{"id":"tas:sr-2020-069","name":"Strategic Infrastructure Corridors (Strategic and Recreational Use) (Transfer of Rail Infrastructure - Western Corridor from Wynyard to Burnie Port) Notice 2020","slug":"strategic-infrastructure-corridors-strategic-and-recreational-use-transfer-of-rail-infrastructure-we","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"69 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182690,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-069-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 notice may be cited as the [Strategic Infrastructure Corridors (Strategic and Recreational Use) (Transfer of Rail Infrastructure - Western Corridor from Wynyard to Burnie Port) Notice 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-069) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This notice takes effect on 20 November 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transfer of rail infrastructure","content":"### 3 Transfer of rail infrastructure\n\n> All rail infrastructure that is situated on the corridor named the Western Corridor from Wynyard to Burnie Port is transferred to the Crown.\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 13 November 2020\n\nThis notice is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument's single stated effect is the transfer of rail infrastructure on the named corridor to the Crown. The text contains no provisions that broaden or narrow that stated effect beyond the plain transfer; it does not indicate a change from the notice's expressed scope."},"complexity_factors":["Section 3 — single operative transfer clause: uses the broad phrase \"All rail infrastructure\", creating potential ambiguity about included assets and ancillary rights.","Geographic definition — corridor identified by name only (Western Corridor from Wynyard to Burnie Port); boundaries and exact chain of positional ownership are not specified in the text.","No transitional provisions or reference to compensation, leases, licences or existing agreements are included in the notice.","Section 2 — fixed commencement date (20 November 2020) produces an immediate legal effect from that date.","Administrative assignment — notice is administered by the Department of State Growth, centralising administrative responsibility but leaving exercise of any follow-on powers unspecified.","Publication and formality references (Gazette notification; Rules Publication Act) govern procedural validity but do not expand the substantive scope."],"plain_english_summary":"This notice transfers ownership of all rail infrastructure on the corridor named “Western Corridor from Wynyard to Burnie Port” to the Crown, with effect from 20 November 2020. It is administered by the Department of State Growth.\n\nThe change affects any current owners, operators, or users of that infrastructure because legal title and control move to the Crown, which alters who manages, maintains and authorises use of the corridor."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice appears to serve its original narrow purpose: transferring a specific piece of rail infrastructure to Crown ownership. There is no evidence of scope creep as the instrument is tightly focused on a single corridor transfer."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 substantive sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except procedural citation of Rules Publication Act 1953)","Single, unconditional operative provision with no exceptions or conditions","Extremely narrow scope: one specific rail corridor in Tasmania"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical notice that transfers ownership of railway tracks and related equipment from whoever currently owns them to the Tasmanian government (the Crown). Specifically, it covers the rail line running from Wynyard to Burnie Port in Tasmania's north-west — a route known as the 'Western Corridor'. Once transferred, this infrastructure can be used for both strategic (commercial/freight) and recreational purposes. The notice took effect on 20 November 2020."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The notice appears to operate within its intended scope — it is a specific administrative instrument doing exactly what the parent legislation enables: formally transferring rail infrastructure within a designated corridor. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond the transfer of this defined section of rail infrastructure."},"complexity_factors":["Requires knowledge of the parent Act (Strategic Infrastructure Corridors (Strategic and Recreational Use) Act) to fully understand the legal effect","The dual 'strategic and recreational' classification creates some ambiguity about the corridor's future use","Property/infrastructure transfer notices can involve complex underlying ownership and liability arrangements not visible in the notice itself","Short instrument with minimal explanatory text — meaning much of the legal context is implied rather than stated"],"plain_english_summary":"This notice transfers ownership/management of a stretch of rail infrastructure on Tasmania’s north‑west Western Corridor (Wynyard to Burnie Port). It affects state asset managers, Burnie Port users, local communities and potential recreational users.\n\nWhy it matters: the transfer fixes who’s responsible for maintenance, liability and future use — influencing freight access to the port and whether the corridor can be repurposed (eg, rail trail)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Title/Header","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Every heading in the document is repeated twice (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While likely a rendering/formatting error, as a legal instrument this creates genuine ambiguity about whether the duplication is intentional and whether it affects the legal integrity of the instrument.","confidence":0.95,"description":"The document title and all section headings are duplicated verbatim throughout the document, creating a structural absurdity where every heading appears twice consecutively with identical text."},{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file cannot logically be last modified on 13 November 2020 if the instrument only came into force on 20 November 2020, unless the modification date refers to the source file rather than the gazetted instrument. This creates an ambiguity about the authoritative version of the instrument and when it was finalised. If the file was modified after the commencement date, the modification date should post-date commencement, not pre-date it.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document states it was 'accessed 5 April 2026 at 16:23' but the version is current from '20 November 2020 to date', while the file was last modified '13 November 2020' — seven days before it purportedly came into force."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Title","severity":"high","reasoning":"A legislative instrument with no operative provisions is legally vacuous. Without substantive clauses defining what is being transferred, to whom, on what terms, or what recreational or strategic uses are authorised, the instrument cannot achieve its stated purposes. Any person or body seeking to rely on or comply with this Notice would find it impossible to do so.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The Notice purports to deal with both 'Strategic and Recreational Use' and 'Transfer of Rail Infrastructure' in a single instrument, yet the body of the document as reproduced contains no operative provisions whatsoever addressing either purpose."},{"type":"other","section":"Title","severity":"low","reasoning":"Strategic infrastructure use and recreational use are potentially conflicting purposes for rail corridor land. A single instrument purporting to authorise both without any operative provisions reconciling potential conflicts or establishing priority between uses creates interpretive uncertainty.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The parenthetical structure of the title contains two distinct sets of brackets — '(Strategic and Recreational Use)' and '(Transfer of Rail Infrastructure - Western Corridor from Wynyard to Burnie Port)' — creating ambiguity as to whether these are separate notices consolidated into one, or one notice with two simultaneous purposes that may be legally incompatible."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Authorisation — File last modified 13 November 2020","section_b":"Currency of version — Version current from 20 November 2020","confidence":0.72,"description":"The file modification date (13 November 2020) predates the instrument's commencement date (20 November 2020), contradicting the ordinary expectation that an instrument is finalised before or at the point it comes into force, not seven days prior."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information — 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Currency of version — 'Version current from 20 November 2020 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 16:23)'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The site claims updates occur within 3 working days, yet the document header metadata reflects an access date of 5 April 2026 while showing no amendments in the Table of Amending Instruments. This is not necessarily contradictory in itself, but the claim of currency combined with a five-year-plus lifespan without any recorded amendments for a transfer instrument of this specificity is implausible, raising questions about whether the 'current' status is accurate."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/strategic-infrastructure-corridors-strategic-and-recreational-use-transfer-of-rail-infrastructure-we","history":"/api/acts/strategic-infrastructure-corridors-strategic-and-recreational-use-transfer-of-rail-infrastructure-we/history","analysis":"/api/acts/strategic-infrastructure-corridors-strategic-and-recreational-use-transfer-of-rail-infrastructure-we/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/strategic-infrastructure-corridors-strategic-and-recreational-use-transfer-of-rail-infrastructure-we/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/strategic-infrastructure-corridors-strategic-and-recreational-use-transfer-of-rail-infrastructure-we/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/strategic-infrastructure-corridors-strategic-and-recreational-use-transfer-of-rail-infrastructure-we/documents"}}