{"id":"nsw:act-2026-002","name":"Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2026","slug":"statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"2 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28789,"registerId":"nsw-act-2026-002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act is the [Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2026](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2026-002).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Explanatory notes","content":"#### 3 Explanatory notes\n\n3 Explanatory notes\n\n> The matter appearing under the heading “Explanatory note” in the schedules of this Act does not form part of this Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":null,"content":"# Schedule 1\n\nSchedules 1, 2 (Repealed)\n\n**sch 1:** Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.\n\n**sch 2:** Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"General savings, transitional and other provisions","content":"# Schedule 3 General savings, transitional and other provisions\n\nSchedule 3 General savings, transitional and other provisions","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Revocation of repeal","content":"#### 4 Revocation of repeal\n\n4 Revocation of repeal\n\n> The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015), section 29A applies to the repeal of Acts or instruments, or provisions of Acts or instruments, by this Act.\n> \n> Explanatory note\n> \n> The effect of this section is to enable the Governor, by proclamation, to revoke the repeal of an Act or instrument, or a provision of an Act or instrument, by the proposed Act. The Act or instrument, or provision, the subject of the revocation of repeal is taken not to be, and never to have been, repealed.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"#### 5 Regulations\n\n5 Regulations\n\n> > (1) The Governor may make regulations containing provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act.\n> \n> > (2) A provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to this Act or a later date.\n> \n> > (3) To the extent to which a provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate to—\n> > \n> > > (a) affect, in a manner prejudicial to a person, other than the State or an authority of the State, the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or\n> > \n> > > (b) impose liabilities on a person, other than the State or an authority of the State, in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.\n> \n> Explanatory note\n> \n> This section enables the making of regulations of a savings or transitional nature relating to incidental matters arising out of the proposed Act.","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this Act appears to serve its standard purpose as a technical housekeeping measure. 'Miscellaneous Provisions' Acts in NSW are well-established legislative vehicles designed from the outset to make minor corrections across multiple statutes. There is no evidence in the provided text of scope creep or departure from that original intent. However, the absence of the full schedules means this assessment cannot be fully verified."},"complexity_factors":["Typical 'miscellaneous provisions' Acts amend multiple statutes simultaneously, creating cross-referencing complexity across many areas of law","The actual schedules listing specific amendments were not included in the provided text, preventing detailed analysis","Changes are usually technical/minor in nature, reducing practical complexity for most readers","Two point-in-time versions exist (18 Feb and 19 Feb 2026), suggesting a rapid amendment or correction occurred within 24 hours of commencement, which is mildly unusual","Without schedule content, the true complexity of the Act's reach across NSW law cannot be fully assessed"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a NSW “statute law miscellaneous provisions” bill — a legal housekeeping measure that makes many small, technical corrections and updates to existing laws to fix errors, inconsistencies and outdated references. It can touch businesses, agencies and individuals depending on which laws are tweaked, but changes are minor rather than policy-driven. The Act commenced 19 February 2026; the specific amended provisions can’t be identified here because the schedules were not provided."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard statute law revision Act with a stable, narrow scope. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of providing technical amendment machinery and standard savings/transitional provisions. Schedules 1 and 2 were repealed in 1987, leaving only the standard Schedule 3 provisions, which is typical for this Act type."},"complexity_factors":["Single defined term ('amending provision' in section 1(2)) with a tripartite definition covering repeal, substitution, and insertion","Nested conditional logic in section 1(1): amendment + amending provision + commencement status + retrospective effect","Cross-reference to Interpretation Act 1987, section 29A (revocation of repeal mechanism)","Temporal complexity: multiple potential commencement dates (assent date, earlier dates for regulations) with protective limitations in section 5(3)","Standard 'machinery' provisions that assume knowledge of how amendment Acts operate in the NSW statutory framework"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **machinery Act** — a standard piece of legislative scaffolding used in New South Wales to make technical amendments to other laws without needing separate Acts for each change.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Schedules 1 and 2** (now repealed) originally contained the actual amendments to other Acts. These have been removed since 1987.\n- **Schedule 3** contains boilerplate (standard) legal rules that automatically apply whenever this type of Act is used:\n  - **Section 1:** If this Act changes an amending provision (a law that itself changes other laws), and that amending provision already started, the change takes effect from when the original amending provision started — not when this Act starts.\n  - **Section 2:** Actions and decisions made under old laws remain valid even after those laws are changed or repealed, unless the Act explicitly says otherwise.\n  - **Section 3:** Regulations and instruments made under amended laws continue to apply as if made under the new version.\n  - **Section 4:** Allows the Governor to undo a repeal if needed (using powers from the Interpretation Act 1987).\n  - **Section 5:** Lets the Governor make regulations to handle transitional issues, with protections for people's existing rights.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily **lawyers, government drafters, and courts** who need to work out when amendments take effect and whether past decisions remain valid.\n- **Ordinary people** are affected indirectly — these rules protect their existing rights and decisions from being disrupted by technical legal changes.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these standard rules, every technical amendment Act would need to spell out these protections individually. This Act provides a reusable template that ensures legal certainty, prevents accidental invalidation of past decisions, and allows flexibility for fixing mistakes (like revoking an accidental repeal)."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act is primarily procedural and transitional: it does not, on its face, change the substantive scope of the laws it amends. Instead it governs timing, savings, treatment of instruments, revocation of repeals and regulation-making power to manage transitions (sch 3, cls 1–5). The principal effects are administrative—who decides (Governor via reg or proclamation), who bears retrospective risk (private persons are protected under sch 3, cl 5(3))—rather than altering substantive entitlements or duties."},"complexity_factors":["Interplay with pre-existing amending provisions and treating later amendments as effective from earlier commencements (sch 3, cl 1)","Savings for past acts and decisions to preserve legal consequences despite amendment or repeal (sch 3, cl 2)","Treatment of instruments made under amended Acts as if made under the amended Act (sch 3, cl 3)","Power to revoke repeals by proclamation via reference to Interpretation Act 1987 s29A (sch 3, cl 4) adds retroactive reinstatement complexity","Governor's power to make transitional/savings regulations and to fix retrospective commencement subject to limits (sch 3, cl 5)","Need to trace commencement, repeal and publication dates to determine whether retrospective effects are limited (sch 3, cls 1 & 5)","Cross-references to other Acts and instruments increase the work required to resolve legal effect in individual cases"],"plain_english_summary":"**This Act** makes technical transitional and savings adjustments to other laws: it clarifies how amendments, repeals and instruments operate when this Act changes earlier amending provisions, preserves the legal effect of past acts and decisions, allows revocation of repeals, and permits transitional regulations. It affects public authorities, people subject to amended laws, and those who rely on instruments or decisions under amended provisions. It matters because it fixes commencement timing, gives the Governor power to make transitional regulations, and limits retrospective effects that would harm private persons (sch 3, cl 5(3))."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2026","history":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statute-law-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2026/documents"}}