{"id":"tas:act-2013-027","name":"Youth Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013","slug":"youth-justice-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"27 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176838,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2013-027-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Youth Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-027) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> The provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Youth Justice Act 1997 Amended","content":"# Part 2 Youth Justice Act 1997 Amended","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Act","content":"### 3 Principal Act\n\n> In this Part, the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) is referred to as the Principal Act.\n\n*\n\n**4.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**5.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**6.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**7.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**8.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**9.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**10.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**11.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**12.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**13.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**14.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**15.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**16.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**17.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**18.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n*","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"12.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 12.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"13.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 13.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"14.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 14.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"15.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 15.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"16.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 16.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"17.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 17.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"18.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 18.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"19.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 19.\n\n[*\\[Section 19 Repealed by No. 14 of 2022, s. 9, Applied:01 Dec 2022\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-12-01/act-2022-014#GS9@EN)*\n\n**20.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**21.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**22.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**23.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**24.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**25.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**26.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**27.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**28.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**29.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**30.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**31.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**32.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**33.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**34.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**35.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**36.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**37.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**38.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**39.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**40.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**41.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**42.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**43.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n*\n\n\\[Uncommenced\n\n*\n\n**44.**    **[Section 101A](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081#GS101A@EN) inserted**\n\n> After [section 101 of the Principal Act](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081#GS101@EN) , the following section is inserted in Division 15:\n> \n> > **101A.**   **Workers rehabilitation provisions apply to youth performing community service**\n> > \n> > > > (1)  A youth performing community service is, for the purposes of the [Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1988-004) , taken to be a worker who is employed by the Crown and who is being paid at the greater of the following rates:\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) a rate equal to the basic salary within the meaning of that Act;\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) the rate of the youth's normal weekly earnings, if any, within the meaning of section 69 of that Act.\n> > > \n> > > > (2)  For the purposes of this section, a youth is performing community service if he or she is –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) performing a required activity for the purposes of –\n> > > > > > \n> > > > > > > > (i) an undertaking entered into by the youth under [section 10(2)(c)](#GS10@Gs2@Hpc@EN) or [section 16(1)(e)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpe@EN) ; or\n> > > > > > > \n> > > > > > > > (ii) a community service order; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) making a required journey.\n> > > \n> > > > (3)  For [subsection (2)(a)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , a youth is taken to be performing a required activity for the purposes of an undertaking or order referred to in that paragraph if he or she is –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) reporting to his or her youth justice worker for the purposes of the undertaking or order; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) performing community service in accordance with the undertaking or order; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (c) doing something else at the request or direction of, or with the express or implied authority of, the youth's youth justice worker.\n> > > \n> > > > (4)  For [subsection (2)(b)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , a required journey is a journey made for the purposes of, or in connection with, a required activity.\n> > > \n> > > > (5)  Despite [subsection (4)](#GS101A@Gs4@EN) , a journey is not taken to be a required journey for [subsection (2)(b)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) by reason only of the fact that it is for the purpose of enabling a youth to travel –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) from his or her place of residence to the place at which he or she is required to perform a required activity; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) from the place at which he or she is required to perform a required activity to his or her place of residence.\n\n*\n\n\\]","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"20.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 20.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"21.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 21.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"22.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 22.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"23.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 23.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"24.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 24.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"25.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 25.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"26.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 26.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"27.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 27.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"28.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 28.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"29.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 29.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"30.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 30.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"31.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 31.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"32.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 32.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"33.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 33.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"34.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 34.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"35.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 35.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"36.