{"id":"C2004L06621","name":"Disability Discrimination Amendment Act 2002 - Proclamation (08/08/2002)","slug":"disability-discrimination-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-08-08-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28267,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06621-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Disability Discrimination Amendment Act 2002 - Proclamation (08/08/2002)","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\nDisability Discrimination Amendment Act 2002\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 Disability Discrimination Amendment Act 2002, fix 19 August 2002 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 8 August 2002\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH  Governor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nDARYL WILLIAMS\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1996},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Proclamation performs exactly its intended narrow procedural function — fixing a commencement date for legislative provisions. It has not expanded beyond its original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing one commencement date)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references","Purely administrative/executive function"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **Proclamation** — an official government notice that \"switches on\" parts of a law passed by Parliament.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **19 August 2002** as the commencement date for **Schedule 1** of the Disability Discrimination Amendment Act 2002.\n- This means the amendments contained in that Schedule became legally effective and enforceable from that date.\n\n**Important limitation:**\n- This document **does not** explain what changes Schedule 1 actually makes to disability discrimination law (such as new rights, exemptions, or definitions). It merely marks the calendar date when those changes started applying.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nParliament often passes laws with a provision saying \"this starts on a day to be fixed by the Governor-General.\" This Proclamation is the official trigger that brings the amendments out of \"storage\" and into active law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/disability-discrimination-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-08-08-2002","history":"/api/acts/disability-discrimination-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-08-08-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/disability-discrimination-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-08-08-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/disability-discrimination-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-08-08-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/disability-discrimination-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-08-08-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/disability-discrimination-amendment-act-2002-proclamation-08-08-2002/documents"}}