{"id":"tas:sr-2022-006","name":"Major Infrastructure Development Approvals (North West Transmission Upgrades Project) Amendment Order 2022","slug":"tas-sr-2022-006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"6 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313821,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-006-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 [Major Infrastructure Development Approvals (North West Transmission Upgrades Project) Amendment Order 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2022-006) .","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":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In this order –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Major Infrastructure Development Approvals Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-108) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Order","content":"### 4 Principal Order\n\n> In this order, the [Major Infrastructure Development Approvals (North West Transmission Upgrades Project) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-039) is referred to as the Principal Order.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Major Infrastructure Development Approvals (North West Transmission Upgrades Project) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-039) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Determination regarding alteration of order","content":"### 6 Determination regarding alteration of order\n\n> The Minister has determined that this order will not alter the [Major Infrastructure Development Approvals (North West Transmission Upgrades Project) Order 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-039) made by the Governor under [section 7(2)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-108#GS7@Gs2@EN) of the Act to such an extent or to such effect that this order should be submitted to Parliament for its approval.\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 9 March 2022\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient detail in the provided text to determine whether the scope changed from the original approval. The document is a bare amendment order without the operative clauses showing what was actually modified. On its face, it appears to be a routine administrative update to an existing project approval rather than a fundamental change in scope."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a secondary instrument (amendment order) rather than primary legislation, which requires understanding the parent framework to fully interpret it","The actual substantive changes made by the amendment are not disclosed in the available text, making full analysis impossible","It operates within the specialised Major Infrastructure Development Approvals framework, which has its own procedural rules","Cross-references to the original approval order are necessary to understand the full legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian amendment order updates a prior fast‑tracked approval for the North West Transmission Upgrades Project, which modifies the legal conditions under which high‑voltage transmission work proceeds. It affects TasNetworks (or similar operators), nearby landowners, residents, local communities and businesses by keeping the project lawfully authorised so upgrades can continue, supporting reliability and Tasmania’s renewable energy expansion."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment order maintains the original scope of the 2020 Principal Order. It does not expand or alter the substantive scope of the fast-track approval framework for the North West Transmission Upgrades Project. The document explicitly states (clause 6) that the Minister determined the alteration is not significant enough to require parliamentary approval, confirming the amendment is minor and within the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 clauses, most of which are administrative machinery","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No substantive operational provisions — the actual amendment content is not displayed in this instrument (incorporated by reference into the Principal Order)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic citation","Essentially a 'shell' document that serves as formal notification of an amendment made elsewhere"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a technical amendment to an existing order about electricity transmission upgrades in north-west Tasmania. It tweaks the **Major Infrastructure Development Approvals (North West Transmission Upgrades Project) Order 2020** — the legal instrument that fast-tracks approval for TasNetworks to upgrade power lines and infrastructure in that region.\n\n**What it actually does:**\n- The amendment itself has already been merged into the main 2020 Order (see clause 5), so this document is essentially the 'paper trail' proving the change happened\n- The Minister has formally decided this change is minor enough that it doesn't need to go back to Parliament for approval\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **TasNetworks** — the state-owned electricity company doing the upgrades\n- **Landowners and communities** in north-west Tasmania where the transmission lines run\n- **Planning authorities** who must process the approvals under the fast-tracked process\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis keeps the legal framework for the transmission upgrades current. The North West Transmission Upgrades Project is critical infrastructure for Tasmania's energy security and its ability to export renewable electricity via the proposed Marinus Link cable to the mainland. This amendment order ensures the approval process remains valid and up-to-date without requiring a full parliamentary debate."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"According to clause 6 the Minister has determined the amendment does not alter the 2020 Order 'to such an extent or to such effect' that parliamentary approval is required. Clause 5 records the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version. The instrument therefore effects an administrative amendment without changing the substantive scope of the Principal Order (see clauses 5 and 6)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural, not substantive: instrument amends an existing order rather than creating new rights or obligations","Short and self-contained: only a few clauses (commencement, interpretation, references to Principal Order)","Cross-references to primary Act and Principal Order (requires checking those texts to see detailed effects)","Ministerial determination under section 7(2) of the Act about parliamentary submission (legal threshold issue)","Administrative incorporation into the authorised version of the Principal Order"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument makes a limited amendment to the Major Infrastructure Development Approvals (North West Transmission Upgrades Project) Order 2020 and takes effect on the day it is gazetted. The Minister has determined the amendment does not materially change the 2020 Order so it does not need to be submitted to Parliament for approval, and the change has been incorporated into the authorised version of the 2020 Order."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-006","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2022-006/documents"}}