{"id":"tas:act-2025-025","name":"Terrorism Legislation (Extension) Act 2025","slug":"terrorism-legislation-extension-act-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"25 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176746,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2025-025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Terrorism Legislation (Extension) Act 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2025-025) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005 Amended\n\n*\n\n**3.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-070) .\n\n**\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-070) .\n\n*","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"3.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 3.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-070) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-070) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 Amended","content":"# Part 3 Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 Amended\n\n*\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-071) .\n\n**\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-071) .\n\n*","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-071) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-071) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"# Part 4 Repeal of Act","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 7 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it commenced.","sortOrder":10}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation performs exactly its stated purpose: extending sunset clauses in two counter-terrorism statutes. It does not expand the substantive powers, create new offences, or broaden application. The scope remains tightly limited to temporal extension of existing frameworks."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 7 sections across 4 Parts","No defined terms in this Act itself (all definitions live in the amended Acts)","No conditional logic or exceptions — purely mechanical amendments that incorporate changes into other statutes","Self-repealing mechanism (section 7) is straightforward and automatic","No cross-references within this Act beyond pointing to external legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **temporary, technical piece of legislation** that extends two existing counter-terrorism laws.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Extends the Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005** — this law gives police special powers during declared public emergencies, including the ability to search people and vehicles without a warrant in certain circumstances.\n- **Extends the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005** — this law allows police to detain people without charge for up to 14 days if they suspect the person is planning a terrorist act (this is called **preventative detention** — holding someone to stop a future crime, not because they've already committed one).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Police and security agencies who use these powers\n- Anyone who might be subject to emergency police powers or preventative detention orders\n\n**Why it matters:**\nBoth of these laws contain **\"sunset clauses\"** (automatic expiry dates) built into them. This Act pushes those expiry dates further into the future, keeping the powers available. These are controversial powers — they allow significant restrictions on personal liberty with less judicial oversight than normal — so Parliament has to actively decide to keep them alive rather than letting them become permanent automatically.\n\n**Important note:** This Act itself disappears after one year (it repeals itself), but its amendments live on in the two target laws."},"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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument alters the legal scope of the two named Acts by incorporating unspecified amendments into their authorised versions (ss3–6). The Act itself does not state the substantive content of those amendments; therefore the precise changes to duties, powers or eligibility must be read in the amended authorised texts. The amendment is time-limited by automatic repeal after one year (s7), creating a temporary change to the scope of those Acts."},"complexity_factors":["Amendments are effected by incorporation into other Acts rather than reproduced here (ss3–6), so users must consult consolidated/authorised texts to see substantive change.","Temporary/sunset design — automatic repeal after one year (s7) creates a time-limited legal regime and planning uncertainty.","Immediate commencement on Royal Assent (s2) reduces lead time for affected agencies and persons to adapt.","Scope touches two separate, substantive statutes (police powers and preventative detention), increasing cross‑instrument coordination.","Absence of in-text detail about specific amendments shifts interpretive and compliance burden to administrative/legal actors and drafters of authorised versions."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act incorporates amendments into the authorised versions of the Police Powers (Public Safety) Act 2005 and the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 (ss3–6), starts on Royal Assent (s2), and automatically repeals one year after commencement (s7). It temporarily changes legal powers, duties and compliance obligations for people and agencies covered by those Acts; affected parties bear any compliance or legal costs and decisions under the amended provisions remain with authorised officers and courts under the relevant Acts."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this Act appears to maintain rather than expand or narrow the scope of existing terrorism legislation. Its purpose is continuation, not reform. No evidence of scope change is apparent from the metadata provided, though the absence of the full operative text means this assessment carries some uncertainty."},"complexity_factors":["The Act itself appears to be a short extension/continuation mechanism, which is structurally simple","However, it operates by reference to underlying terrorism legislation, meaning readers must understand that primary legislation to grasp the full effect — adding indirect complexity","Terrorism law as a subject matter is inherently complex, involving constitutional divisions of power between state and Commonwealth governments","The substantive operative provisions were not included in the provided text, limiting confident assessment","Extension acts can have subtle scope implications (e.g., whether amendments made to the original Act during the extension period are also captured)"],"plain_english_summary":"A Tasmanian state law extending the operation of existing terrorism legislation that would otherwise expire. It keeps in force the current counter‑terror powers relied on by police and security agencies, so it affects Tasmanians broadly and is likely to concern civil‑liberties advocates.\n\nThe supplied text lacks the Act’s substantive clauses, so this summary is based on the title and typical practice; a full assessment requires the complete legislative text."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/terrorism-legislation-extension-act-2025","history":"/api/acts/terrorism-legislation-extension-act-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/terrorism-legislation-extension-act-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/terrorism-legislation-extension-act-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/terrorism-legislation-extension-act-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/terrorism-legislation-extension-act-2025/documents"}}