{"id":"F2007L01001","name":"Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 2007 - Proclamation","slug":"electoral-and-referendum-legislation-amendment-act-2007-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64898,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 2007 - 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 Legislation Amendment Act 2007\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 2007, fix 16 April 2007 as the day on which Part 1 of Schedule 3 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 12 April 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY  Governor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nGARY NAIRN\n\nSpecial Minister of State\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1031},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is purely a commencement instrument. It does not alter the substantive scope of the underlying legislation; it merely brings existing provisions into force on a specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic or exceptions","Only cross-reference is to the parent Act and specific subsection"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **commencement proclamation** — essentially a legal \"start date\" notice signed by the Governor‑General.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Activates **Part 1 of Schedule 3** of the *Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Act 2007*\n- Sets the start date as **16 April 2007**\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen Parliament passes laws, they don’t always take effect immediately. Some pieces require the Governor‑General to formally “switch them on” by issuing a proclamation. This document performs that switch‑flipping function for a specific portion of the electoral law changes, ensuring the provisions become legally enforceable on the stated date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-legislation-amendment-act-2007-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-legislation-amendment-act-2007-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-legislation-amendment-act-2007-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-legislation-amendment-act-2007-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-legislation-amendment-act-2007-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/electoral-and-referendum-legislation-amendment-act-2007-proclamation/documents"}}