{"id":"F2012L00891","name":"Business Names Registration Act 2011 - Proclamation","slug":"business-names-registration-act-2011-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89243,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00891-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Business Names Registration Act 2011 - 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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nBusiness Names Registration Act 2011\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under items 2 and 3 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Business Names Registration Act 2011, fix:\n\n(a) 20 April 2012 as the day on which sections 3 to 17 of that Act commence; and\n\n(b) 28 May 2012 as the day on which Part 2 of that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 19 April 2012\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBRENDAN O’CONNOR\n\nMinister for Small Business for the Treasurer\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1451},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly its intended procedural function—bringing the parent Act into operation on specified dates. There is no expansion beyond the original purpose of setting commencement dates."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","Single operative provision (fixing commencement dates)","No defined terms or glossary","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-referencing scheme","Purely administrative/mechanical function"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal proclamation (an official government notice) that sets the legal start dates for the *Business Names Registration Act 2011*.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Activates the law in stages:** It brings specific sections of the Act into force on particular dates, allowing for a staged implementation rather than everything starting at once.\n- **Two key dates:**\n  - **20 April 2012:** Sections 3 to 17 commenced (these typically cover preliminary matters like definitions and the establishment of the register).\n  - **28 May 2012:** Part 2 commenced (this usually contains the core operational rules for registering business names).\n\n**Why this matters:**\nEven after an Act passes Parliament, it has no legal force until a proclamation like this officially \"switches it on.\" This document is the trigger that makes the business names laws enforceable and creates legal obligations for Australian businesses."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-act-2011-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-act-2011-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-act-2011-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-act-2011-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-act-2011-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-act-2011-proclamation/documents"}}