{"id":"tas:sr-2021-104","name":"Rail Infrastructure (Derwent Valley Line) Order 2021","slug":"rail-infrastructure-derwent-valley-line-order-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"104 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182438,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-104-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 order may be cited as the [Rail Infrastructure (Derwent Valley Line) Order 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-104) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 17 December 2021.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Rail Infrastructure Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-036) is referred to as the Principal Act.","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 [Rail Infrastructure Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-036) .\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 8 December 2021\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the Order appears focused specifically on the Derwent Valley Line as its title suggests, with no evidence of scope expansion beyond that single rail corridor. The instrument has remained unchanged since its commencement on 17 December 2021."},"complexity_factors":["Limited legislative text was provided — only metadata and status information, making full analysis impossible","Subordinate legislation (a statutory order/instrument) rather than primary legislation, requiring knowledge of the parent Act to fully interpret","Narrow and specific subject matter (single rail line) keeps complexity relatively low","Tasmanian-specific regulatory framework may require familiarity with local rail infrastructure laws","Interaction with broader rail infrastructure and land management laws adds moderate interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order sets legal arrangements under Tasmanian rail law for the Derwent Valley railway line, clarifying who manages the corridor, what land/track is recognised as rail infrastructure, and which regulatory obligations apply. It came into force in December 2021.\n\nIt affects Tasmanian transport agencies, rail operators and users, adjacent landowners, and Derwent Valley communities and businesses — potentially determining whether the line is maintained, repurposed, or formally managed."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation serves its precise original purpose: to add a specific railway line to the coverage of the principal Act. There is no scope creep — it does exactly what it says on the tin."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (4 clauses, approximately 100 words total)","No defined terms beyond a single reference to the 'Principal Act'","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond citation","Single mechanical amendment (adding a line to a schedule/list)","No substantive legal tests or operational requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of Tasmanian legislation that makes a specific change to the **Rail Infrastructure Act 2007**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- It formally amends the principal Act to include the **Derwent Valley Line** as part of Tasmania's rail infrastructure network.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily the Tasmanian Government's Department of State Growth (which manages rail infrastructure)\n- Operators and users of the Derwent Valley railway line\n- Anyone with legal interests in that specific stretch of rail\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This kind of \"order\" is how specific railway lines get formally recognised and regulated under the main Rail Infrastructure Act. Without this formal designation, the line might not be covered by the Act's safety, maintenance, and operational rules.\n- It's essentially updating the 'schedule' of covered railway lines to include this particular track.\n\n**Note:** The actual text of the amendment itself isn't shown here — the document just tells us that the change has already been merged into the main Act (section 4)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is administrative: it records and brings into force an amendment to the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 rather than setting out new policy or broad new powers. Any substantive change to scope would appear in the incorporated amendment in the authorised version of the Principal Act (see cl 4) and must be assessed there."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural, single-purpose order with four short clauses (clauses 1–4) — low textual complexity.","Cross-references to the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 (cl 3) mean substantive effect is located in the Principal Act, not in this instrument.","Clause 4 states the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version, so the instrument does not reproduce the amendment — requires consulting consolidated legislation for details.","Clear fixed commencement date (cl 2) reduces temporal uncertainty.","Administration identified (Gazette note / administrative remark): Department of State Growth—identifies implementing agency but confers no additional statutory discretion in the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This short order, effective 17 December 2021 (cl 2), records an amendment to the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 by incorporating that amendment into the authorised version of the Act (cl 4) and identifies the Act as the Principal Act (cl 3). It applies to persons and activities governed by the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007; to know the substantive legal changes you must consult the authorised (consolidated) version of the Principal Act. The Department of State Growth administers the order."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-derwent-valley-line-order-2021","history":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-derwent-valley-line-order-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-derwent-valley-line-order-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-derwent-valley-line-order-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-derwent-valley-line-order-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-derwent-valley-line-order-2021/documents"}}