{"id":"F2015L01249","name":"Census and Statistics (2016 Census Day) Proclamation 2015","slug":"census-and-statistics-2016-census-day-proclamation-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":438376,"registerId":"F2015L01249-fast-fetch-1775954828165","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Census and Statistics (2016 Census Day) Proclamation 2015","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCensus and Statistics (2016 Census Day) Proclamation 2015\n\nI, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC QC, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Proclamation.\n\nSigned and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 06 August 2015\n\nPaul de Jersey\n\nAdministrator\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nKelly O’Dwyer\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Census Day 2016\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Census and Statistics (2016 Census Day) Proclamation 2015.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 12 August 2015\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 8(2) of the Census and Statistics Act 1905.\n\n4  Census Day 2016\n\n  The Census day for 2016 is appointed as 9 August 2016.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2396},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation remains strictly limited to its original purpose of appointing the census day for 2016 as authorised by the Census and Statistics Act 1905."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total","Single substantive provision setting one specific date","No definitions section","No cross-referencing between provisions","No conditional language (if/then) or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation officially sets **9 August 2016** as the date for Australia's 2016 Census.\n\nUnder the *Census and Statistics Act 1905*, the government must formally proclaim the specific day when the national census will take place. This instrument appoints that day, giving the Australian Bureau of Statistics the legal basis to require households to complete census forms on the appointed date.\n\nThe instrument contains no other rules or penalties—its sole purpose is to fix the census date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-2016-census-day-proclamation-2015","history":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-2016-census-day-proclamation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-2016-census-day-proclamation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-2016-census-day-proclamation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-2016-census-day-proclamation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/census-and-statistics-2016-census-day-proclamation-2015/documents"}}