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 36.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":37},{"sectionNumber":"37.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 37.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":38},{"sectionNumber":"38.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 38.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":39},{"sectionNumber":"39.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 39.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":40},{"sectionNumber":"40.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 40.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":41},{"sectionNumber":"41.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 41.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":42},{"sectionNumber":"42.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 42.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":43},{"sectionNumber":"43.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 43.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":44},{"sectionNumber":"44","sectionType":"section","heading":"Section 101A  inserted","content":"### 44 Section 101A  inserted\n\n> After [section 101 of the Principal Act](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081#GS101@EN) , the following section is inserted in Division 15:\n> \n> > **101A.**   **Workers rehabilitation provisions apply to youth performing community service**\n> > \n> > > > (1)  A youth performing community service is, for the purposes of the [Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1988-004) , taken to be a worker who is employed by the Crown and who is being paid at the greater of the following rates:\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) a rate equal to the basic salary within the meaning of that Act;\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) the rate of the youth's normal weekly earnings, if any, within the meaning of section 69 of that Act.\n> > > \n> > > > (2)  For the purposes of this section, a youth is performing community service if he or she is –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) performing a required activity for the purposes of –\n> > > > > > \n> > > > > > > > (i) an undertaking entered into by the youth under [section 10(2)(c)](#GS10@Gs2@Hpc@EN) or [section 16(1)(e)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpe@EN) ; or\n> > > > > > > \n> > > > > > > > (ii) a community service order; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) making a required journey.\n> > > \n> > > > (3)  For [subsection (2)(a)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , a youth is taken to be performing a required activity for the purposes of an undertaking or order referred to in that paragraph if he or she is –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) reporting to his or her youth justice worker for the purposes of the undertaking or order; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) performing community service in accordance with the undertaking or order; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (c) doing something else at the request or direction of, or with the express or implied authority of, the youth's youth justice worker.\n> > > \n> > > > (4)  For [subsection (2)(b)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , a required journey is a journey made for the purposes of, or in connection with, a required activity.\n> > > \n> > > > (5)  Despite [subsection (4)](#GS101A@Gs4@EN) , a journey is not taken to be a required journey for [subsection (2)(b)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) by reason only of the fact that it is for the purpose of enabling a youth to travel –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (a) from his or her place of residence to the place at which he or she is required to perform a required activity; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (b) from the place at which he or she is required to perform a required activity to his or her place of residence.","sortOrder":45},{"sectionNumber":"101A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Workers rehabilitation provisions apply to youth performing community service","content":"### 101A Workers rehabilitation provisions apply to youth performing community service\n\n> > (1)  A youth performing community service is, for the purposes of the [Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1988-004) , taken to be a worker who is employed by the Crown and who is being paid at the greater of the following rates:\n> > \n> > > > (a) a rate equal to the basic salary within the meaning of that Act;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the rate of the youth's normal weekly earnings, if any, within the meaning of section 69 of that Act.\n> \n> > (2)  For the purposes of this section, a youth is performing community service if he or she is –\n> > \n> > > > (a) performing a required activity for the purposes of –\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (i) an undertaking entered into by the youth under [section 10(2)(c)](#GS10@Gs2@Hpc@EN) or [section 16(1)(e)](#GS16@Gs1@Hpe@EN) ; or\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (ii) a community service order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) making a required journey.\n> \n> > (3)  For [subsection (2)(a)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , a youth is taken to be performing a required activity for the purposes of an undertaking or order referred to in that paragraph if he or she is –\n> > \n> > > > (a) reporting to his or her youth justice worker for the purposes of the undertaking or order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) performing community service in accordance with the undertaking or order; or\n> > > \n> > > > (c) doing something else at the request or direction of, or with the express or implied authority of, the youth's youth justice worker.\n> \n> > (4)  For [subsection (2)(b)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) , a required journey is a journey made for the purposes of, or in connection with, a required activity.\n> \n> > (5)  Despite [subsection (4)](#GS101A@Gs4@EN) , a journey is not taken to be a required journey for [subsection (2)(b)](#GS101A@Gs2@Hpb@EN) by reason only of the fact that it is for the purpose of enabling a youth to travel –\n> > \n> > > > (a) from his or her place of residence to the place at which he or she is required to perform a required activity; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) from the place at which he or she is required to perform a required activity to his or her place of residence.","sortOrder":46},{"sectionNumber":"45.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 45.\n\n> *The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .*\n\n*\n\n**46.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**47.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**48.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**49.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**50.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n**\n\n**51.**   \n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .\n\n*","sortOrder":47},{"sectionNumber":"46.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 46.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":48},{"sectionNumber":"47.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 47.\n\n> The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":49},{"sectionNumber":"48.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 48.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":50},{"sectionNumber":"49.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 49.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":51},{"sectionNumber":"50.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 50.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":52},{"sectionNumber":"51.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 51.\n\n> The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) .","sortOrder":53},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 Amended","content":"# Part 3 Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 Amended\n\n*\n\n**52.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) .\n\n**\n\n**53.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) .\n\n*","sortOrder":54},{"sectionNumber":"52.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 52.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) .","sortOrder":55},{"sectionNumber":"53.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 53.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-057) .","sortOrder":56},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Police Offences Act 1935 Amended","content":"# Part 4 Police Offences Act 1935 Amended\n\n*\n\n**54.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .\n\n**\n\n**55.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .\n\n**\n\n**56.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .