{"id":"F2015L02007","name":"Fair Work Amendment Commencement Proclamation 2015","slug":"fair-work-amendment-commencement-proclamation-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93776,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L02007-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Work Amendment Commencement Proclamation 2015","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.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFair Work Amendment Commencement Proclamation 2015\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 8 of the table in subsection 2(1) of the Fair Work Amendment Act 2015, fix 1 January 2016 as the day on which Part 10 of Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 10 December 2015\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMichaelia Cash\n\nMinister for Employment\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1971},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a mechanical commencement instrument that performs exactly the function intended: fixing a commencement date for provisions of the parent Act. It has not expanded beyond its procedural purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing one commencement date)","No definitions or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or substantive legal rules","Only one cross-reference (to the empowering provision in the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation**—a formal instrument that switches on a specific part of existing legislation.\n\nSpecifically, it activates **Part 10 of Schedule 1** of the *Fair Work Amendment Act 2015* on **1 January 2016**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Australian laws often pass Parliament but lie dormant until a later date is officially set.\n- This proclamation, signed by the Governor-General on 10 December 2015, acts as the 'on switch' for that particular section.\n- Once 1 January 2016 arrived, the rules in Part 10 of Schedule 1 became legally enforceable for employers, employees, and unions covered by the Fair Work Act.\n\nThis is a purely procedural step—it doesn't create new rules itself, but tells the community when specific workplace law amendments take effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-commencement-proclamation-2015","history":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-commencement-proclamation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-commencement-proclamation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-commencement-proclamation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-commencement-proclamation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-commencement-proclamation-2015/documents"}}