{"id":"tas:sr-2020-019","name":"Rail Infrastructure (North-East Line) Order 2020","slug":"rail-infrastructure-north-east-line-order-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"19 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182524,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-019-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 (North-East Line) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-019) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 27 March 2020.","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 18 March 2020\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 27 March 2020 to date' but also states the file was 'last modified 18 March 2020', meaning the file was last modified approximately 9 days before the version is stated to have come into current effect. This creates a temporal inconsistency where the authoritative file predates its own currency commencement date."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient substantive content in the provided document to determine whether the scope of this order changed from its original intent. The document shows no amendments have altered it since commencement on 27 March 2020, suggesting it remains in its original form."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains almost no substantive legislative content — only metadata, status information, and administrative details","Rail infrastructure orders in Tasmania can involve interplay between state rail legislation and administrative law, but no such provisions are visible here","Without the operative provisions of the order, complexity cannot be properly assessed — the low score reflects the minimal content available, not necessarily the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"## Rail Infrastructure (North-East Line) Order 2020 — Tasmania\n\n**What is this?**\nThis is a Tasmanian government order relating to rail infrastructure on the North-East Line in Tasmania. Orders like this are typically used to formally designate, classify, or regulate a specific piece of rail infrastructure — in this case, a rail line in Tasmania's north-east region.\n\n**Who does it affect?**\nThis primarily affects:\n- Rail operators and freight companies using the North-East Line\n- The Tasmanian government and relevant infrastructure agencies\n- Potentially landowners or businesses near the rail corridor\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nBy formally recognising or regulating this rail line under Tasmanian law, the order sets out the legal framework for how the infrastructure is managed, maintained, or funded. It could affect who has responsibility for the line, what activities are permitted on or near it, and how disputes or regulatory decisions are handled.\n\n**Important caveat:** The document provided contains very limited substantive content — mostly metadata and status information — so a full analysis of the order's specific provisions is not possible from the text supplied."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order performs exactly the function it was designed for: making a specific, limited amendment to the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 regarding the North-East Line. There is no evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses","No defined terms beyond a single reference to the 'Principal Act'","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive operative provisions — the amendment itself is incorporated elsewhere","Essentially a 'shell' instrument that points to changes made in another document"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that makes a specific amendment to the **Rail Infrastructure Act 2007** (the main law governing rail infrastructure in Tasmania). \n\n**What it does:**\n- It formally changes something in the principal Act (the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007), specifically related to the **North-East Line** (a railway line in Tasmania).\n- The actual text of the amendment has already been merged into the main Act itself — this Order just serves as the official record that the change happened.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily government agencies responsible for rail infrastructure in Tasmania, particularly the Department of State Growth.\n- Potentially rail operators or landowners near the North-East Line, though the specific amendment details aren't visible in this Order.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is a standard piece of \"machinery\" legislation — it keeps the main Act up to date. Without these amendment orders, the law would become outdated and potentially unworkable.\n- The North-East Line is a significant piece of Tasmania's rail network, so changes to its legal status affect freight and potentially future passenger services in northern Tasmania."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-north-east-line-order-2020","history":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-north-east-line-order-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-north-east-line-order-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-north-east-line-order-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-north-east-line-order-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-north-east-line-order-2020/documents"}}