{"id":"C2004L06580","name":"Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control) Act 2004 - Proclamation (31/08/2004)","slug":"agriculture-fisheries-and-forestry-legislation-amendment-export-control-act-2004-proclamation-31-08-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28235,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06580-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control) Act 2004 - Proclamation (31/08/2004)","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\nAgriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control) Act 2004\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 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control) Act 2004, fix 1 December 2004 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 31 August 2004\n\nP.M. JEFFREY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nWARREN TRUSS\n\nMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1346},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation that activates existing legislation. It does not alter the substantive scope or policy content of the underlying Act; it merely determines the specific date when Schedule 1 comes into legal force."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the enabling Act citation","Extremely short length (under 200 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a formal proclamation (an official government announcement) that activates part of an existing law by setting its start date.\n\n**Key details:**\n- It brings **Schedule 1** of the *Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control) Act 2004* into force\n- The law takes effect on **1 December 2004**\n- Issued by the Governor-General on 31 August 2004 under the authority of the Act itself\n\n**Why it matters:** Parliament often passes laws that don't start immediately. This document officially triggers when the export control amendments become legally binding. Without this proclamation, Schedule 1 would remain inactive regardless of being passed by Parliament."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/agriculture-fisheries-and-forestry-legislation-amendment-export-control-act-2004-proclamation-31-08-","history":"/api/acts/agriculture-fisheries-and-forestry-legislation-amendment-export-control-act-2004-proclamation-31-08-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/agriculture-fisheries-and-forestry-legislation-amendment-export-control-act-2004-proclamation-31-08-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/agriculture-fisheries-and-forestry-legislation-amendment-export-control-act-2004-proclamation-31-08-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/agriculture-fisheries-and-forestry-legislation-amendment-export-control-act-2004-proclamation-31-08-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/agriculture-fisheries-and-forestry-legislation-amendment-export-control-act-2004-proclamation-31-08-/documents"}}