{"id":"tas:act-2024-008","name":"Sentencing Amendment (Alcohol Treatment Order) Act 2024","slug":"sentencing-amendment-alcohol-treatment-order-act-2024","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":445944,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2024-008-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-30","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Sentencing Amendment (Alcohol Treatment Order) Act 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-2024-008) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this Act, the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n*\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**8.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**9.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**10.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**11.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**12.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**13.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**14.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**15.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**16.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**17.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**18.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**19.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**20.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**21.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**22.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**23.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**24.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**25.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**26.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**27.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**28.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**29.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**30.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**31.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n**\n\n**32.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .\n\n*","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"12.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 12.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"13.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 13.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"14.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 14.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"15.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 15.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"16.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 16.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"17.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 17.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"18.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 18.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"19.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 19.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"20.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 20.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"21.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 21.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"22.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 22.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"23.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 23.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"24.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 24.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"25.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 25.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"26.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 26.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"27.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 27.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"28.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 28.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"29.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 29.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"30.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 30.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"31.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 31.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"32.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 32.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1997-059) .","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"33","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 33 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.","sortOrder":32}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient information to determine whether this version changed the legislative scope from the original purpose. Provide the Act's operative provisions to enable a comparison of original intent to the enacted amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Operative text not provided — cannot assess defined terms, cross‑references, conditional logic or exceptions","Unable to inspect number of amended sections or interactions with existing Sentencing Act or other Acts","No access to breach/enforcement and administrative powers which often drive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**I can’t complete a full, source‑accurate analysis yet — please paste the Act text or a link to the consolidated provisions.**\n\nYou supplied the Act header and metadata but not the operative provisions. To produce the required plain‑English summary, cite sections, and a reliable complexity rating I need the actual legislative text (or a link to the consolidated Act pages that include the inserted/changed clauses).\n\nWhat I need from you (paste or link):\n- The full text of the Sentencing Amendment (Alcohol Treatment Order) Act 2024 as printed (or a link to the consolidated version showing all inserted/amended sections).\n- If the Act amends the Sentencing Act (or other Acts), provide the relevant amended sections (showing old and new text, if possible) or the consolidated versions that include the amendments.\n\nIf you want a quick, provisional (non‑source) orientation while you fetch the text, here is what a Tasmanian-style \"Alcohol Treatment Order\" amendment commonly does and the concrete issues I will check once you provide the text:\n\n- Typical mechanics (if this Act follows common models):\n  - Creates a new sentencing option: a court can make an Alcohol Treatment Order (ATO) as part of (or instead of) a sentence for certain offenders who have an alcohol dependence or serious alcohol misuse.\n  - Defines eligibility: usually limits ATOs to offences below a certain seriousness threshold, or to offenders assessed as having an alcohol problem relevant to offending.\n  - Specifies components of the order: mandatory assessment, tailored treatment programs, supervision requirements, testing (breath/blood), reporting to a supervising agency, possible residence restrictions, and duration limits.\n  - Breach and enforcement: sets out consequences for non‑compliance (warnings, variation, recall to court, conversion to imprisonment) and procedural protections (notice, review, legal representation).\n  - Administrative arrangements: assigns supervisory responsibility (Corrections, Health) and may provide funding/coordination powers.\n  - Privacy and information sharing: enables sharing of health and compliance information between courts, corrections, health providers, and police for supervision and treatment.\n  - Transitional provisions: often include retrospective or transitional rules for people already serving sentences or subject to pre‑existing diversion orders.\n\n- Who such a law usually affects:\n  - Offenders: particularly those with alcohol dependence or whose offending is alcohol‑related.\n  - Courts and judicial officers: new sentencing discretion and statutory tests to apply.\n  - Corrections and community supervision agencies: additional supervisory duties and compliance monitoring.\n  - Health services / treatment providers: increased demand and new obligations to provide court‑ordered assessments and programs.\n  - Police and prosecutors: may have new enforcement or breach‑reporting roles.\n  - Public expenditure: requires funding for treatment capacity, supervision, monitoring, and court processes.\n\n- Implementation, cost, incentive and legal trade‑offs I would check in the text:\n  - Eligibility criteria and burden of proof (who must show what and how?).\n  - Whether consent or therapeutic best interests are required for compulsory treatment components.\n  - Whether the order is a sentence in its own right or part of a non‑custodial sentencing option; whether breach leads to immediate custody and what safeguards exist.\n  - Interactions with existing diversion, probation, parole, and mental health legislation.\n  - Funding and resource attribution: who pays for treatment and supervision; whether appropriation or other funding mechanisms are created.\n  - Administrative discretion and review: whether ministers/agencies get delegation powers or rule‑making powers, and what merits or judicial review paths exist.\n  - Privacy and information‑sharing limits: which agencies can access health records and under what safeguards.\n  - Reporting and evaluation requirements: whether the Act requires monitoring of outcomes and data collection.\n\nWhat I will produce once you provide the text:\n- A plain‑English summary that states exactly what the Act does, who pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes the law creates, citing sections.\n- A complexity score (1–10) with concrete factors (number of defined terms, cross‑references, nested exceptions, agency discretions, penalties).\n- A list of complexity factors illustrated with section citations.\n- A scope assessment explaining whether the amendment changes scope beyond the original purpose (e.g. expands from diversion to mandatory treatment with custodial consequences), with examples drawn from the text.\n\nIf you prefer, paste the core parts now (Objects/Purpose, Definitions, new/modified sentencing sections, breach clauses, administrative and transitional provisions) and I’ll produce the full analysis you requested."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/sentencing-amendment-alcohol-treatment-order-act-2024","history":"/api/acts/sentencing-amendment-alcohol-treatment-order-act-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/sentencing-amendment-alcohol-treatment-order-act-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/sentencing-amendment-alcohol-treatment-order-act-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/sentencing-amendment-alcohol-treatment-order-act-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/sentencing-amendment-alcohol-treatment-order-act-2024/documents"}}