{"id":"C2004L06622","name":"Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001 - Proclamation (12/07/2001)","slug":"electoral-and-referendum-amendment-act-no-1-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28268,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06622-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001 -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\nElectoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 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 Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001, fix 16 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\nERIC ABETZ\n\nSpecial Minister of State\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1075},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a purely procedural instrument limited to commencing the parent Act. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a calendar date","No definitions or interpretive provisions","No substantive rules, penalties, or regulatory requirements","Only cross-reference is to section 2 of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation**—a formal order by the Governor-General that switches on the Electoral and Referendum Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   Fixes **16 July 2001** as the day the Act officially becomes law and can be enforced.\n*   Made under section 2 of the parent Act (the part that says \"this Act starts when the Governor-General says so\").\n\n**Why it matters:**\nEven after Parliament passes a bill, it usually doesn't apply until the Governor-General issues a proclamation setting the start date. Without this document, the electoral amendments would sit dormant."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-act-no-1-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001","history":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-act-no-1-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-act-no-1-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-act-no-1-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-act-no-1-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-act-no-1-2001-proclamation-12-07-2001/documents"}}