{"id":"C2004L06605","name":"Corporations Act 2001 - Proclamation (12/07/2001)","slug":"corporations-act-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28255,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06605-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corporations Act 2001 - Proclamation (12/07/2001)","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\nCorporations Act 2001\n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 2 of the Corporations Act 2001, fix 15 July 2001 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 12 July 2001\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency's Command\n\nJOE HOCKEY\n\nMinister for Financial Services and Regulation\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1924},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Proclamation performs a purely administrative function of fixing a commencement date. It does not alter, expand, or modify the substantive scope of the Corporations Act 2001 itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Purely procedural mechanism with no substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal **Commencement Proclamation** that activates the Corporations Act 2001.\n\n**What it does**\n- Sets **15 July 2001** as the date the Corporations Act 2001 becomes legally effective (comes into force)\n- Made by the Governor-General under section 2 of the Act, which provides the power to fix commencement dates\n\n**Who it affects**\n- All Australian companies, their directors, officers, and shareholders\n- Anyone engaging in business with corporations or offering financial services\n\n**Why it matters**\nWithout this Proclamation, the Corporations Act would remain inactive despite being passed by Parliament. This document formally 'switches on' the primary law governing corporate Australia, replacing the previous Corporations Law scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/corporations-act-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001","history":"/api/acts/corporations-act-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/corporations-act-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/corporations-act-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/corporations-act-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/corporations-act-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/documents"}}