{"id":"tas:sr-2020-063","name":"Public Sector Superannuation Reform (Declaration of Commission) Notice 2020","slug":"public-sector-superannuation-reform-declaration-of-commission-notice-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"63 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182671,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-063-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> This notice may be cited as the [Public Sector Superannuation Reform (Declaration of Commission) Notice 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-063) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This notice takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> > (1)  In this notice –\n> > \n> > > ***Act*** means the [Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-011) .\n> \n> > (2)  The [Acts Interpretation Act 1931](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1931-059) applies to the interpretation of this notice as if this notice were by-laws.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commission to be corporation sole","content":"### 4 Commission to be corporation sole\n\n> Under [section 6(5)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-011#GS6@Gs5@EN) of the Act, the Commission is declared to be a corporation sole.\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 21 October 2020\n\nThis notice is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Implements the status declared under s.6(5) of the Act by giving the Commission corporation‑sole legal personality. The notice changes the Commission’s legal form and attendant capacities (property, contract, litigation) but does not expand or alter the Commission’s statutory functions or powers."},"complexity_factors":["Creates a specific legal form (corporation sole) that has clear but technical legal consequences for property, contracts and litigation (s.6(5)).","Interpretation is governed by the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (applied as if this were by‑laws), adding formal interpretive rules (notice s.3(2)).","Commencement is mechanical — takes effect on Gazette notification — so timing depends on administrative publication (s.2).","Narrow textual scope: the instrument declares status rather than prescribing operational rules, limiting regulatory complexity.","Administrative detail (administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance) may affect implementation and point of contact for stakeholders."],"plain_english_summary":"This notice declares the Commission, under the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 2016 (s.6(5)), to be a corporation sole and takes effect when notified in the Gazette. It changes the Commission’s legal form.\n\nThat legal change affects the Commission and anyone who deals with it by giving the Commission separate legal personality to hold property, enter contracts, and sue or be sued. It alters legal capacity and liability but does not, on its face, change the Commission’s statutory functions."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, the notice appears to serve its narrow original purpose of making a formal administrative declaration. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond that single function."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument is a single-purpose administrative declaration with a narrow, well-defined function","Heavily dependent on the parent legislation (Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act) for context and effect — cannot be fully understood in isolation","Minimal substantive content is visible in the provided text; the document appears to be primarily metadata and formatting rather than operative legal provisions","Superannuation law generally carries underlying complexity, but this notice itself does not engage with that complexity directly"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice formally declares a specific body to be a “Commission” under Tasmania’s public sector superannuation reform, giving that body the legal status needed to manage or oversee public sector superannuation arrangements. It affects Tasmanian government employees whose retirement entitlements fall under the reform and matters because it enables the Commission to lawfully exercise its powers."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A subordinate instrument that declares itself current to 2026 but shows no modification since 2020 creates a minor logical tension: the currency claim implies the instrument has been reviewed and confirmed as current, but no mechanism for that ongoing confirmation is evident within the instrument itself.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 21 October 2020 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 16:23)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 21 October 2020'. If the file has never been modified since commencement, the currency statement is either redundant or misleading, as 'current to date' implies ongoing validity through a living document, yet the modification date suggests a static, never-amended instrument."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A declaratory notice that makes no declaration is self-defeating. Any person seeking to rely on, comply with, or enforce the declared Commission status would find no operative content from which legal consequences could flow. While this may be a document extraction/formatting issue, as presented the instrument is legally hollow.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The instrument is titled a 'Notice' declaring a Commission, yet the substantive operative provisions declaring the Commission and specifying its composition, functions, or scope are entirely absent from the text as presented. An instrument whose sole operative purpose is to make a declaration contains no discernible declaration, rendering it logically incapable of achieving its stated purpose."},{"type":"other","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"low","reasoning":"While standard boilerplate, the combination of an amendment table reference alongside an unmodified file date since commencement creates a minor logical redundancy. The apparatus implies possible change where none has occurred.","confidence":0.35,"description":"The instrument references a 'Table of Amendments' via hyperlink, implying amendments may exist, yet the 'File last modified 21 October 2020' field and the absence of any amending content suggests no amendments have been made. Maintaining a table of amendments infrastructure for an instrument with no amendments creates an administrative absurdity of a table cataloguing nothing."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version: 'current from 21 October 2020 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 16:23)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 21 October 2020'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The currency statement asserts the version is current through to April 2026 as a living, confirmed-current instrument, while the authorisation section confirms the underlying file has not been touched since the day of commencement in October 2020. These two statements are not strictly contradictory but create a logical tension: either the instrument has been actively maintained as current (contradicting the unmodified file date) or it has simply never been repealed (making the 'current to date' language an overstatement of administrative diligence)."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: declaring the Commission a corporation sole under the parent Act. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (4 operative sections, approximately 200 words total)","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single substantive provision (section 4) with no conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and standard interpretation legislation","Straightforward declaratory language with no nested structures"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical legal notice that gives the Public Sector Superannuation Reform Commission a special legal status called a 'corporation sole'.\n\n**What this means:**\n- A **corporation sole** is a legal concept where a single person (in this case, the head of the Commission) is treated as a separate legal entity. This allows the Commission to do things like own property, enter contracts, and sue or be sued in its own name—rather than the government having to do these things on its behalf.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This status makes the Commission more independent and flexible in how it operates day-to-day. It can handle its own legal and financial affairs without needing another government body to act for it.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily the Commission itself and the public servants whose superannuation (retirement savings) it manages. It also affects anyone who does business with the Commission, as they can now deal directly with it as a legal entity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-sector-superannuation-reform-declaration-of-commission-notice-2020","history":"/api/acts/public-sector-superannuation-reform-declaration-of-commission-notice-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-sector-superannuation-reform-declaration-of-commission-notice-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-sector-superannuation-reform-declaration-of-commission-notice-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-sector-superannuation-reform-declaration-of-commission-notice-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-sector-superannuation-reform-declaration-of-commission-notice-2020/documents"}}