{"id":"F2012L01167","name":"Torres Strait Regional Authority Section 142S Revocation Declaration 2012","slug":"torres-strait-regional-authority-section-142s-revocation-declaration-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":163149,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01167-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Torres Strait Regional Authority Section 142S Revocation Declaration 2012","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nTorres Strait Regional Authority Section 142S Revocation Declaration 20121\n\nAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005\n\nI, Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make the following declaration under subsection 142S (5) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005.\n\nDated 4 June 2012\n\nJenny Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n1 Name of declaration\n\nThis declaration is the Torres Strait Regional Authority Section 142S Revocation Declaration 2012.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Revocation\n\n(1) The Torres Strait Regional Authority Section 142S Declaration 2008 is revoked.\n\n(2) This declaration expires on the day after it commences as if it had been revoked by another legislative instrument.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See [www.comlaw.gov.au](http://www.comlaw.gov.au/).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2125},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited, specific function authorised by subsection 142S(5) of the parent Act—revoking a previous declaration. There is no expansion beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections covering naming, commencement and revocation","No defined terms, schedules, or interpretation provisions","Single substantive action: revocation of one specifically named instrument","Automatic expiry mechanism with no conditions, exceptions, or ongoing obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short administrative instrument that cancels an earlier declaration about the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA). Specifically, it **revokes the Torres Strait Regional Authority Section 142S Declaration 2008**, which likely related to the Authority's powers or jurisdiction under the *Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005*.\n\nThe declaration works like a formal 'delete' button for outdated legal paperwork:\n- It takes effect the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments\n- It immediately cancels the 2008 Declaration\n- It then automatically expires the day after it starts (as if it had been revoked by another instrument)\n\nThis kind of 'self-destructing' instrument is common for purely administrative tasks where no ongoing legal framework is needed once the revocation is done."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/torres-strait-regional-authority-section-142s-revocation-declaration-2012","history":"/api/acts/torres-strait-regional-authority-section-142s-revocation-declaration-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/torres-strait-regional-authority-section-142s-revocation-declaration-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/torres-strait-regional-authority-section-142s-revocation-declaration-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/torres-strait-regional-authority-section-142s-revocation-declaration-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/torres-strait-regional-authority-section-142s-revocation-declaration-2012/documents"}}