{"id":"tas:sr-1998-160","name":"Proclamation under the Corrections Act 1997","slug":"tas-sr-1998-160","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"160 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319052,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1998-160-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Prison","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Prison","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Prison SCHEDULE 1 - Prison\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 23 December 1998\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient operative content in the provided text to assess whether scope changed from original intent. The instrument has remained current and unamended since 23 December 1998, suggesting it has continued to serve its original narrow purpose without expansion or contraction."},"complexity_factors":["The document is almost entirely administrative metadata with no operative legal text provided","Proclamations are generally simple instruments — they activate or designate rather than create complex legal frameworks","No amendment history or substantive content is visible to assess layered complexity","The underlying Corrections Act 1997 itself may be complex, but this instrument appears to be a narrow, single-purpose proclamation"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under Tasmania’s Corrections Act 1997 is a formal instrument relating to the state’s management of prisons and offender supervision. Although the document text here omits the operative declaration, it applies to corrections staff, incarcerated people, and corrections administrators in Tasmania and has been in force unchanged since 23 December 1998."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in 2018, the version cannot be accurately described as simply 'current from 23 December 1998' without acknowledging intervening amendments. The Table of Amending Instruments hyperlink implies amendments exist, contradicting the implication of an unaltered original instrument.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 23 December 1998 to date' while also stating the file was 'last modified 13 August 2018'. A proclamation that has been modified cannot simultaneously be described as unchanged since 1998 without specifying what changed, creating an ambiguous currency statement."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - All Headings","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation under the Corrections Act 1997 is a legally operative instrument. This document contains only duplicated metadata and status information with zero substantive content — no commencement date proclaimed, no provisions brought into force identified, and no Governor's signature or seal reference. The instrument is therefore legally meaningless as presented: it purports to be a Proclamation but proclaims nothing.","confidence":0.92,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Proclamation under the Correct Proclamation under the Corrections Act 1997', 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version'). This structural absurdity means no operative provisions of the Proclamation itself are actually present in the document."},{"type":"other","section":"Currency statement","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the access date of 8 April 2026 is genuine, the document purports to demonstrate its own future currency, which is epistemically circular — a document cannot confirm it remains current at a date that has not yet occurred at time of drafting. If it is an error, it undermines the reliability of the currency statement entirely.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document claims to be accessed on '8 April 2026' while being published on a government legislation website. This is either a future-dated access timestamp or an error, making the currency claim temporally unverifiable at any conventional present moment."},{"type":"other","section":"Title - 'Proclamation under the Correct'","severity":"medium","reasoning":"An instrument's title is foundational to its legal identity. A truncated title appearing in official consolidated legislation creates ambiguity about whether this is the Corrections Act 1997 proclamation or some other instrument beginning with 'Correct-'. This is particularly problematic if the instrument is referenced in other legislation by title.","confidence":0.78,"description":"The title of the instrument is truncated mid-word as 'Proclamation under the Correct' in multiple instances, suggesting the authoritative title of the instrument is uncertain or incomplete within the official consolidated legislation repository."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 23 December 1998 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 13 August 2018'","confidence":0.62,"description":"The instrument is described as having a version current from 23 December 1998, implying it is the original unamended instrument, yet the file modification date of 13 August 2018 indicates the document was altered nearly 20 years after commencement. These two statements are in tension without any explanation of what changed in 2018."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments - hyperlink to amendments table","section_b":"Status Information - 'Version current from 23 December 1998 to date'","confidence":0.7,"description":"The existence of a dedicated 'Table of Amending Instruments' strongly implies amendments have been made to this instrument. However, no amendments are disclosed in the body of the document, and the version currency statement does not acknowledge any amendment history, contradicting the implication that the table contains substantive entries."}]},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"The provided text is a navigation/metadata page from the Tasmanian Legislation website, not the actual legislative instrument. It contains no substantive provisions, only website headers, status information, and repeated boilerplate text. The actual Proclamation content (operative clauses, declarations, or appointments under the Corrections Act 1997) is not included.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Cannot assess — no substantive content provided to evaluate scope against original intent."},"complexity_factors":["No operative provisions present — only website metadata and navigation elements","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional logic visible","Content consists of repeated headers, status information, and boilerplate website text"],"plain_english_summary":"This appears to be a **navigation or metadata page** for a Tasmanian statutory instrument — specifically a Proclamation made under the *Corrections Act 1997* (Tas). \n\n**What this document actually contains:**\n- **No substantive legal content** — the text provided consists entirely of website navigation elements, status information, and repeated headers/footers from the Tasmanian Legislation website.\n- **No operative provisions** — there are no sections, clauses, or substantive rules setting out what the Proclamation actually does (such as declaring a prison to be a correctional facility, appointing dates, or establishing procedures).\n\n**What a Proclamation under the Corrections Act 1997 typically does:**\nGenerally, such instruments:\n- Declare specific places to be \"prisons\" or \"correctional facilities\" under the Act\n- Bring sections of the Act into force on specific dates\n- Appoint or classify particular facilities for detention purposes\n\nHowever, **none of that substantive content is present in the provided text**. The document appears to be a shell or container page that would normally link to the full proclamation text."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The excerpt provides registry/status information only and does not show the proclamation's substantive text or any amendments themselves. There is no evidence in this metadata page that the scope of the underlying proclamation has changed; determining any scope change requires examining the proclamation text and the linked Table of Amending Instruments."},"complexity_factors":["Page contains only metadata and navigation links, not operative or substantive provisions.","Reliance on an external Table of Amending Instruments for change history increases lookup steps.","Repeated headings and duplicated lines in the excerpt create minor navigational clutter for users.","No text of the proclamation or its operative clauses is provided, preventing legal effect analysis.","Administrative details (version date, file‑modified date, update practice) are simple but require cross‑checking with the consolidated text for substance."],"plain_english_summary":"This excerpt is a Tasmanian consolidated-legislation status page for a \"Proclamation under the Corrections Act 1997\". It shows version currency (from 23 Dec 1998), a link to the Table of Amending Instruments, pointers to the responsible minister/department, site update practice, and a file‑modified date. The substantive proclamation text is not included; this page does not itself create legal obligations. Operative effects depend on the proclamation and linked amendments; content decisions rest with the issuing minister/department and the legislation office."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-160","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-160/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-160/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-160/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-160/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-160/documents"}}