{"id":"public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013","name":"Public Corporations (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust) Regulations 2013","slug":"public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236792,"registerId":"sa-public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Corporations (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust) Regulations 2013","content":"South Australia\nPublic Corporations (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust) Regulations 2013\nunder the Public Corporations Act 1993\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tApplication of Act to Trust\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Public Corporations (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust) Regulations 1998\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Public Corporations (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust) Regulations 2013.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations will come into operation on 1 September 2013.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Public Corporations Act 1993;\nAdelaide Festival Centre Trust means the trust established by the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust Act 1971.\n4—Application of Act to Trust\nThe following provisions of the Act apply to the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust:\n\t(a)\tPart 2 (Ministerial control);\n\t(b)\tPart 3 (Performance and scope of corporation's operations);\n\t(c)\tsections 27, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41 and 42.\nNote—\nSee section 5(1a) of the Act for other provisions of the Act that apply to the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust.\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Public Corporations (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust) Regulations 1998\nThe Public Corporations (Adelaide Festival Centre Trust) Regulations 1998 are revoked.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2013\n218\nGazette 29.8.2013 p3686 \n1.9.2013: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original narrow purpose: applying the Public Corporations Act framework to the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust. The 2013 version is a straightforward replacement of the 1998 regulations with no expansion of scope — it applies the same Parts of the Act (2 and 3) and similar sections, merely updating the legislative reference to reflect current law."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 substantive provisions plus a revocation schedule","Minimal defined terms — only 2 definitions ('Act' and 'Adelaide Festival Centre Trust')","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","No cross-references beyond simple pointer to sections of the parent Act","Structure is linear and declarative: apply these parts of the Act, revoke the old regulations","Legislative history table is purely administrative, not substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThese regulations bring the **Adelaide Festival Centre Trust** under the control of South Australia's **Public Corporations Act 1993**. Think of this as moving a cultural institution (the organisation that runs Adelaide's major performing arts venues) onto the same governance footing as other government-owned corporations.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **The Adelaide Festival Centre Trust** — the body that manages the Festival Theatre, Her Majesty's Theatre, and other Adelaide performing arts venues\n- **The South Australian Government** — specifically the Minister responsible for the Trust, who gains clearer oversight powers\n- **Board members and management** — who must now follow corporate governance rules designed for public sector entities\n\n**What actually changes:**\n\nThe regulations apply specific parts of the Public Corporations Act to the Trust:\n\n- **Part 2** — Ministerial control (the Minister can give directions, approve board appointments, etc.)\n- **Part 3** — How the Trust must perform and what it can legally do (its \"scope of operations\")\n- **Specific sections (27, 32, 35-36, 39-42)** — covering things like board composition, disclosure of interests, and reporting obligations\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is essentially a **governance tidy-up**. The 2013 regulations replace older 1998 regulations, ensuring the Festival Centre Trust operates with modern public sector accountability — proper ministerial oversight, clear performance expectations, and transparent corporate practices. It protects public money while letting the Trust function with appropriate independence as a cultural institution.\n\n**Note:** The regulations don't stand alone — section 5(1a) of the Act already applies other provisions automatically."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether scope changed from original intent, as the legislative text was not accessible due to a broken URL. The title suggests a focused, single-entity regulation with no obvious indication of scope creep, but this cannot be confirmed without reading the actual provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Actual legislative text was not retrievable — a 'Page Not Found' error was returned instead of the regulation content","Without the text, no cross-referencing of provisions, definitions, or schedules is possible","Regulations under the Public Corporations Act 1993 are typically administrative and procedural in nature, suggesting moderate-to-low inherent complexity","Scope is narrow — applies only to a single statutory body (the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations implement the Public Corporations Act 1993 framework for the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, shaping how the Trust is governed, its powers and financial/accountability arrangements, and how it interacts with the South Australian Government. They affect Trust members, centre staff and management, government agencies, and arts organisations that use the venue.\n\nA full analysis wasn’t possible because the regulation text returned a “Page Not Found”; consult legislation.sa.gov.au for the current instrument."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This regulation replaces the 1998 regulations and expressly applies specified provisions of the Public Corporations Act 1993 to the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, thereby defining the Trust's current regulatory scope and superseding the prior regulatory instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with limited operative provisions","Relies on cross-references to the Public Corporations Act 1993 for substantive rules","Revocation of prior 1998 regulations requires checking earlier instrument for differences","Minimal definitions and straightforward commencement date reduce interpretive burden","Note referencing Act's section 5(1a) indicates additional applicable provisions external to this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations make the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust subject to specified provisions of the Public Corporations Act 1993, formalising ministerial control, performance obligations and statutory duties the Trust must follow. They commence on 1 September 2013 and revoke the 1998 regulations.\n\nWho pays: the Trust meets compliance and administrative costs. Who decides: the Minister and the Trust operate under the Act’s decision‑making and reporting rules. Behaviour change: the Trust must comply with the Act’s governance, performance and reporting requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013","history":"/api/acts/public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-corporations-adelaide-festival-centre-trust-regulations-2013/documents"}}