{"id":"tas:sr-2009-050","name":"Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Order 2009","slug":"security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-order-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"50 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315303,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2009-050-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 [Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Order 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2009-050) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect immediately after the [Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Regulations 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2009-042) take effect.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-031) 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 [Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-031) .\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 June 2009\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based solely on the metadata provided, there is no evidence of scope change from original intent. The Order has remained current since 1 July 2009 with only administrative modifications noted as of July 2017. Insufficient substantive content is available to assess whether amendments altered the original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Operates as subordinate legislation under a parent Act, meaning full understanding requires reading both documents together","Likely contains technical schedules listing specific chemical substances with threshold quantities","Intersects with both security law and dangerous goods/hazardous substances regulatory regimes","May have Commonwealth counterpart legislation creating a dual compliance framework","The actual operative provisions are not available in this extract, limiting full assessment","Amendments over time (referenced in the Table of Amending Instruments) may have added complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order sets out Tasmania’s controls on certain dangerous substances deemed security risks, affecting businesses and individuals who manufacture, store, transport, sell or use those materials (eg. in agriculture, mining, labs, and chemical supply).  \n\nIt matters because it requires licensing, record‑keeping and other restrictions to prevent misuse, and non‑compliance can attract penalties; the Order has been in force since 1 July 2009 (metadata only — substantive lists/rules aren’t included here)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order does not expand or narrow the substantive scope of the Principal Act. It only fixes timing (commencement), citation, and records incorporation of an amendment into the authorised text (clauses 1–4), so the operative reach of regulation remains governed by the Principal Act and the referenced Regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Purely procedural content (short title, commencement timing, principal-act designation, incorporation) reduces interpretive complexity","Dependence on other instruments (Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Regulations 2009 and the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005) creates cross-reference requirements","Minimal length and absence of operative regulatory provisions limit compliance and enforcement ambiguity","Formal incorporation into the authorised version of the Act (clause 4) requires checking consolidated texts to see the practical legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order is procedural. Mechanically it gives the instrument a short title, fixes commencement to occur immediately after the Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Regulations 2009 take effect, names the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005 as the Principal Act, and records that the amendment is incorporated into the authorised version of that Act. It applies to persons and entities regulated under that Act and the Safe Handling Regulations and places administration with the Department of Justice. The Order does not itself set out new substantive regulatory requirements."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Order performs exactly the limited, technical function it was designed for: amending the principal Act. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (4 clauses, ~100 words of operative text)","No defined terms beyond standard machinery provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single purpose: incorporate amendment into principal Act","Cross-references only to commencement and principal Act (standard boilerplate)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that makes a specific amendment to the **Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005** (the main law). \n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the main Act by incorporating an amendment that has already been made\n- Sets up the formal machinery for the law to operate (title, when it starts, which department runs it)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People and businesses who handle security-sensitive dangerous substances (like certain chemicals that could be used in terrorism or serious crime)\n- The Department of Justice, which administers these laws\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Order is essentially a **\"patch\"** for the main Act. It ensures the law governing dangerous chemicals stays up to date. The actual substance of the change has already been folded into the main Act, so this document is mostly about making that update official and properly notified."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-order-2009","history":"/api/acts/security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-order-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-order-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-order-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-order-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-order-2009/documents"}}