‑laws regulation by rescinding it (Reg 4, Schedule 1) and re‑declaring the set of laws that count as 'corresponding laws' (Reg 3). From the text alone it is not possible to tell whether the substantive coverage (which jurisdictions/statutes are included) differs from the 2010 instrument without a direct comparison; the regulation clearly changes the active instrument that defines correspondence and thus the legal source for cross‑jurisdictional recognition (see Regs 3–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Declaratory function: lists specific jurisdictional statutes as 'corresponding laws' (Reg 3), requiring cross‑reference to the definition in Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act 2006 s.3(1).","Inter‑jurisdictional dependencies: names seven separate statutes (Reg 3(a)–(g)), so administrators and officers must track amendments in multiple external laws to know current effect.","Instrument replacement: rescinds the prior Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) (Corresponding Laws) Regulations 2010 (Reg 4 and Schedule 1), so determining substantive change requires comparison with that earlier instrument.","Timing and implementation: commencement is tied to Gazette notification (Reg 2), giving immediate practical effect once notified and imposing an operational timeline on affected agencies.","Administrative locus: recorded as administered by the Department of Justice (Gazette note), indicating which agency holds responsibility for implementation and queries."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare which state, territory and Commonwealth surveillance‑device laws count as ‘corresponding laws’ for the Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act 2006 and rescind the 2010 corresponding‑laws regulation. They take effect on Gazette notification and are administered by the Department of Justice. The change affects police and other agencies that rely on cross‑jurisdictional recognition of surveillance‑device authorisations by specifying which local statutes are treated as equivalent for Commonwealth purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/police-powers-surveillance-devices-corresponding-laws-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/police-powers-surveillance-devices-corresponding-laws-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/police-powers-surveillance-devices-corresponding-laws-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/police-powers-surveillance-devices-corresponding-laws-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/police-powers-surveillance-devices-corresponding-laws-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/police-powers-surveillance-devices-corresponding-laws-regulations-2021/documents"}}