{"id":"C2004L06583","name":"Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002 - Proclamation (02/05/2002)","slug":"australian-citizenship-legislation-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28238,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06583-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002 - Proclamation (02/05/2002)","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\nAustralian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002\n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002, fix 1 July 2002 as the day on which Schedule 2 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 2 May 2002\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nGARY HARDGRAVE\n\nMinister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1245},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly its intended administrative function: setting a commencement date for Schedule 2 of the parent Act. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, cross-references, or exceptions","Straightforward administrative instrument of minimal length"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **formal proclamation** (legal announcement) by the Governor-General that sets the commencement date for part of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment Act 2002.\n\nSpecifically, it declares that **Schedule 2** of that Act will come into force on **1 July 2002**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament often don't take effect immediately. The government must formally \"turn them on\" by setting a commencement date.\n- This document does not create new rules itself; it simply activates provisions that Parliament has already approved.\n- Schedule 2 likely contained specific amendments to citizenship laws (such as residence requirements or application processes), and this proclamation ensured those changes applied from 1 July 2002 rather than immediately or at a later date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-legislation-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002","history":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-legislation-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-legislation-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-legislation-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-legislation-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-citizenship-legislation-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/documents"}}