{"id":"F2010L02128","name":"Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2010 - Proclamation","slug":"electoral-and-referendum-amendment-modernisation-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":124703,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L02128-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and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 (Modernisation 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 9 and 12 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2010, fix 23 July 2010 as the day on which Schedules 5 and 7 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":2035},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is purely a commencement instrument that activates existing provisions of the parent Act. It does not expand, restrict, or alter the substantive scope of the electoral amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretative sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only references specific item numbers (9 and 12) in a table within the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation**—a formal legal instrument that switches on specific parts of the Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Act 2010.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **23 July 2010** as the date when **Schedules 5 and 7** of the Act come into legal force\n- Activates specific electoral law reforms that were passed by Parliament but needed this official \"start date\" to become operational\n\n**Who made it:**\n- Signed by **Marie Bashir**, the Administrator of the Government (acting in the Governor-General's role)\n- Made with advice from the Federal Executive Council\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAustralian Acts often pass Parliament but lie dormant until a proclamation sets a start date. Without this document, the reforms in Schedules 5 and 7 would remain inactive. This is the legal \"on switch.\""}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-modernisation-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-modernisation-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-modernisation-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-modernisation-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-modernisation-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-amendment-modernisation-and-other-measures-act-2010-proclamation/documents"}}