{"id":"tas:act-1995-067","name":"Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act (Repeal) Act 1995","slug":"straits-islands-shipping-services-subsidies-act-repeal-act-1995","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"67 of 1995","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176995,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-1995-067-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 Act may be cited as the [Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act (Repeal) Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-1995-067) .","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":"Repeal","content":"### 3 Repeal\n\n> The [Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act 1948](/view/html/inforce/2026-10-02/act-9999-999) is repealed.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A repeal Act by its nature narrows statutory scope: it removes the earlier Act's subject-matter (subsidy power). This is not an expansion beyond the original purpose but a termination of it. Based on the material supplied, the 1995 instrument does not appear to grow the original legislation's scope; it simply removes it (subject to any transitional clauses, which would be routine and limited in scope)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, specific title indicating a single-purpose repeal Act","Body of Act apparently very short (likely one operative repeal clause plus commencement/savings if any)","Few or no defined terms expected","Low number of cross-references to other legislation (none shown in provided text)","Potential additional complexity only if savings/transitional clauses exist (text not provided)","Metadata and versioning present but do not add legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does (plain language)**\n\n- This statute is a repeal Act: its purpose is to remove from the statute book the earlier law called the \"Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act.\" In short, it ends the statutory legal authority that was contained in that earlier Act.\n\n- Who is affected: people and organisations who relied on that earlier Act — most directly, any shipping operators, service providers, or island communities that were entitled to or dependent on subsidies under the repealed law; and the Tasmanian government agency that administered those subsidies. The wider public/budget is also affected because repeal removes the legal basis for public spending made under the old Act.\n\n- Why it matters (mechanics and immediate effects):\n  - Once the repeal is in force, the government no longer has the statutory power (under that specific Act) to create or continue subsidy arrangements provided by that earlier law. That changes the legal basis for payments and may require replacement arrangements if the government intends to keep supporting services.\n  - Repeal can produce three kinds of consequences depending on whether the repealing Act contains transitional or savings clauses: (a) existing subsidy entitlements and ongoing payments might be preserved temporarily or permanently by express savings provisions; (b) existing contracts or rights might survive until their normal end; or (c) entitlements might cease immediately. The text supplied here does not reproduce the body of the Act, so which of those occurred is not shown in the material provided.\n\n**How this changes behaviour and who pays/decides**\n\n- Who pays: If the repeal removed the statutory subsidy power without replacement funding, the fiscal cost of continuing services may shift from the government to private operators, consumers (through higher fares/freight charges), or local governments if they step in. If the government replaced subsidies from another statutory source or contract, the budget impact simply moves form or accounting line.\n\n- Who decides: The repeal shifts decision-making away from whatever statutory scheme the old Act set up. If the old Act delegated specific powers to a Minister or department, those statutory powers are removed; continuation of support would then depend on other legislation, executive appropriations, or contractual arrangements.\n\n- Behaviour changes: Operators may increase prices, reduce or cease services, or seek alternate financial support (e.g., renegotiated contracts, local subsidies). The government may need to adopt new procurement or grant arrangements to maintain services.\n\n**Testing the official rationale against practical trade-offs**\n\n- Claimed purpose (implicit in any repeal): removing an obsolete or no-longer-needed statutory subsidy power reduces legislative complexity and may produce fiscal savings. That is consistent with a repeal-only approach.\n\n- Costs and trade-offs: removing a statutory subsidy power risks service withdrawal or higher prices where markets do not sustain routes without support. The government saves on the specific statutory authorisation but may incur political, economic or administrative costs if it must create replacement arrangements under different laws or contracts. There is an implementation risk if the repeal does not include sensible savings or transitional rules — sudden termination of rights or payments can create contractual breach exposure or service gaps.\n\n- Compliance burden and bureaucracy: repeal typically reduces the specific administrative burden tied to administering that particular statutory scheme, but may shift work to procurement, contract management or social/welfare programs if alternative supports are put in place.\n\n**Caveat about source material**\n\nThe text you provided contains the Act title, status metadata and versioning information but does not reproduce the operative clauses. The description above therefore reports what a repeal Act of this title does in law and outlines standard, concrete legal consequences and implementation issues. Where I infer specific transitional or savings effects I have flagged that as an inference rather than a citation to the absent text."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act appears to do exactly what its title states — repeal the Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act. There is no indication of scope creep or departure from its original narrow purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose legislation with no operative provisions beyond repealing one Act","No transitional arrangements, savings clauses, or consequential amendments visible in the text","No definitions, schedules, or regulatory frameworks to interpret","The substantive legal complexity lies entirely in the now-repealed parent Act, not this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act repeals the Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act, ending the legal basis for government payments that subsidised shipping between Tasmania’s strait islands. \n\nThat removal affects island communities that relied on subsidised transport, the shipping operators who received payments, and taxpayers; it matters because it can raise costs or reduce services for remote maritime communities."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"The provided text is a navigation/status page from the Tasmanian legislation website, not the actual legislative content. It contains only metadata (version dates, administrative information, broken/duplicated headings) and no operative provisions of the Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act (Repeal) Act 1995. The substantive text of the Act (likely just 1-2 sections repealing the earlier Act) is not present in the input.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a repeal Act with a narrow, single-purpose scope. It does exactly what its title suggests: removes one specific Act. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent to repeal the subsidies legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (the repeal)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the Act being repealed","No conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short — typically 1-2 sections total","No regulatory machinery or administrative framework"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation **repeals** (cancels) the earlier *Straits Islands Shipping Services Subsidies Act*. \n\n**What it does:**\n- It removes an old Tasmanian law that provided government subsidies (financial support) for shipping services to the Straits Islands.\n- Once repealed, the government is no longer legally required to pay those subsidies.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Shipping operators who previously received subsidies for services to the Straits Islands (islands in the Bass Strait, between Tasmania and mainland Australia).\n- Residents of those islands who may have relied on subsidised shipping services.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It ends a specific government funding program for island shipping.\n- This could mean services become more expensive or less frequent if commercial operators don't fill the gap.\n\nThis is a **short, single-purpose repeal Act** — it exists solely to remove one outdated law from the books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/straits-islands-shipping-services-subsidies-act-repeal-act-1995","history":"/api/acts/straits-islands-shipping-services-subsidies-act-repeal-act-1995/history","analysis":"/api/acts/straits-islands-shipping-services-subsidies-act-repeal-act-1995/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/straits-islands-shipping-services-subsidies-act-repeal-act-1995/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/straits-islands-shipping-services-subsidies-act-repeal-act-1995/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/straits-islands-shipping-services-subsidies-act-repeal-act-1995/documents"}}