{"id":"tas:sr-2010-005","name":"Proclamation under the Criminal Investigation (Extra-Territorial Offences) Act 1987","slug":"proclamation-under-the-criminal-investigation-extra-territorial-offences-act-1987","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"5 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314956,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2010-005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Corresponding law","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Corresponding laws","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Corresponding law SCHEDULE 1 - Corresponding laws\n\n|  |\n| 1. Part 5 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 of New South Wales |\n| 2. Part IIA of the Crimes Act 1958 of Victoria |\n| 3. Part 1 of Chapter 7, and Division 8 of Part 3 of Chapter 21, of the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 of Queensland |\n| 4.  Criminal Investigation (Extraterritorial Offences) Act 1984 of South Australia |\n| 5.  Criminal Investigation (Extra-territorial Offences) Act 1987 of Western Australia |\n| 6.  Criminal Investigation (Extra-territorial Offences) Act of the Northern Territory |\n| 7. Part 11 of the Crimes Act 1900 of the 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 3 February 2010\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no indication the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. It appears to have been in force since 3 February 2010 with no substantive amendments evident, though the Table of Amending Instruments was not reproduced for review."},"complexity_factors":["Operates as a secondary instrument (a proclamation) under a primary Act, requiring understanding of two layers of law","Involves jurisdictional concepts (extra-territorial offences) that are inherently technical","The actual operative content of the proclamation is absent from the provided text, making full analysis impossible","Cross-references to Administrative Arrangement Orders add a further layer of governmental structure to navigate","Limited practical complexity — proclamations are typically short, declaratory instruments with narrow scope"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian government proclamation activates parts of the Criminal Investigation (Extra-Territorial Offences) Act 1987, enabling Tasmanian authorities to investigate and prosecute certain serious offences committed outside the state (e.g., on Tasmanian-registered vessels or in remote territories). It affects police exercising extra‑territorial powers, people suspected of such offences, and legal practitioners, and matters because it closes jurisdictional gaps that might otherwise prevent prosecution. The proclamation’s specific provisions aren’t reproduced here."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not itself broaden or narrow the substantive reach of the Commonwealth Act; it only identifies which state and territory provisions are treated as corresponding laws. It therefore leaves substantive scope controlled by the underlying Acts listed and by any future amendments to this schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Simple form: a short schedule enumerating seven state/territory laws and specific Parts/Divisions (low structural complexity).","Cross‑jurisdictional references require precise citation of Parts/Divisions in multiple Acts, creating maintenance needs if those Acts are amended.","Dependence on external texts: legal effect relies on how each listed provision is drafted and interpreted in its home jurisdiction.","Administrative amendment mechanism: changing the list requires a new proclamation and Gazette notification (procedural burden on administrators).","Potential interpretive ambiguity over the scope of 'corresponding law' where the cited Parts/Divisions overlap or are re‑numbered by later state amendments.","Operational effect concentrated on law enforcement and prosecutors rather than creating new private duties or direct costs for the public."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation lists which state and territory statutes (specific Parts or Divisions) count as “corresponding laws” for the Commonwealth Criminal Investigation (Extra‑Territorial Offences) Act 1987. Mechanically, it ties the Commonwealth Act’s extra‑territorial investigatory framework to named local provisions so agencies know which local offences or powers align with the Commonwealth measure. It primarily affects police and prosecuting authorities across jurisdictions, is administered by the Department of Justice, and was notified in the Gazette on 3 February 2010."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act - identifying corresponding state and territory laws for extra-territorial criminal investigations. There is no scope creep; it is a straightforward administrative instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","No defined terms within the document itself","Simple tabular format listing 7 corresponding laws","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other sections within the instrument","Purely declaratory in nature - simply states which laws are 'corresponding laws'"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement) made under a federal law called the *Criminal Investigation (Extra-Territorial Offences) Act 1987*.\n\n**What it does:**\nIt lists which **state and territory laws** are recognised as \"corresponding laws\" for the purposes of the federal Act. This means police and investigators from different Australian states and territories can cooperate and use their powers across borders when investigating crimes that happen outside Australia (extra-territorial offences).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Law enforcement officers** in all Australian states and territories\n- **People suspected of committing crimes overseas** that Australian authorities are investigating\n- **State and territory police forces** who need to share information and powers across borders\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCrimes like terrorism, child exploitation, or drug trafficking often cross international borders. This proclamation ensures that when Australian police investigate these crimes, they can rely on the investigative powers from their home state even when working on federal overseas cases. It creates a seamless legal framework so a NSW police officer, for example, can use NSW search and surveillance powers when helping investigate an overseas crime under federal law.