\n\n*","sortOrder":57},{"sectionNumber":"54.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 54.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":58},{"sectionNumber":"55.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 55.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":59},{"sectionNumber":"56.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 56.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Police Offences Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-044) .","sortOrder":60},{"sectionNumber":"Part 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994 Amended","content":"# Part 5 Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994 Amended\n\n*\n\n**57.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-089) .\n\n**\n\n**58.**   \n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-089) .\n\n*","sortOrder":61},{"sectionNumber":"57.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 57.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-089) .","sortOrder":62},{"sectionNumber":"58.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 58.\n\n> The amendments effected by this Part have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-089) .","sortOrder":63},{"sectionNumber":"Part 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"# Part 6 Repeal of Act","sortOrder":64},{"sectionNumber":"59","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal of Act","content":"### 59 Repeal of Act\n\n> This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which all its provisions commence.","sortOrder":65}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, there is no indication that the scope of this Act changed from its original intent. It appears to have functioned as a straightforward miscellaneous amendments Act targeting the youth justice legislative framework in Tasmania. The long operational period (2013 to present) with ongoing currency suggests it has been maintained as intended rather than redirected."},"complexity_factors":["The Act is an amending instrument, meaning its effect can only be fully understood by cross-referencing the principal Act(s) it modifies","The word 'miscellaneous' suggests multiple unrelated amendments across different provisions, requiring readers to trace changes across several sections","Youth justice law involves intersecting legal frameworks (criminal law, child protection, human rights obligations) which adds background complexity","The full text of the amendments is not present in this extract, making a complete analysis impossible","The Act has been in force since 2013 and updated to at least December 2022, meaning further layers of amendments may have been applied over time"],"plain_english_summary":"The Youth Justice (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013 (Tas.) makes a series of targeted changes to existing Tasmanian youth justice laws rather than creating a standalone regime. It updates how young people are managed by the criminal justice system.\n\nIt affects young offenders, their families, police, courts, youth justice staff and relevant agencies. Such technical amendments can change detention, supervision, records and procedural rights, so they matter for vulnerable young people — though the precise alterations aren’t provided here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text provides no indication that the Act's scope was altered from its original intent. The operative change is to extend workers' rehabilitation coverage to youths performing community service under specified circumstances (s101A) and to make miscellaneous amendments to other Acts; the Act also self‑repeals 365 days after commencement (s59)."},"complexity_factors":["Insertion of section 101A into Youth Justice Act 1997 with multiple subparagraphs defining who is a 'youth performing community service' and what counts as a 'required journey' (s101A).","Cross‑references to other statutes and specific provisions (Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988; Youth Justice Act s10(2)(c) and s16(1)(e)), increasing legal interdependence and interpretation work (s101A(1)–(3)).","Operational consequences for employer liability and payment calculation: treats Crown as employer and fixes entitlement at the greater of basic salary or normal weekly earnings—creates administrative and payment obligations (s101A(1)).","Commencement by proclamation allows staggered or delayed start dates, and one or more uncommenced provisions are noted, adding uncertainty for implementation timing (s2; notes in text).","Many amendments are recorded as 'incorporated into the authorised version' across several Acts (Youth Justice Act 1997, Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005, Police Offences Act 1935, Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994), which requires checking consolidated texts to see practical effect.","Sunset clause: the Act repeals itself 365 days after all provisions commence, creating a temporary legislative vehicle and potential complexity about the permanence of changes to the principal Acts (s59).","Narrowly framed exclusions (e.g. journeys solely between residence and activity site are excluded from 'required journey') create interpretive points for agencies and courts (s101A(4)–(5))."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act makes amendments to the Youth Justice Act 1997 and several other statutes. Its principal, substantive change is to treat a youth performing court-ordered community service (including required journeys and reporting) as a Crown-employed worker for the purposes of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, with pay measured at the higher of a basic salary or the youth's normal weekly earnings (s101A). The Act also contains miscellaneous amendments to other Acts and includes a self‑repeal 365 days after commencement (s59)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard miscellaneous amendments Act. Its purpose is clearly stated as making amendments to multiple Acts, and it does exactly that. The scope has not expanded beyond its original intent as an omnibus amendment bill."},"complexity_factors":["Most substantive amendments are incorporated by reference only ('incorporated into the authorised version'), making the actual legislative text largely a shell","Only one substantive provision is fully reproduced (section 44/101A regarding workers compensation for youth community service)","That single substantive provision contains nested definitions and cross-references to the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988","Multiple layers of defined terms: 'required activity', 'required journey', 'community service', 'youth justice worker'","Exception to exception structure in section 101A(5) which excludes normal commuting from the definition of 'required journey'","Extensive cross-referencing to sections 10(2)(c) and 16(1)(e) of the Principal Act without reproducing those provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian law that makes changes to several existing laws dealing with youth justice, fines, police offences, and victim compensation.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Amends the Youth Justice Act 1997** — the bulk of this law makes changes to how young people are dealt with in the justice system. Most of these changes have already been added to the main Youth Justice Act and are not shown here, but one important change that is shown gives young people workers' compensation coverage when they are doing community service. This means if a young person is injured while doing court-ordered community work, they can claim compensation as if they were a government employee.\n- **Amends the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005** — changes how fines and monetary penalties are enforced.\n- **Amends the Police Offences Act 1935** — updates various police offence provisions.\n- **Amends the Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994** — changes how victims of crime can claim compensation.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Young people (under 18) who come into contact with the youth justice system, particularly those doing community service.\n- People who owe fines or monetary penalties.\n- Victims of crime seeking compensation.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe most significant practical change is the workers' compensation protection for young people doing community service. Previously, young people doing unpaid community work might not have been covered if they were injured. Now they are treated as Crown employees for compensation purposes, giving them financial protection if they are hurt while performing their court-ordered duties.\n\nThe law also automatically repeals itself one year after all its provisions start operating, which is a common feature for amendment Acts — once the changes are made, the amending Act itself is no longer needed."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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