{"id":"C2004L06614","name":"Cybercrime Act 2001 - Proclamation (20/12/2001)","slug":"cybercrime-act-2001-proclamation-20-12-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28264,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06614-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cybercrime Act 2001 - Proclamation (20/12/2001)","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\nCybercrime 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 subsection 2 (1) of the Cybercrime Act 2001, fix 21 December 2001 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 20 December 2001   \n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nCHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON\n\nMinister for Justice and Customs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1723},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation that activates the Cybercrime Act 2001 on a specific date. It does not alter the substantive scope, content, or application of the underlying legislation; it merely brings it into force."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or substantive cross-references","Extremely short text (under 150 words of operative content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation**—the formal legal instrument that \"switches on\" the Cybercrime Act 2001.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Sets the start date:** It declares that the Cybercrime Act 2001 begins operation on **21 December 2001**.\n*   **Legal basis:** It is made under section 2(1) of that Act, which authorises the Governor-General to fix the commencement date.\n*   **Effect:** Before this date, the Act had no legal force. After this date, its provisions (creating offences for computer misuse and new investigative powers for law enforcement) became active and enforceable.\n\n**Important context:** This is *not* the Cybercrime Act itself—it does not contain the rules about hacking, viruses, or police search powers. It is simply the official notice announcing when those rules took effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/cybercrime-act-2001-proclamation-20-12-2001","history":"/api/acts/cybercrime-act-2001-proclamation-20-12-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/cybercrime-act-2001-proclamation-20-12-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/cybercrime-act-2001-proclamation-20-12-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/cybercrime-act-2001-proclamation-20-12-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/cybercrime-act-2001-proclamation-20-12-2001/documents"}}