\n\n**The specific laws listed include:**\n- NSW: Part 5 of the *Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002* (covering covert search warrants and surveillance)\n- Victoria: Part IIA of the *Crimes Act 1958* (covering telecommunications interception and surveillance)\n- Queensland: Parts of the *Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000*\n- South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory: Their own *Criminal Investigation (Extra-territorial Offences) Acts*\n- ACT: Part 11 of the *Crimes Act 1900*"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The instrument claims currency up to the access date of 2026, yet the file modification date of 2018 suggests no actual updates have occurred for approximately 8 years. While this may simply mean no amendments have been made, the combination of a rolling 'current to date' claim alongside a static 2018 modification timestamp creates a representational tension about the document's genuine currency.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 3 February 2010 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:38)' while also stating the file was 'last modified 31 August 2018'. If the file was last modified in 2018, it cannot be genuinely 'current to date' in 2026 in any meaningful sense, as no updates have been made in over 7 years despite the stated 3-working-day update commitment."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The existence of a dedicated 'Table of Amending Instruments' hyperlink strongly implies amendments are anticipated or have occurred. However, the file modification date of 2018 combined with the 3-working-day update commitment suggests either: (a) no amendments have been recorded, making the amending instruments table redundant; or (b) the file has not been updated as promised. Either scenario creates an internal logical inconsistency.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file has not been modified since 31 August 2018 despite the document purporting to be accessed in April 2026. This is internally consistent only if no amendments have ever been made, but the document simultaneously links to a 'Table of Amending Instruments', implying amendments do or may exist."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Title and Headings","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation must by definition proclaim something. The enabling Act (Criminal Investigation (Extra-Territorial Offences) Act 1987) presumably empowers the Governor to make proclamations designating places or activating provisions. A document that consists entirely of administrative wrapper content with zero operative legal text fails the fundamental definitional requirement of being a proclamation. If this represents the entirety of the instrument, it cannot be legally operative.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The proclamation document contains no substantive operative content whatsoever. A proclamation is a formal legal instrument that declares, activates, or gives effect to something. This document contains only metadata, status information, and administrative notices, with no actual proclamation text declaring anything. A proclamation with no proclamation is a logical nullity."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Repeated Headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While not a substantive legal contradiction, the systematic duplication of every heading raises a question about whether the published version of the legislation accurately represents the authoritative instrument. If the authorised version differs from what is published, reliance on the published version could be legally problematic. Under Australian administrative law, the published version of subordinate legislation should accurately reflect the made instrument.","confidence":0.8,"description":"Every heading and section in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). This systematic duplication appears throughout the entire document, suggesting a rendering or publication error that may affect the legal reliability and authoritative status of the published version."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 3 February 2010 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:38)'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 31 August 2018'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be current up to the April 2026 access date while disclosing that the underlying file has not been modified since August 2018. These two claims are in tension: either the document has been updated to reflect changes since 2018 (contradicting the modification date) or it has not been updated (contradicting the rolling 'current to date' representation)."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments - '(click to view Table of Amendments)'","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document commits to updating within 3 working days of any legislative change, yet provides a separate link to a Table of Amending Instruments. If the document is kept current within 3 days of any change, a separate amending instruments table would be redundant or would only serve a historical record purpose. However, if the amending instruments table records substantive changes, those changes should already be incorporated into the document per the 3-day commitment, creating a circularity as to which version is authoritative."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-investigation-extra-territorial-offences-act-1987","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-investigation-extra-territorial-offences-act-1987/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-investigation-extra-territorial-offences-act-1987/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-investigation-extra-territorial-offences-act-1987/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-investigation-extra-territorial-offences-act-1987/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-investigation-extra-territorial-offences-act-1987/documents"}}