{"id":"tas:sr-2011-024","name":"Water and Sewerage Industry Declaration Order 2011","slug":"water-and-sewerage-industry-declaration-order-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"24 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314579,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2011-024-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 [Water and Sewerage Industry Declaration Order 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2011-024) .","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":"Declaration","content":"### 3 Declaration\n\n> > (1)  The activity of providing a service for the collection or use of stormwater is declared to not be a regulated activity.\n> \n> > (2)  The activity of providing a service for the recycling of water is declared to not be a regulated activity.\n> \n> > (3)  The activity of providing a service for the re-use of water is declared to not be a regulated activity.\n> \n> > (4)  [Subclauses (1)](#GS3@Gs1@EN) , [(2)](#GS3@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS3@Gs3@EN) apply in relation to a service whether or not the service is provided through infrastructure that is used for the collection of sewage.\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 13 April 2011\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the order has remained unchanged since its commencement on 13 April 2011, suggesting its scope has stayed consistent with its original intent. No amendments are apparent from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Short, administrative instrument with limited substantive content visible","Operates by reference to a parent Act, requiring knowledge of that Act to fully understand its effect","Limited text available for analysis — only metadata and status information provided, not the operative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This order formally declares certain providers or activities as part of Tasmania’s regulated water and sewerage industry, bringing them within the sector’s legal framework. \n\nThat means those entities must meet industry rules, standards and regulatory oversight—affecting service providers, the regulators who oversee them, and consumers who receive their services—so declared providers can be held to quality, pricing and accountability requirements."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, single-purpose instrument that does exactly what its title suggests — it declares specific water industry activities as non-regulated. There is no evidence of scope creep; the order remains tightly focused on its original intent of deregulating three specific water-related services."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative subclauses across 3 sections","Zero defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple declaratory structure: 'X is declared to not be a regulated activity'","Single straightforward purpose with no procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This order removes three specific water-related services from government regulation in Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that **stormwater collection and use**, **water recycling**, and **water re-use** services are **not \"regulated activities\"** — meaning they don't need to follow the usual licensing and oversight rules that apply to standard water and sewerage services.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Businesses and organisations providing stormwater, recycling, or re-use services\n- Customers using these alternative water services\n- The Tasmanian water industry generally\n\n**Why it matters:**\nNormally, water and sewerage services are tightly controlled by government to protect public health and the environment. This order creates an **exemption** for these three specific activities, even when they use the same pipes or infrastructure as regular sewage systems. This likely aims to encourage water conservation and alternative water sources by reducing red tape for innovative or sustainable water solutions.\n\n**Key point:** The exemption applies regardless of whether the service shares infrastructure with sewage collection — so a provider using sewer pipes for recycled water doesn't suddenly become a regulated sewerage provider."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is a concise, standalone declaration removing the listed activities from the category of 'regulated activities'. There is no text in the order that expands or narrows scope beyond that single reclassification, nor any amendment to other statutory provisions included here."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow substantive change limited to classification of three activity types","Clear, simple language with few operative clauses","Single cross‑cutting provision that applies regardless of sewage infrastructure (adds slight boundary clarity)","Commencement tied to Gazette notification (administrative timing factor)","Dependence on external statutory definition of “regulated activity” for full effect (requires cross‑reference)"],"plain_english_summary":"This order declares that providing services for the collection or use of stormwater, and for the recycling and re‑use of water, are not “regulated activities.” The declaration applies whether or not the service uses infrastructure that also collects sewage.\n\nWho decides: the order re‑classifies these services as unregulated. Who pays: providers no longer carry compliance duties tied to being a “regulated activity.” Behaviour change: regulators stop applying that regulatory framework to these services and providers may change practices in response."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-and-sewerage-industry-declaration-order-2011","history":"/api/acts/water-and-sewerage-industry-declaration-order-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-and-sewerage-industry-declaration-order-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-and-sewerage-industry-declaration-order-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-and-sewerage-industry-declaration-order-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-and-sewerage-industry-declaration-order-2011/documents"}}