{"id":"F2009L04605","name":"Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Act 2009 - Proclamation","slug":"fair-work-amendment-state-referrals-and-other-measures-act-2009-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":82482,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L04605-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Act 2009 - 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\nFair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Act 2009\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under items 2, 4, 6, 8 and 13 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Act 2009:\n\n(a) fix 15 December 2009 as the day on which items 1 to 3 of Schedule 3 to that Act commence; and\n\n(b) fix 1 January 2010 as the day on which items 1 to 6, 8 to 12, 14, 15 and 17 to 41 of Schedule 1, and items 1A and 4 to 17 of Schedule 3, to that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 14 December 2009.\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nJULIA GILLARD\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\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":"The proclamation performs exactly its intended administrative function: activating specific provisions of the parent Act on the stated dates. There is no expansion beyond the commencement mechanism authorised by the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward procedural purpose (fixing commencement dates)","No defined terms, conditions, or exceptions","Simple calendar date references with no calculations or formulas","No cross-references to external legislation beyond item numbers in the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **commencement proclamation**—a constitutional step where the Governor-General officially switches on specific parts of a law passed by Parliament.\n\n**What it does:**\n* Sets **15 December 2009** as the start date for items 1–3 of Schedule 3 to the Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Act 2009.\n* Sets **1 January 2010** as the start date for most items in Schedule 1 (items 1–6, 8–12, 14, 15 and 17–41) and additional items in Schedule 3 (items 1A and 4–17).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAustralian laws often do not take effect immediately after Parliament passes them. This document acts like an \"on switch,\" telling the public exactly when the new workplace relations rules become legally enforceable. Without this proclamation, those sections would remain dormant (inactive) regardless of what Parliament wrote."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-state-referrals-and-other-measures-act-2009-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-state-referrals-and-other-measures-act-2009-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-state-referrals-and-other-measures-act-2009-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-state-referrals-and-other-measures-act-2009-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-state-referrals-and-other-measures-act-2009-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-state-referrals-and-other-measures-act-2009-proclamation/documents"}}