{"id":"F2011L00967","name":"Census Day Proclamation 2011","slug":"census-day-proclamation-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86735,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00967-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Census Day Proclamation 2011","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: Census Day Proclamation 2011\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nCensus Day Proclamation 2011\n\nCensus and Statistics Act 1905\n\nI, PROFESSOR MARIE BASHIR, AC, CVO, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 8 (2) of the Census and Statistics Act 1905, appoint 9 August 2011 as the Census day for 2011.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 2 June 2011\n\nMARIE BASHIR  Administrator\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBILL SHORTEN\n\nAssistant Treasurer\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1939},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation remains precisely focused on its original and sole purpose: to fix the date for the 2011 Census as authorised by the Census and Statistics Act 1905. No expansion of scope has occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision appointing one specific date (9 August 2011)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only one cross-reference (to the enabling Act)","Document contains approximately 80 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally sets **9 August 2011** as the official date for the 2011 Australian Census.\n\nUnder the *Census and Statistics Act 1905*, the government must officially proclaim which day will be Census Day. This document does exactly that—it is the legal instrument that makes the census \"official\" and triggers the legal obligation for people in Australia to complete their census forms on that specific date.\n\n**Who it affects:** Everyone present in Australia on 9 August 2011 (including citizens, permanent residents, and visitors) was legally required to complete a census form or face penalties.\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this proclamation, the census could not legally proceed. It transforms the statistical survey into a compulsory legal obligation enforceable by law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/census-day-proclamation-2011","history":"/api/acts/census-day-proclamation-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/census-day-proclamation-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/census-day-proclamation-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/census-day-proclamation-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/census-day-proclamation-2011/documents"}}