{"id":"tas:sr-2020-006","name":"Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) (Relevant Government Agencies) Order 2020","slug":"tas-sr-2020-006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"6 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313860,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-006-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) (Relevant Government Agencies) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-006) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Relevant government agencies","content":"### 3 Relevant government agencies\n\n> The following entities are declared to be relevant government agencies for the purposes of the [Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-027) :\n> \n> > > (a) Office of the Governor;\n> > \n> > > (b) House of Assembly;\n> > \n> > > (c) Legislative Council;\n> > \n> > > (d) Legislature-General.\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 5 February 2020\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the Order appears to fulfil its stated and narrow purpose: designating which Tasmanian government agencies fall within the international free trade agreement procurement review framework. There is no indication of scope creep beyond that administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Operates at the intersection of state (Tasmanian) and federal/international law, requiring understanding of multiple legal layers","References obligations under international free trade agreements, which are not reproduced in the instrument itself","The actual content of the Order (the list of agencies) is not fully reproduced in the provided text, making the substantive scope unclear","Relies on understanding of government procurement law and administrative law concepts","Short subordinate instrument (an 'Order') that cannot be understood in isolation without reference to the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order names which Tasmanian government agencies are treated as \"relevant government agencies\" under the Government Procurement (International Free Trade Agreements) Review framework. That designation means those agencies must open certain procurements to eligible foreign suppliers from FTA partner countries, provide fair competition, and be subject to a complaints review process. It affects Tasmanian procuring agencies, businesses (especially overseas FTA suppliers) bidding for contracts, and taxpayers funding them."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument specifies which entities fall within the scope of the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019 by declaring four parliamentary bodies to be 'relevant government agencies' (s3). It does not change the Act’s text or procedures; it solely determines which agencies are subject to the Act’s review, reporting and compliance duties. Commencement is by Gazette notification (s2) and administrative responsibility is recorded (Department of Treasury and Finance)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow scope: single substantive action — declares four entities as relevant government agencies (s3).","Simple commencement rule: takes effect on Gazette notification, no phased implementation or conditions (s2).","No procedural or substantive amendments to the parent Act; relies entirely on Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019 for obligations and processes.","Low drafting density and few definitions reduce interpretive complexity; applicability depends on reading this order together with the parent Act.","Administrative note identifies Department of Treasury and Finance as administrator, clarifying administrative responsibility but not adding procedural detail (administration note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order names four parliamentary bodies — the Office of the Governor, House of Assembly, Legislative Council and Legislature‑General — as “relevant government agencies” for the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019 (s3). It starts when its making is published in the Gazette (s2) and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance. Mechanically, the order brings those bodies within the Act’s procurement‑review framework, placing any compliance, reporting or review duties the Act imposes onto them."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document that is 'current to date' (April 2026) but last modified in February 2020 creates a tension: either the document has been updated (contradicting the modification date) or it has not been updated in over six years, raising questions about whether it genuinely reflects current law as claimed.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 5 February 2020 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:20)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 February 2020'. If the file has never been modified since 5 February 2020, the 'to date' currency claim implies ongoing validity and updating that is contradicted by the static modification date."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update claim functions as an implied representation of accuracy and currency, but without any audit mechanism or enforcement provision referenced in the instrument, it creates a false assurance with no legal teeth.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document states 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 5 February 2020. If the 3-working-day update policy applies, and the file has never been modified since commencement, it is impossible to verify whether the 3-day obligation has ever been met or is merely aspirational, rendering it an unverifiable and therefore meaningless procedural promise."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure (repeated headings throughout)","severity":"high","reasoning":"An Order whose entire operative purpose is to specify 'Relevant Government Agencies' for the purposes of the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) framework, but which contains no schedule, table, or body text identifying any agency, cannot be complied with. Agencies cannot determine whether they are 'relevant' and subject to procurement obligations, and no enforcement body can apply the Order meaningfully.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While likely a rendering artefact, if this represents the actual enrolled instrument, the operative content of the Order — the list of 'Relevant Government Agencies' — is entirely absent from the document, rendering the Order self-referentially vacuous: an Order about relevant agencies that names no agencies."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Title / Operative provisions","severity":"high","reasoning":"Subordinate legislation that names free trade agreements without specifying them, and names relevant agencies without listing them, cannot create the legal certainty necessary for compliance. Agencies and suppliers cannot determine their obligations, making compliance logically impossible.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The title references 'International Free Trade Agreements' (plural), but the Order provides no mechanism, schedule, or definitional clause specifying which free trade agreements are engaged, which thresholds apply, or which procurement categories are covered. Without operative content, the Order is a label without a statute — a name that cannot direct behaviour."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version: 'Version current from 5 February 2020 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:20)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 5 February 2020'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The currency statement implies the document remains dynamically current as of April 2026, while the modification date confirms it has not been touched since its commencement date in February 2020. These two claims are logically inconsistent: a document cannot be meaningfully 'current to date' if it has never been amended and the underlying legislative landscape may have changed."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments: '(click to view Table of Amendments)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 5 February 2020'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The existence of a 'Table of Amending Instruments' hyperlink implies that amendments exist or may exist, which contradicts the 'File last modified 5 February 2020' notation suggesting no amendments have ever been made. If the table is empty, its presence is misleading; if it is not empty, the modification date is wrong."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: designating specific agencies under the parent Act. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 3 operative sections","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single purpose: listing four named entities","No cross-references except citation of the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that names four specific Tasmanian government entities and declares them to be 'relevant government agencies' under another law—the Government Procurement Review (International Free Trade Agreements) Act 2019.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The four entities listed—the Office of the Governor, the House of Assembly, the Legislative Council, and the Legislature-General—must now follow the rules in the 2019 Act when they buy goods or services.\n- The 2019 Act generally ensures that government procurement (buying stuff) complies with Australia's international free trade agreements, which typically require fair and non-discriminatory treatment of suppliers from partner countries.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This brings these four parliamentary and vice-regal bodies under the same procurement oversight rules that apply to other government agencies.\n- It ensures Tasmania's government purchasing aligns with international trade commitments, reducing the risk of trade disputes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-006","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-006/documents"}}