{"id":"F2005B01736","name":"Family Law Act 1975 s 60E(6) - Proclamation (19/10/1995)","slug":"family-law-act-1975-s-60e-6-proclamation-19-10-1995","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112164,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01736-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Family Law Act 1975 s 60E(6) - Proclamation (19/10/1995)","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 \n\nFamily Law Act 1975\n\n \n\nPROCLAMATION\n\n \n\n \n\nI, REAR ADMIRAL PETER ROSS SINCLAIR, Administrator of the Government of\n\nthe Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive\n\nCouncil and under subsection 60E (6) of the Family Law Act 1975, declare that the\n\namendments of Part VII of that Act made by the Law and Justice Legislation\n\nAmendment Act 1992 extend to Tasmania on and from 1 November 1995.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSigned and  sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on\n\n \n\n19 October 1995\n\n \n\nP R SINCLAIR\n\nAdministrator\n\n \n\n \n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n \n\n \n\n     MICHAEL LAVARCH\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n\n[NOTE:  The amendments of Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975 made by the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1992 relate to maintenance for children subject to State child welfare legislation.]\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by s 60E(6) of the Family Law Act 1975 — extending specified amendments to a state that had not previously adopted them. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one declaration extending existing amendments to one jurisdiction","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No cross-references to other sections beyond the citation of s 60E(6) and Part VII","No conditional logic or exceptions","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content","Purpose is purely mechanical (territorial extension) rather than substantive law-making"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (a **proclamation**) made in 1995 that extended certain child support laws to Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- It brings Tasmania under specific amendments made to the *Family Law Act 1975* by the *Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1992*.\n- These amendments concern **child maintenance** (financial support for children) where those children are under **state child welfare laws** — meaning kids who are in state care or under child protection orders.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Parents and carers in Tasmania seeking or paying child maintenance for children who are under the care or protection of Tasmanian child welfare authorities.\n- The Family Court and child support agencies operating in Tasmania.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Before this proclamation, the 1992 amendments didn't apply in Tasmania. This meant a gap in the law: parents in other states had clearer rules about paying child support for kids in state care, but Tasmanian parents didn't.\n- This proclamation fixed that inconsistency, ensuring the same child maintenance rules applied nationwide — including for Tasmania."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation changes the territorial scope of the Family Law Act 1975 by declaring that the amendments of Part VII made by the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1992 will extend to Tasmania on and from 1 November 1995. Prior to this proclamation those specific amendments did not apply in Tasmania; after it, they do (proclamation text)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple territorial proclamation: extends named amendments to a single State from a specified date.","Clear statutory authority cited (subsection 60E(6)) reducing interpretive ambiguity.","Cross-reference to an external amending Act (Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1992) whose substantive text is not reproduced here, requiring users to consult that Act to understand substantive effects.","A short appended note identifies subject matter (child maintenance under State child-welfare interaction), but does not detail operative rules or transitional provisions."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does (mechanical effect)\n\n- This proclamation, made under subsection 60E(6) of the Family Law Act 1975, declares that the amendments to Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975 (those amendments were made by the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1992) will apply in Tasmania from 1 November 1995. The proclamation is dated and sealed 19 October 1995 and was made by the Administrator of the Government acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council (subsection 60E(6)).\n\nWhy the instrument was made (official rationale, attributed)\n\n- The document states that the amendments to Part VII relate to maintenance for children who are subject to State child welfare legislation (note appended to the proclamation). That is the purpose-claim supplied in the source text; the proclamation itself implements the territorial application of those amendments to Tasmania.\n\nWho decides and how the decision is exercised\n\n- The decision to extend the amendments to Tasmania is an executive action taken by the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, under the specific statutory power in subsection 60E(6) of the Family Law Act 1975 (source: the proclamation text). The Attorney-General is shown as issuing the proclamation by command.\n\nWho is affected and what changes for them\n\n- The legal change applies in Tasmania from 1 November 1995. It therefore changes which federal family-law provisions govern matters covered by Part VII in that State from that date. The note says the amendments concern maintenance for children who are subject to State child welfare legislation; accordingly, persons and bodies in Tasmania involved in child maintenance and child-welfare matters are the primary parties affected (source: appended note). The proclamation itself does not reproduce the content of the 1992 amendments, so the specific legal rights, duties, or procedures that change depend on the text of those amendments.\n\nPractical effects, incentives and compliance points (source-grounded)\n\n- Territorial application: The proclamation alters the territorial scope of the Act by making the 1992 amendments operate in Tasmania from a specified date. That changes which law applies in Tasmanian cases falling within Part VII (proclamation lines; subsection 60E(6)).\n\n- Who pays / who acts: The source links the amendments to child maintenance where State child-welfare law is engaged. Any payments, liabilities or administrative actions governed by Part VII as amended will therefore fall on the people and agencies who are parties to those maintenance arrangements or who administer child-welfare matters under State law (appended note). The proclamation does not itself set levels, procedures or funding; it operates to bring the federal amendments into force in Tasmania so those substantive rules apply.\n\n- Compliance burden and change in behaviour: People and agencies in Tasmania who were previously governed by a different legal regime for the matters covered by the 1992 Part VII amendments will need to comply with the federal provisions once they take effect on 1 November 1995. The proclamation does not specify transitional arrangements or administrative steps; those would depend on the text of the amendments it brings into force (proclamation date and effective date).\n\n- Executive discretion and implementation risk: The action is an exercise of power under subsection 60E(6) (source: proclamation). The proclamation demonstrates that the executive can bring parliamentary amendments into operation in a particular State by proclamation. Any implementation risk, administrative cost or need for coordination with State agencies follows from applying the amendments in Tasmania, but the proclamation itself contains no operational details.\n\nTrade-offs and opportunity costs (limited by source)\n\n- The proclamation is procedural: it extends existing federal amendments to a new territorial jurisdiction. Whether this raises enforcement costs, shifts administrative workload between State and federal agencies, or changes private incentives depends on the substance of the 1992 amendments (the proclamation and its note identify the subject matter—maintenance for children subject to State child-welfare legislation—but do not set out the detailed measures). As a result, the concrete costs, benefits and substitution effects are contingent on the actual amended provisions in Part VII.\n\nSource citations\n\n- Authority for the action: subsection 60E(6) of the Family Law Act 1975 (proclamation header and text).\n- Text of the action and dates: proclamation signed and sealed 19 October 1995; amendments apply in Tasmania on and from 1 November 1995 (proclamation text).\n- Subject-matter connection: appended note stating the 1992 amendments of Part VII relate to maintenance for children subject to State child welfare legislation (note to the proclamation)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-60e-6-proclamation-19-10-1995","history":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-60e-6-proclamation-19-10-1995/history","analysis":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-60e-6-proclamation-19-10-1995/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-60e-6-proclamation-19-10-1995/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-60e-6-proclamation-19-10-1995/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/family-law-act-1975-s-60e-6-proclamation-19-10-1995/documents"}}