{"id":"tas:sr-2023-035","name":"Transport Regulations 2023","slug":"transport-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"35 of 2023","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177086,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2023-035-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> These regulations may be cited as the [Transport Regulations 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-035) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which the [Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-036) commence.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payments in respect of which exemptions or rebates may be granted","content":"### 3 Payments in respect of which exemptions or rebates may be granted\n\n> For the purposes of [section 5(1)(d)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1981-020#GS5@Gs1@Hpd@EN) of the Act, the fees specified in [Schedule 3 to the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-115#JS3@EN) [Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2023-036) are prescribed as payments relating to transport for which full or partial exemptions or rebates may be granted by the Commission.\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 26 June 2023\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation confines which payments may receive exemptions or rebates under s5(1)(d) by prescribing the Schedule 3 fees of the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations 2023 as the qualifying payments (Reg 3). It thus defines the universe of eligible fees rather than leaving them unspecified; commencement is linked to the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations (Reg 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (one operative provision plus commencement).","Primary effect is a cross-reference to another instrument (Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations 2023 Schedule 3).","Relies on statutory power in section 5(1)(d) of the principal Act, creating administrative discretion for the Commission.","Commencement contingent on the separate Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations—introduces dependency for timing.","No detailed procedural, eligibility, or review mechanisms included in this instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations say the fees listed in Schedule 3 of the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations 2023 are transport-related payments for which the Commission may grant full or partial exemptions or rebates under section 5(1)(d) of the Act (Reg 3). Licence‑holders and applicants who pay those fees bear the cost unless the Commission grants relief; the Commission decides eligibility and amounts. The rules take effect when the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations commence (Reg 2)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a technical/ancillary regulation with a narrow, specific purpose from inception. There is no evidence of scope creep as the instrument is newly made and serves only to prescribe specific fees for exemption purposes under the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms section","Minimal conditional logic (single cross-reference to commencement of another instrument)","Single purpose: prescribing fees eligible for exemption/rebate","Extremely short length (under 200 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of Tasmanian law that links two other sets of regulations together. It allows the taxi regulator (the 'Commission') to give fee discounts or exemptions on certain taxi and hire vehicle fees listed in the Taxi and Hire Vehicle Industries Regulations 2023. Essentially, it gives the regulator power to waive or reduce specific charges for transport services, but only once the main taxi regulations have started operating."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the substantive provisions of the regulations were not included in the supplied text. Only the title, currency information, and administrative metadata were provided. No comparison between original intent and enacted scope is possible."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata was provided — no substantive legal content is present to analyse","No provisions, definitions, penalties, or operative rules are visible in the supplied text","Cannot assess true complexity without the actual regulatory content","Score of 1 reflects the absence of analysable material, not necessarily the simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"These are the Transport Regulations 2023 (Tasmania), a statutory instrument under Tasmania’s transport portfolio that has been in force since 26 June 2023. The file supplied contains only administrative metadata (status, commencement date, table of amendments) and not the substantive regulatory provisions.\n\nBecause the actual rules aren’t included, specific impacts can’t be determined here — generally such regulations affect drivers, vehicle operators, transport businesses and other road users."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/transport-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/transport-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/transport-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/transport-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/transport-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/transport-regulations-2023/documents"}}