{"id":"tas:sr-2011-043","name":"Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Order 2011","slug":"prisoners-interstate-transfer-amendment-order-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"43 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314649,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2011-043-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 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2011-043) .","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":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Order 1984](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-1984-162) .\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 25 May 2011\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this appears to be a routine administrative amendment that stays within the original scope of the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) framework. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond updating existing transfer arrangements between Tasmania and other Australian jurisdictions."},"complexity_factors":["Amending instrument only — no substantive text visible in the provided document","Narrow, specialist subject matter (prisoner transfers) limiting broad applicability","Intergovernmental framework adds a layer of jurisdictional complexity","Short, administrative in nature with limited interpretive difficulty","Absence of the actual amendment clauses prevents deeper analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This administrative order updates Tasmania’s rules for transferring prisoners to and from other Australian states and territories. It affects prisoners eligible for interstate transfer, the officials who manage those moves, and potentially families when custody location changes.\n\nThough largely procedural and unlikely to affect most Tasmanians, the change can materially alter where an individual serves their sentence by tweaking the existing interstate transfer framework."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amending instrument that updates the 1984 Order. There is no indication the scope has expanded beyond the original purpose of facilitating interstate prisoner transfers."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (4 clauses, approximately 100 words)","No defined terms within this instrument itself","No substantive operative provisions — the amendment has been incorporated elsewhere","No cross-references to other legislation beyond naming the Principal Order","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements in this amending instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to existing rules about transferring prisoners between Australian states and territories.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the **Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Order 1984** — a set of rules that governs how prisoners can be moved between different states and territories in Australia.\n- The actual changes made by this amendment have already been merged into the main 1984 Order, so this document itself doesn't contain the new rules — it just formally records that the changes happened.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Prisoners who need to be transferred across state borders (for example, to be closer to family, for security reasons, or to serve sentences in their home state).\n- Corrective services staff who coordinate these transfers.\n- The courts and parole boards that rely on consistent rules for managing prisoners held in different jurisdictions.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nInterstate prisoner transfers are legally complex because each state has its own prison system and laws. These orders ensure there's a consistent national framework so prisoners can be moved smoothly and legally between jurisdictions without escaping oversight or creating gaps in their sentences."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order does not change the substantive scope of federal power in this area; it amends and is incorporated into the Principal Order and simply sets commencement by Gazette notification (cl.2–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (four clauses only)","Amendment to an existing Principal Order rather than standalone substantive provisions","Commencement by Gazette notification (cl.2) — simple trigger","Incorporation statement rather than detailed drafting of operative changes (cl.4)","References and reliance on the Principal Order increase cross-document reading but not intrinsic complexity","Administering agency noted (Department of Justice) but no new regulatory mechanisms or enforcement rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This order amends the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Order 1984 and takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette (cl.2–3). The amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the 1984 Order and the instrument is administered by the Department of Justice (cl.3–4).\n\nMechanically, it updates the federal rules governing transfers of prisoners between states; it primarily affects prisoners eligible for interstate transfer and the officials who administer those transfers, while imposing little new compliance burden."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"There is a tension between claiming currency 'to date' (implying ongoing relevance and maintenance) and a last-modification date nearly nine years prior to the access date. 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A document that cannot consistently state its own name creates ambiguity as to which instrument is actually being cited or relied upon, though this is most likely a formatting/rendering error rather than a substantive drafting flaw.","confidence":0.7,"description":"The title 'Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Order 2011' is repeated with a truncated variant 'Prisoners (Interstate Transfer Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Order 2011' throughout the document, creating a self-referential and malformed title that is internally inconsistent. The truncation embeds the beginning of the title within itself, producing a nonsensical legal instrument name."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update assurance is a representation about process, not a legally binding obligation in itself. 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These two claims are not strictly contradictory but create a representational contradiction: a document cannot be meaningfully described as maintained to a 2026 access date if no modifications have occurred since 2017, particularly when the site's own standard promises updates within 3 working days of any change."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Header Title: 'Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Order 2011'","section_b":"Body Title: 'Prisoners (Interstate Transfer Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Order 2011'","confidence":0.75,"description":"The short title as stated in the header differs from the malformed title rendered in the body of the document. Australian legislation relies on a consistent short title for citation purposes under instruments such as the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (Tas). 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