{"id":"F2012L01396","name":"Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act Proclamation 2012","slug":"fair-work-amendment-textile-clothing-and-footwear-industry-act-proclamation-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":163344,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01396-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act Proclamation 2012","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![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nFair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act Proclamation 2012\n\nFair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act 2012\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act 2012, fix 1 July 2012 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 28 June 2012\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nBILL SHORTEN\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1369},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs the exact function contemplated by section 2(1) of the amending Act—fixing a commencement date for Schedule 1. It does not expand, restrict, or alter the substantive scope of the legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No definitions, schedules, or substantive rules","Only cross-reference is to the empowering provision (subsection 2(1)) in the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **commencement proclamation** — a legal notice that switches on part of a workplace relations law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 July 2012** as the date when Schedule 1 of the *Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Act 2012* starts operating\n- Before this date, the new workplace rules for the textile, clothing and footwear industry were dormant\n- From 1 July 2012 onwards, those rules became legally active and enforceable\n\n**Why it exists:**\nAustralian laws often pass Parliament but don't start immediately. The Governor-General issues a proclamation to tell businesses, workers and courts the exact moment the new rules kick in."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-textile-clothing-and-footwear-industry-act-proclamation-2012","history":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-textile-clothing-and-footwear-industry-act-proclamation-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-textile-clothing-and-footwear-industry-act-proclamation-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-textile-clothing-and-footwear-industry-act-proclamation-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-textile-clothing-and-footwear-industry-act-proclamation-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fair-work-amendment-textile-clothing-and-footwear-industry-act-proclamation-2012/documents"}}