{"id":"tas:sr-2003-172","name":"Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Order 2003","slug":"prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"172 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318204,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-172-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order-in-council may be cited as the [Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Order 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2003-172) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order-in-council 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-in-council, the [Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Order 1984](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1984-162) is referred to as the Principal Order.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedule 1 amended (Interstate Laws)","content":"### 4 Schedule 1 amended (Interstate Laws)\n\n> Schedule 1 to the Principal Order is amended by inserting after\n> \n> | Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 | Northern Territory |\n> \n> the following item:\n> \n> | Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1993 | Australian Capital Territory |\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 24 December 2003\n\nThis order-in-council is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this instrument appears to remain consistent with its original intent — making targeted amendments to the existing interstate prisoner transfer framework. There is no indication of scope creep or significant departure from the original purpose of the principal order."},"complexity_factors":["Amending instrument — requires cross-referencing the original order to understand full effect","Operates within a multi-jurisdictional national framework involving Commonwealth and all state/territory laws","Limited text available — specific amendment provisions not included in the provided version, making full analysis impossible","Administrative/procedural in nature rather than substantive rights-creating, keeping overall complexity low","Short and targeted in scope, typical of subsidiary legislation (a statutory instrument rather than an Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian order updates the rules for transferring prisoners between Tasmania and other Australian jurisdictions. It affects prisoners seeking relocation, corrective services staff who process transfers, and potentially prisoners’ families by facilitating moves closer to home. The amendment keeps Tasmania’s participation aligned with the national interstate transfer scheme, shaping who can be moved and how transfers are managed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment performs exactly the limited, technical function suggested by its title: adding one jurisdiction to a schedule of recognised interstate laws. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative sections","Single substantive amendment: inserting one table entry","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond naming the Principal Order and the ACT Act being added","Straightforward amendment by insertion with clear textual location ('after' specific existing entry)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical update to rules about transferring prisoners between Australian states and territories.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates a 1984 order (the \"Principal Order\") that lists which state and territory laws are recognised for the purpose of moving prisoners across borders.\n- **Adds the Australian Capital Territory to the list** of recognised jurisdictions, alongside the Northern Territory which was already listed.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Australian states and territories have their own laws about transferring prisoners. For these transfers to work smoothly, each jurisdiction needs to formally recognise the others' laws.\n- This amendment ensures that **prisoners can be transferred to and from the ACT** under the same system that already applied to other states and territories.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Prisoners who need to be moved between the ACT and other jurisdictions (for example, to be closer to family, for court appearances, or for security reasons).\n- Prison and justice department staff who coordinate these transfers.\n\n**In simple terms:** This is a housekeeping update that adds the ACT to Australia's interstate prisoner transfer system."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Expands the Principal Order's coverage by adding the ACT's Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1993 to the list of recognised interstate laws, thereby enabling the Order's transfer framework to apply to prisoners governed by ACT law (s4); commencement occurs on Gazette notification (s2)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow amendment inserting one item into Schedule 1 (s4)","Operative effect depends on the existing Principal Order rather than creating new regulatory machinery (s3)","Clear commencement rule tied to Gazette notification (s2)","Administrative responsibility already allocated to the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations (administration note)"],"plain_english_summary":"This order adds the Australian Capital Territory's Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1993 to Schedule 1 of the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Order 1984, so the Principal Order's interstate transfer rules can operate with ACT law (s4). It takes effect on Gazette notification (s2) and is made by order‑in‑council; administratively, the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations will treat the ACT Act as a recognised interstate law for prisoner transfers (s1–4)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2003","history":"/api/acts/prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2003/documents"}}