{"id":"F2007L03867","name":"Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Act 2007 - Proclamation","slug":"australian-citizenship-amendment-citizenship-testing-act-2007-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70413,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03867-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Act 2007 - 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\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nAustralian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Act 2007\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Act 2007, fix 1 October 2007 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 26 September 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY  Governor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1917},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the substantive scope of the underlying Amendment Act. It merely activates Schedule 1 as originally drafted by Parliament, without expanding, limiting, or modifying its legal effect."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing one commencement date)","No defined terms or interpretative sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Only cross-reference is to the parent Act's commencement provision","Standard administrative proclamation format"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation**—a formal legal notice that switches on part of an Act of Parliament.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 October 2007** as the date when **Schedule 1** of the *Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Act 2007* comes into force\n- Activates the new citizenship testing requirements for people applying to become Australian citizens\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen Parliament passes laws, they often remain dormant until a specific date is set. This proclamation—signed by the Governor-General with advice from the Federal Executive Council—is the official 'start button' that makes the written law legally operational. Without this document, the citizenship test changes would sit inactive on the statute books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-citizenship-testing-act-2007-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-citizenship-testing-act-2007-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-citizenship-testing-act-2007-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-citizenship-testing-act-2007-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-citizenship-testing-act-2007-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-citizenship-testing-act-2007-proclamation/documents"}}