{"id":"tas:sr-2020-059","name":"Residential Tenancy (Extension of Emergency Period) Order (No. 2) 2020","slug":"residential-tenancy-extension-of-emergency-period-order-no-2-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"59 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182658,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-059-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 [Residential Tenancy (Extension of Emergency Period) Order (No. 2) 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-059) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on 1 October 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extension of emergency period for COVID-19 emergency","content":"### 3 Extension of emergency period for COVID-19 emergency\n\n> The emergency period that was to expire on 30 September 2020 is extended to 1 December 2020.\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 24 September 2020\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Order changes the temporal scope of the declared COVID‑19 emergency by extending its expiry from 30 September 2020 to 1 December 2020 (s 3). It does not, on its face, alter substantive terms of any measures tied to the emergency period; assessing substantive impact requires examining those measures referenced by the emergency declaration."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly framed operative provision: extension of the emergency period (s 3).","Requires cross‑reference to prior emergency instruments and substantive measures that are not reproduced here (so legal effect depends on those instruments).","Immediate commencement date specified (s 2) — no phased effect or transitional rules.","No new obligations, penalties or fees stated in this Order; it functions as a temporal modifyer.","Administrative responsibility identified but no delegation or discretion clauses (administration: Department of Justice)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order extends the COVID‑19 emergency period that was due to end on 30 September 2020 to 1 December 2020 (s 3) and takes effect on 1 October 2020 (s 2). It does not set out specific emergency measures; it preserves whatever measures operate by reference to the declared emergency for the extended dates. The instrument is administered by the Department of Justice."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file cannot logically be last modified before the version it contains became current. If the version is current from 1 October 2020, any modification establishing that currency must have occurred on or after that date. A 24 September 2020 modification date either means the currency date is wrong, the modification date is wrong, or the instrument was pre-drafted and published in advance — the latter being administratively unusual and potentially legally questionable as to when it was properly authorised.","confidence":0.62,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 1 October 2020 to date' yet the file was last modified on 24 September 2020, predating its own currency commencement date by approximately 7 days."},{"type":"other","section":"Title / Instrument Designation","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Sequential numbering of subordinate legislation creates an implicit dependency on antecedent instruments. Without any reference to Order No. 1, compliance actors cannot determine the total extended period, whether thresholds or conditions from No. 1 carry over, or whether No. 2 supersedes or merely supplements No. 1. This is a logical incompleteness that risks impossible compliance for regulated parties attempting to understand their obligations.","confidence":0.71,"description":"The instrument is titled '(No. 2) 2020', logically implying the existence of a preceding '(No. 1) 2020' instrument extending the emergency period. However, no reference, cross-reference, or savings provision is made to that prior instrument within the text provided, creating a structural gap: it is impossible to determine the cumulative emergency period duration, the baseline from which this extension operates, or whether this instrument is consistent with or contradicts its predecessor."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Full instrument text as provided","severity":"high","reasoning":"Subordinate legislation derives its legal force from its operative provisions. An order that purports to extend an emergency period but contains no clause specifying the duration, the start date, the end date, or the conditions of extension is logically incapable of achieving its stated purpose. Any person seeking to comply with or rely upon this instrument has no actionable content to act upon. While this may be an artefact of incomplete document reproduction, as presented the instrument is legally incoherent.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The instrument as reproduced contains no operative provisions whatsoever — no definitions, no extension period specified, no conditions, no commencement clause, and no substantive legal effect is discernible from the text. An instrument with no operative clauses cannot logically achieve compliance, impose obligations, or extend anything."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 24 September 2020","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 1 October 2020","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument's file modification date (24 September 2020) precedes the date from which the version is stated to be current (1 October 2020), creating a temporal contradiction. A version cannot be current from a date that postdates the last recorded modification of that version's file, unless intervening modifications went unrecorded — which itself contradicts the stated update policy of within 3 working days."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly its intended function: extending an emergency period. It has not grown beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation)","Single, straightforward operative provision: extending a date","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, temporary order that extends special COVID-19 protections for renters in Australia. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Extends the \"emergency period\" for residential tenancy laws from 30 September 2020 to 1 December 2020.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Renters (tenants)** who were covered by temporary COVID-19 protections against eviction and rent increases.\n- **Landlords** who had to follow modified rules during this emergency period.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian states and territories introduced special rules to stop people losing their homes if they couldn't pay rent due to the pandemic. This order keeps those protections in place for an extra two months (October and November 2020), giving tenants continued security during the ongoing economic disruption.\n\nThe order itself doesn't create new rules—it simply extends the timeframe for existing emergency tenancy protections that were due to expire."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order appears narrowly targeted to its stated purpose — extending the emergency period under existing residential tenancy emergency legislation. As a second extension order, it follows the established pattern of prior orders and does not appear to expand or contract the scope of the underlying emergency framework."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative purpose — extending a date — with no complex substantive provisions visible","Relies entirely on the parent Act (Residential Tenancy Act 1997, Tasmania) and prior emergency orders for context, meaning its effect cannot be fully understood in isolation","Subordinate legislation (a statutory order/regulation) rather than primary legislation, adding one layer of hierarchy to navigate","The provided text is largely metadata with no operative clauses visible, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian order extended the COVID‑19 “emergency period” under residential tenancy law, keeping temporary pandemic protections—like limits on evictions and rent changes and flexibility on lease terms—in force for longer. It directly affects renters, landlords and property managers in Tasmania by prolonging the special rules that shield tenants and constrain ordinary landlord rights during the public‑health crisis."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-extension-of-emergency-period-order-no-2-2020","history":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-extension-of-emergency-period-order-no-2-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-extension-of-emergency-period-order-no-2-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-extension-of-emergency-period-order-no-2-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-extension-of-emergency-period-order-no-2-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-extension-of-emergency-period-order-no-2-2020/documents"}}