{"id":"tas:sr-2019-084","name":"Wildlife (General) Amendment (Deer) Regulations 2019","slug":"wildlife-general-amendment-deer-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"84 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184413,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-084-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 [Wildlife (General) Amendment (Deer) Regulations 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2019-084) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Regulations","content":"### 3 Principal Regulations\n\n> In these regulations, the [Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2010-113) are referred to as the Principal Regulations.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendments effected by this regulation have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2010-113) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2010-113) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this regulation has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2010-113) .\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 25 December 2019\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the regulation appears to remain within its original intended scope — making targeted amendments to deer-related provisions within the existing Wildlife (General) Regulations framework. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond deer management."},"complexity_factors":["Amending instrument rather than standalone legislation — requires reading alongside the principal Wildlife (General) Regulations to understand full effect","Dual legal status of deer in Tasmania (game animal and pest) creates some regulatory nuance","Limited operative text visible in the extract, making full assessment difficult","Relatively narrow subject matter (one species) keeps complexity low","Tasmanian-specific framework may differ from mainland states, requiring jurisdictional awareness"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation amends Tasmania’s Wildlife (General) Regulations to update how deer are managed, clarifying who may take deer, what permissions or licences apply, and the conditions for hunting or control. It affects recreational hunters, landowners and farmers, and wildlife managers, balancing recreational hunting with the need to control an introduced species that can harm agriculture and native ecosystems."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument changes the scope of the Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010 by making amendments that concern deer and then recording that those amendments have been incorporated into the authorised 2010 version (reg 3; regs 4–6). The regulation commences on Gazette notification (reg 2), so the operative scope is the amended Principal Regulations as from that date."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is narrowly amendatory and contains no standalone substantive rules; it refers to the Principal Regulations for operative detail (reg 3).","Amendments are incorporated into the authorised version rather than reproduced here, requiring consultation of the 2010 Regulations to know exact changes (regs 4–6).","Commencement is contingent on Gazette notification, creating a single-day-start rule rather than a fixed calendar date (reg 2).","Administrative responsibility is assigned to a single department, concentrating decision and enforcement discretion (administration note).","Lack of in-instrument definitions or transitional provisions reduces internal complexity but increases reliance on external instruments."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations amend the Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010 in relation to deer and take effect on the day their making is notified in the Gazette (reg 2). They do not set out substantive deer rules in this instrument; instead they modify the 2010 Regulations (reg 3) and state that those amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version (regs 4–6). The instrument is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, affecting people and businesses already regulated under the 2010 Regulations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is a stub/amending instrument where the actual substantive amendments (sections 4, 5, and 6) have been replaced with boilerplate text stating they have been 'incorporated into the authorised version' of the Principal Regulations. The document contains no actual legislative content to analyse—only procedural metadata (title, commencement date, administering department). Without the text of the actual amendments, meaningful legal analysis is impossible.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a straightforward amendment instrument with a narrow, specific focus on deer management. There is no evidence of scope creep; it amends the Principal Regulations in a targeted way without expanding beyond the original regulatory scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short—only 6 sections, most of which are procedural (title, commencement, citation)","No substantive legal text provided in sections 4–6; only incorporation notices referring to changes made elsewhere","No defined terms in the amending instrument itself","No conditional logic or exceptions visible in the provided text","Relies entirely on external reference to the Principal Regulations (Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010) for context"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short piece of Tasmanian subordinate legislation (regulations) that changes the rules about deer under the Wildlife (General) Regulations 2010. It amends the Principal Regulations to alter how deer are classified or managed under wildlife law. The actual changes are not shown in the text provided—only placeholders indicating they have been 'incorporated into the authorised version' of the main regulations. This affects hunters, landowners, and anyone dealing with deer in Tasmania, as it likely changes licensing requirements, hunting seasons, or whether certain deer species are treated as 'wildlife' versus 'game' or 'pest animals'."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wildlife-general-amendment-deer-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/wildlife-general-amendment-deer-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wildlife-general-amendment-deer-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wildlife-general-amendment-deer-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wildlife-general-amendment-deer-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wildlife-general-amendment-deer-regulations-2019/documents"}}