{"id":"tas:sr-2025-048","name":"Threatened Species Protection Order (No. 2) 2025","slug":"threatened-species-protection-order-no-2-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"48 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174369,"registerId":"tas-sr-2025-048-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 order may be cited as the [Threatened Species Protection Order (No. 2) 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2025-048) .","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":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this order, the [Threatened Species Protection Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-083) is referred to as the Principal Act.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this clause have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Threatened Species Protection Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-083) .","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 [Threatened Species Protection Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-083) .\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 15 October 2025\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. The order appears to function as a routine instrument within the established framework of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995, consistent with the purpose of that Act. However, the absence of the operative content makes a definitive assessment impossible."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided is almost entirely administrative metadata (currency dates, amendment tables, responsible minister references) — virtually no substantive legal content is visible","The underlying Act (Threatened Species Protection Act 1995) can be complex, but the order itself is typically a short, targeted instrument","Without the actual species listings or operative clauses, there is nothing technically complex to assess","Subordinate legislation (statutory orders/regulations) of this type are generally simpler than principal Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Order (No. 2) 2025 formally lists or updates legal protections for one or more at‑risk plants or animals. Once listed, harming, taking, disturbing, or interfering with the species or their habitat is unlawful without permits. It affects landowners, developers, farmers, researchers and the public where habitat occurs, and matters because listing triggers enforceable conservation penalties. Note: the provided text does not include which species are listed—consult the official order for specifics."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function suggested by its title — it amends the Threatened Species Protection Act. There is no scope creep; it is a standard, narrow amendment order."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 5 clauses, with clauses 4 and 5 being mere incorporation notices","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on external definitions in the Principal Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operational provisions","Purely mechanical/amending instrument with no substantive standalone content","Cross-references only to the Principal Act and the Rules Publication Act 1953"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **statutory rule** (a type of delegated legislation made by a Minister or government official, not Parliament) that amends Tasmania's **Threatened Species Protection Act 1995**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Makes technical amendments to the main Act, updating the authorised version of that law\n- The specific changes themselves aren't shown in this document — they've already been \"incorporated\" into the main Act\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone dealing with threatened species in Tasmania (landowners, developers, conservation groups, government agencies)\n- The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, which administers these laws\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Keeps Tasmania's nature conservation laws up to date\n- The \"No. 2\" in the title suggests this is the second such update in 2025, indicating active management of threatened species protections\n\n**Key limitation:** This document is essentially a **notification instrument** — it tells you amendments happened and points you to where the updated law lives, but doesn't show you what actually changed. You'd need to check the amended Principal Act or the explanatory material to see the substance of the changes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"On its face this order does not itself expand or narrow the substantive scope of the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. It records that unspecified amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version and fixes commencement by Gazette notice (s2, clauses 4–5). Whether the Act’s practical scope changes depends on the content of those underlying amendments, which are not set out in this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative, technical instrument that records incorporation of amendments rather than setting out substantive changes (clauses 4–5).","Commencement tied to Gazette notification, creating a precise but administratively determined start date (s2).","Cross-reference to the Principal Act requires users to read the Act and any incorporated amendments to understand legal effects (s3, clauses 4–5).","Instrument does not reproduce the amendment text, so readers must locate the authorised version to see the substantive changes (clauses 4–5).","Publication and numbering formalities governed by Rules Publication Act and Gazette notice add procedural steps for legal indexing and retrieval (display note; Gazette notification).","Low direct regulatory detail in this instrument, but compliance burden and behavioural effects depend entirely on the content of the incorporated amendments (clauses 4–5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This order makes specified amendments to the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 part of the authorised (consolidated) version of that Act and brings those amendments into force on the day the notice appears in the Gazette (s2, s4–s5). It therefore changes the legal text that persons and agencies subject to the Principal Act must follow; the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania administers the order."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/threatened-species-protection-order-no-2-2025","history":"/api/acts/threatened-species-protection-order-no-2-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/threatened-species-protection-order-no-2-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/threatened-species-protection-order-no-2-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/threatened-species-protection-order-no-2-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/threatened-species-protection-order-no-2-2025/documents"}}