{"id":"tas:sr-2020-068","name":"Rail Infrastructure (Western Line) Order 2020","slug":"rail-infrastructure-western-line-order-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"68 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182681,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-068-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 (Western Line) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-068) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 20 November 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 13 November 2020\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order performs exactly the limited, technical function suggested by its title — amending the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 in relation to the Western Line. There is no scope creep; it is a standard amendment instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 clauses total","No defined terms beyond standard references","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive operative provisions — the actual amendment text is not even reproduced in the Order (incorporated by reference into the principal Act)","Purely procedural/technical instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that makes a specific change to Tasmania's **Rail Infrastructure Act 2007**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- It amends the principal Act to add or modify something related to the \"Western Line\" (a specific railway line in Tasmania).\n- The actual text of the amendment has already been merged into the main Act itself — this Order just formally records that the change happened.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily government agencies responsible for rail infrastructure in Tasmania (specifically the Department of State Growth).\n- Potentially rail operators, landowners near the Western Line, or anyone with legal interests in that specific railway corridor.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is a standard \"machinery\" amendment — it keeps the main legislation up to date with physical or administrative changes to the rail network. Without these technical updates, the Act wouldn't accurately describe which land or infrastructure it covers."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the Order appears to remain within its original intended scope — formally designating Western Line rail infrastructure under Tasmanian law. There is no evidence of scope creep or amendments that have materially altered its purpose since it came into force on 20 November 2020."},"complexity_factors":["Subordinate legislation (statutory order) rather than a primary Act, requiring knowledge of the parent legislation to fully understand its legal effect","Highly technical subject matter involving rail infrastructure definitions and classifications","The full operative content of the Order is not visible in the provided text, making comprehensive analysis difficult","Intersects with broader Tasmanian transport and rail regulatory frameworks which require cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order formally identifies what counts as rail infrastructure on Tasmania’s Western Line. It clarifies which tracks, structures and facilities are legally classified as rail infrastructure, setting the framework for responsibility, access and regulation.\n\nIt affects rail operators, TasRail or other infrastructure managers, government transport agencies, and businesses and communities relying on the line, because classification determines upkeep, funding and legal rights."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order is limited to providing a short title, specifying a commencement date (20 November 2020) and recording that its amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007. It does not itself state substantive policy or regulatory provisions; assessing any change in legal scope requires consulting the authorised Act into which the amendment was incorporated (s1–s4)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, formal instrument with only title, commencement and reference to Principal Act (ss 1–3).","No substantive operative provisions reproduced in the Order; substantive effect depends on the amendment incorporated into the Principal Act (s4).","Primary effect is administrative (commencement and incorporation), so low regulatory detail and low compliance complexity (s2, s4).","Requires cross-reference to the authorised version of the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007 to assess any substantive regulatory change (s4).","Potentially affects regulated parties (rail operators, infrastructure owners) only indirectly through the Principal Act rather than by new obligations in the Order itself (s3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order names itself the Rail Infrastructure (Western Line) Order 2020, takes effect on 20 November 2020, and records that the amendment it makes has been incorporated into the authorised text of the Rail Infrastructure Act 2007. It is administered by the Department of State Growth (ss 1–4). Mechanically it is a formal, administrative instrument: it does not itself set operational rules or fees, but may alter regulatory effect for parties governed by the Principal Act to the extent the incorporated amendment does (s3–s4)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-western-line-order-2020","history":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-western-line-order-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-western-line-order-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-western-line-order-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-western-line-order-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/rail-infrastructure-western-line-order-2020/documents"}}