{"id":"tas:sr-2021-003","name":"Rail Infrastructure (South Line) Order 2021","slug":"rail-infrastructure-south-line-order-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"3 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182209,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-003-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 (South Line) Order 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-003) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 5 February 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 28 January 2021\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":0.65,"description":"The instrument states it has been current 'from 5 February 2021 to date', yet the file is recorded as last modified on 28 January 2021 — eight days before the instrument purportedly came into force. A file cannot logically be last modified before the version it describes became current, unless the commencement date was backdated or the modification timestamp is erroneous."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no evidence the scope changed from the original intent. The Order has been in force without amendment from 5 February 2021 to at least April 2026, suggesting it operates as originally enacted. However, the absence of substantive content in the provided text means this assessment is made with low confidence."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive legal content of the Order is not present in the provided text — only metadata and status information is available, severely limiting analysis","Statutory orders made under rail legislation can involve cross-referencing multiple parent Acts, adding moderate complexity","Tasmanian rail infrastructure law is a niche regulatory area requiring specialist knowledge","The Order appears narrowly scoped to a single rail line, which limits complexity compared to broader legislative instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"## Rail Infrastructure (South Line) Order 2021 — Tasmania\n\nThis is a Tasmanian government statutory order (a type of legally binding rule made under an existing Act) concerning **rail infrastructure on what is referred to as the 'South Line'** in Tasmania.\n\n**What does it do?**\nBased on the available text, this Order formally designates or regulates some aspect of rail infrastructure on a specific southern rail corridor in Tasmania. Orders of this type are typically used to:\n- Declare particular rail lines as regulated infrastructure\n- Assign responsibility for maintenance or operation to a specific body\n- Set conditions around the use or management of that rail line\n\n**Who does it affect?**\n- Government bodies responsible for Tasmanian rail infrastructure (such as TasRail or relevant state agencies)\n- Businesses or operators using the South Line for freight or passenger services\n- Potentially landowners or communities near the affected rail corridor\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nIt provides the legal foundation for how a specific section of Tasmania's rail network is governed. Without this kind of order, responsibilities and regulatory obligations around rail infrastructure can be unclear.\n\n⚠️ **Important caveat:** The text provided is largely administrative metadata (version info, dates, navigation links) rather than the substantive content of the Order. A full analysis of its specific obligations and effects is not possible from this excerpt alone."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order has a narrow, single-purpose scope: to formally commence and cite an amendment to the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose. The reference to the amendment being 'incorporated into the authorised version' confirms the Order served its limited function and has no ongoing independent operation."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses total","No substantive provisions of its own; purely mechanical/consequential in nature","No defined terms beyond a single reference to the 'Principal Act'","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation (except the parent Act)","Essentially a 'notional' instrument — the real legal work was done by the amendment to the Principal Act, which this Order merely formalises"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that makes a specific change to Tasmania's Rail Infrastructure Act 2007. It doesn't introduce new policy on its own — instead, it acts as a 'delivery vehicle' for an amendment that has already been made to the main Act. Think of it like a formal receipt or notification that says 'we've updated the law, and here's the paperwork to prove it'. The Order itself is now largely historical, as the actual legal change it facilitated has been absorbed into the current version of the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007. It matters mainly for legal record-keeping and ensuring there's a clear paper trail of when changes took effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-south-line-order-2021","history":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-south-line-order-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-south-line-order-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-south-line-order-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-south-line-order-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-south-line-order-2021/documents"}}