{"id":"F2012L02249","name":"Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Proclamation 2012","slug":"australian-citizenship-amendment-defence-families-proclamation-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":90242,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02249-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Proclamation 2012","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nAustralian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Proclamation 2012\n\nAustralian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Act 2012\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 (Defence Families) Act 2012, fix 1 January 2013 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 22 November 2012\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nCHRIS BOWEN\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1400},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation that activates Schedule 1 of the parent Act on a specific date without altering the substantive scope, content, or policy intent of the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","Purely administrative function with no conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short length (less than one page)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal **commencement proclamation** — a legal notice that activates part of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Act 2012.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 January 2013** as the date when Schedule 1 of the Act comes into force (legally 'switches on')\n- This started the new citizenship rules affecting defence force members and their families\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People covered by the Defence Families citizenship changes (military personnel and their families seeking Australian citizenship)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this document, the law would remain dormant. This is the legal trigger that made the policy real from 1 January 2013 onwards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-defence-families-proclamation-2012","history":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-defence-families-proclamation-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-defence-families-proclamation-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-defence-families-proclamation-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-defence-families-proclamation-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-amendment-defence-families-proclamation-2012/documents"}}