{"id":"F2011L02617","name":"Clean Energy Act 2011 - Proclamation","slug":"clean-energy-act-2011-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88864,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02617-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Clean Energy Act 2011 -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\nClean Energy Act 2011\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 Clean Energy Act 2011, fix 2 April 2012 as the day on which sections 3 to 303 of that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 7 December 2011\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nGREG COMBET\n\nMinister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1558},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly its intended narrow function: activating the Clean Energy Act 2011 on a specific date. It has not expanded beyond its purpose of fixing the commencement date for sections 3 to 303."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the parent Act","Length of approximately 5 sentences"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This document is the official 'start button' for Australia's carbon pricing scheme (the Clean Energy Act 2011).\n\n**What it does:** Signed by the Governor-General on 7 December 2011, this proclamation fixes **2 April 2012** as the date when the main parts of the Clean Energy Act 2011 come into force. Specifically, it switches on sections 3 to 303 — covering the entire carbon pricing mechanism, including the carbon charge for large polluters and the creation of the Clean Energy Regulator (the government body that runs the scheme).\n\n**Why it matters:** Without this proclamation, the Clean Energy Act would have remained inactive law — passed by Parliament but not yet in effect. This document made the carbon pricing scheme legally operational from April 2012."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/clean-energy-act-2011-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/clean-energy-act-2011-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/clean-energy-act-2011-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/clean-energy-act-2011-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/clean-energy-act-2011-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/clean-energy-act-2011-proclamation/documents"}}