{"id":"F2010L02127","name":"Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010 - Proclamation","slug":"electoral-and-referendum-amendment-how-to-vote-cards-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":124702,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02127-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010 - Proclamation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nElectoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010\n\nI, MARIE BASHIR, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under items 2 and 3 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010, fix 23 July 2010 as the day on which Schedules 1 and 2 to that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 19 July 2010\n\nMARIE BASHIR  Administrator\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nJOSEPH LUDWIG\n\nSpecial Minister of State\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1839},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act's commencement provision. It does not expand, restrict, or alter the substantive scope of the underlying electoral amendments; it merely activates Schedules 1 and 2 as prescribed by the original legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other statutes","Standard administrative machinery provision under section 2 of the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation**—a formal legal instrument that acts as a 'start button' for specific parts of a law already passed by Parliament.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **23 July 2010** as the date when **Schedules 1 and 2** of the *Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other Measures) Act 2010* become legally active (commence).\n\n**Who it involves:**\n- Made by Marie Bashir, Administrator of the Government, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the new rules about how-to-vote cards and other electoral measures would remain dormant (passed by Parliament but not yet in effect). This document triggers those changes, ensuring they apply to elections and referendums held after 23 July 2010."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-how-to-vote-cards-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-how-to-vote-cards-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-how-to-vote-cards-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-how-to-vote-cards-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-how-to-vote-cards-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-how-to-vote-cards-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/documents"}}