{"id":"F2005L00768","name":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005 - Proclamation","slug":"aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-amendment-act-2005-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":113033,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00768-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005 - Proclamation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005, fix 24 March 2005 as the day on which Schedules 1 and 2 to that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 23 March 2005\n\nP.M. JEFFERY  Governor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nAMANDA VANSTONE\n\nMinister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1945},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly its intended procedural function—activating commencement provisions on a specific date. It has not expanded beyond its original scope as an administrative mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause (fixing a calendar date)","No defined terms, interpretation sections, or schedules included","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the authorising subsection","Purely procedural mechanism with no substantive rights or obligations created within the document itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal **commencement proclamation**—essentially a legal \"start switch\"—issued by the Governor-General.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **24 March 2005** as the date when **Schedules 1 and 2** of the *Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Act 2005* come into force\n- Once proclaimed, the amendments in those schedules become legally active and binding\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This proclamation triggered the effective abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), the national elected body representing Indigenous Australians at the time\n- It marked the moment when the Commonwealth government dissolved the existing governance structure and transferred its functions to other agencies\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities who were represented by or received services through ATSIC\n- Government agencies taking over ATSIC's responsibilities\n- Anyone with legal or administrative matters pending with the Commission"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-amendment-act-2005-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-amendment-act-2005-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-amendment-act-2005-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-amendment-act-2005-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-amendment-act-2005-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-commission-amendment-act-2005-proclamation/documents"}}