{"id":"C2004L06604","name":"Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004 - Proclamation (08/07/2004)","slug":"corporate-law-economic-reform-program-audit-reform-and-corporate-disclosure-act-2004-proclamation-08","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28254,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06604-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004 - Proclamation (08/07/2004)","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\nCorporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004, fix 26 July 2004 as the day on which Schedule 3 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 8 July 2004\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nROSS CAMERON\n\nParliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1257},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument; it does not alter the substantive scope of the underlying Act but merely activates Schedule 3 on the specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only cross-reference is to the parent Act's commencement provision (subsection 2(1))"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal proclamation by the Governor-General that **switches on** part of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Act 2004.\n\nSpecifically, it declares that **Schedule 3** of that Act will begin operation on **26 July 2004**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Legislation often passes Parliament in one piece but starts in stages (called schedules).\n- Without this proclamation, the rules in Schedule 3 would sit inactive on the statute books.\n- This document is the legal trigger that makes those specific audit reform and corporate disclosure rules enforceable law from that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/corporate-law-economic-reform-program-audit-reform-and-corporate-disclosure-act-2004-proclamation-08","history":"/api/acts/corporate-law-economic-reform-program-audit-reform-and-corporate-disclosure-act-2004-proclamation-08/history","analysis":"/api/acts/corporate-law-economic-reform-program-audit-reform-and-corporate-disclosure-act-2004-proclamation-08/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/corporate-law-economic-reform-program-audit-reform-and-corporate-disclosure-act-2004-proclamation-08/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/corporate-law-economic-reform-program-audit-reform-and-corporate-disclosure-act-2004-proclamation-08/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/corporate-law-economic-reform-program-audit-reform-and-corporate-disclosure-act-2004-proclamation-08/documents"}}