{"id":"tas:sr-2022-051","name":"Road Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2022","slug":"road-amendment-rules-no-2-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"51 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179675,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-051-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> These rules may be cited as the [Road Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-051) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These rules take effect on 1 August 2022.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Rules","content":"### 3 Principal Rules\n\n> In these rules, the [Road Rules 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2019-061) are referred to as the Principal Rules.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Road Rules 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2019-061) .\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 27 July 2022\n\nThese rules are administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment maintains its original narrow scope as a technical amendment vehicle. It does not expand beyond its purpose of making a specific amendment to the Road Rules 2019."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (4 rules total)","No substantive legislative text included - only references to changes already incorporated elsewhere","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Purely procedural/technical instrument noting commencement and citation"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical amendment to Tasmania's Road Rules 2019. It makes a change to the main road rules, but the actual change has already been merged into the main document (the Road Rules 2019). This separate amendment notice simply records that the change happened and when it took effect (1 August 2022). Think of it like a 'patch note' for a software update that's already been installed."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata alone, there is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. The instrument appears to be a routine technical amendment to Tasmania's road rules. Without the substantive amendment text, a definitive assessment cannot be made."},"complexity_factors":["Subordinate legislation (rules made under a parent Act) adds one layer of legal hierarchy to understand","The document provided contains only metadata — no substantive amendment text is present, making full analysis impossible","Amendment instruments are inherently harder to read than standalone legislation because you must cross-reference the original rules to understand the changes","No unusual complexity factors are apparent from available content — road rules amendments are typically straightforward and technical in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends Tasmania’s Road Rules (the second amendments package in 2022) and took effect on 1 August 2022 after being filed on 27 July. The provided record contains only administrative details, not the substantive changes, so specific rule alterations can’t be described here.\n\nIf you drive, cycle, or walk on Tasmanian roads, these amendments may alter lawful behaviour, signage interpretation, or penalties — check the current Road Rules for details."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument effects an amendment to the Road Rules 2019 by incorporation into the authorised version (rule 4) and therefore changes the operative text that binds road users and enforcement agencies. The instrument itself contains no substantive wording of the amendment, so whether the underlying substantive scope of obligations, permissions or offences has widened or narrowed cannot be determined without consulting the amended Road Rules 2019 (rule 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with no substantive amendment text: users must consult the Road Rules 2019 to see the actual changes (rule 3, rule 4).","Relies on incorporation into an authorised consolidated version, creating an external-reference interpretive step (rule 4).","Clear single commencement date reduces temporal ambiguity (rule 2).","No new penalties, fees or delegated discretions specified in this instrument, limiting internal complexity.","Administrative detail (title, commencement, administration) dominates; legal effect is achieved by cross-reference rather than in-line drafting."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Road Rules 2019 and takes effect on 1 August 2022 (rule 2). It records that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Road Rules 2019 (rule 4). It therefore affects anyone bound by those Rules — drivers, other road users and enforcement bodies — but the instrument does not itself state the substantive changes, so the practical compliance and behavioural effects depend on the text now reflected in the Principal Rules (rule 3)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/road-amendment-rules-no-2-2022","history":"/api/acts/road-amendment-rules-no-2-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/road-amendment-rules-no-2-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/road-amendment-rules-no-2-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/road-amendment-rules-no-2-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/road-amendment-rules-no-2-2022/documents"}}