{"id":"F2015L01792","name":"Aged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) Commencement Proclamation 2015","slug":"aged-care-amendment-independent-complaints-arrangements-commencement-proclamation-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93579,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01792-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Aged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) Commencement Proclamation 2015","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.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) Commencement Proclamation 2015\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 1 of the table in subsection 2(1) of the Aged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) Act 2015, fix 1 January 2016 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 12 November 2015\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nSussan Ley\n\nMinister for Aged Care\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1723},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"As a commencement proclamation, this instrument does not expand, limit, or alter the substantive scope of the underlying Amendment Act; it merely activates the Act's provisions on the specified date without changing their content or application."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Only cross-reference is to the enabling power in subsection 2(1) of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal legal instrument that switches on an Act of Parliament so it becomes legally enforceable.\n\n**What it does:**\n* **Activates the law:** It sets **1 January 2016** as the day the *Aged Care Amendment (Independent Complaints Arrangements) Act 2015* comes into force.\n* **Powers the new complaints system:** From that date, the new independent complaints arrangements for aged care (the substance of the Amendment Act) become operational and binding on providers and consumers.\n* **Uses constitutional authority:** The Governor-General issues this under a specific power in the parent Act that allows the government to choose exactly when complex reforms begin.\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this short document, the Amendment Act would remain dormant on the statute books — passed by Parliament but not yet law in practice. This proclamation is the legal trigger that makes the new aged care complaints system a reality."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/aged-care-amendment-independent-complaints-arrangements-commencement-proclamation-2015","history":"/api/acts/aged-care-amendment-independent-complaints-arrangements-commencement-proclamation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/aged-care-amendment-independent-complaints-arrangements-commencement-proclamation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/aged-care-amendment-independent-complaints-arrangements-commencement-proclamation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/aged-care-amendment-independent-complaints-arrangements-commencement-proclamation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/aged-care-amendment-independent-complaints-arrangements-commencement-proclamation-2015/documents"}}