{"id":"tas:sr-2009-148","name":"Rail Infrastructure (Rail Infrastructure Manager) Revocation Order 2009","slug":"rail-infrastructure-rail-infrastructure-manager-revocation-order-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"148 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315200,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2009-148-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 (Rail Infrastructure Manager) Revocation Order 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2009-148) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect at the time on the day on which completion of the Business Sale Agreement occurs.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this order –\n> \n> > ***Business Sale Agreement*** means the agreement, for the sale and purchase of rail infrastructure and related assets and rail businesses, entered into in the year 2009 –\n> > \n> > > > (a) by Pacific National Pty Ltd (ACN 098 060 550), Pacific National (Tasmania) Pty Limited (ACN 079 371 305), PN Tas (Operations) Pty Limited (ACN 078 295 468), PN Tas (Services) Pty Limited (ACN 078 906 519), together as the seller; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) by the Crown, as the buyer;\n> \n> > ***completion of the Business Sale Agreement*** means the Completion within the meaning of the Business Sale Agreement.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation revoked","content":"### 4 Legislation revoked\n\n> The legislation specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) is revoked.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revok","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revoked","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revok SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation revoked\n\n[Clause 4](#GS4@EN)\n\n| Rail Infrastructure Order 2007 (No. 119 of 2007) |\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 25 November 2009\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A revocation order is a one-time instrument that, by its nature, exhausts its operative effect upon commencement. It cannot meaningfully be 'current to date' in any operative sense — it either revoked something or it did not. Describing it as continuously current implies ongoing legal effect where none can logically exist, yet the file modification date suggests ongoing administrative amendment to an instrument with no amendable operative content.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 30 November 2009 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 17 January 2025', creating an implicit internal inconsistency about the instrument's static or dynamic nature."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Title / Instrument as a whole","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Revocation orders typically contain nothing more than a citation clause and an operative revocation clause. If amending instruments exist, they would either (a) amend the citation, which is purely administrative and legally meaningless, or (b) attempt to amend the revocation itself, which would be a legal nullity since the revocation already took effect on commencement. The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments for such an instrument suggests either administrative error or a structural absurdity in the legislative management framework.","confidence":0.65,"description":"A Revocation Order that has itself apparently been subject to amending instruments (per the Table of Amending Instruments link) is logically absurd. A revocation order has a single operative act — revoking a prior instrument. There is no substantive content capable of being amended."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure / Presentation","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While this may be a rendering artifact rather than a legislative drafting flaw, an authoritative consolidated legislation database publishing a doubled, garbled version of even a minor instrument raises questions about the reliability of the 'current' version. If the authorised version is the one 'on the site', and the site version is corrupted by duplication, there is a logical gap between the claimed authority and the actual document integrity.","confidence":0.75,"description":"Wholesale duplication of headings and content throughout the document (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation') suggests the consolidated legislation system has produced a document that is internally self-duplicating, undermining the reliability of the authoritative version."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 30 November 2009 to date'","section_b":"Status Information - 'File last modified 17 January 2025'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument is described as unchanged and current from its 2009 commencement date, yet the file was modified as recently as January 2025 — over 15 years later. For a single-purpose revocation order with no operative content to amend, this is contradictory: either the instrument has been changed (contradicting 'current from 30 November 2009'), or the modification is purely cosmetic/administrative (in which case the modification date is misleading as to the legal currency of the instrument)."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument appears to serve exactly its stated purpose — revoking a prior Rail Infrastructure Manager appointment. There is no indication of scope creep or unintended broadening of effect beyond that narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow and single-purpose instrument — it only revokes a prior designation","No substantive policy content or operative rules are introduced","Limited text available for analysis — the document is largely metadata and status information rather than substantive provisions","Operates within a specific and somewhat niche area of Tasmanian rail law that requires background knowledge to understand contextually"],"plain_english_summary":"## Rail Infrastructure (Rail Infrastructure Manager) Revocation Order 2009\n\nThis is a **Tasmanian government administrative order** that formally **cancels (revokes) a previous designation** of a Rail Infrastructure Manager under Tasmanian rail law.\n\n### What does this mean in plain terms?\n- In Tasmania, the law requires a specific organisation to be officially appointed as the **Rail Infrastructure Manager** — the body responsible for managing and overseeing Tasmania's rail network infrastructure (tracks, signals, etc.).\n- This order simply **withdraws that appointment**, effectively removing whoever was previously designated from that role.\n- It is a housekeeping/administrative instrument, not a substantive new law.\n\n### Who does this affect?\n- **The organisation** that was previously appointed as Rail Infrastructure Manager (they lose their official status and responsibilities).\n- **Rail operators** in Tasmania who deal with the infrastructure manager for access to the rail network.\n- **Tasmanian government agencies** responsible for rail oversight.\n- Everyday Tasmanians are largely unaffected directly, though changes to rail management can indirectly affect freight and public transport services.\n\n### Why does it matter?\nWithout a designated Rail Infrastructure Manager, the legal framework for managing access to Tasmania's rail network is disrupted until a new appointment is made. This type of order typically accompanies or precedes the appointment of a replacement manager."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function its title suggests — revoking a specific rail infrastructure manager appointment. It has not expanded beyond this single purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 substantive clauses plus a schedule","Just 2 defined terms, both relating to a single commercial agreement","Single operational action: revocation of one named instrument","No conditional logic beyond the commencement trigger (completion of sale)","No cross-references to other legislation except the revoked Order and the administering Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical order that **cancels (revokes) a previous rail infrastructure order** from 2007.\n\n**What it does:**\n- It formally scraps the *Rail Infrastructure Order 2007*, which had previously appointed someone as a \"rail infrastructure manager\" under Tasmanian law.\n- The cancellation takes effect when a specific business sale is finalised — the 2009 sale of Pacific National's Tasmanian rail assets to the Tasmanian Government (the Crown).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily **Pacific National** (the seller) and the **Tasmanian Government** (the buyer) in their 2009 rail asset transaction.\n- It also affects anyone who relied on the 2007 Order for regulatory purposes, as that legal framework now disappears once the sale completes.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen governments sell or buy major infrastructure like railways, the legal \"manager\" status needs to change hands formally. This order tidies up the legal paperwork by removing the old manager appointment at the exact moment the new ownership structure takes effect. It's a housekeeping measure to ensure there's no regulatory gap or overlap during the handover of Tasmania's rail network."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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