{"id":"F2007L03553","name":"Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007 - Proclamation","slug":"higher-education-legislation-amendment-2007-measures-no-1-act-2007-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":69818,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03553-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) 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\nHigher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) 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 item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007, fix 31 December 2007 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 6 September 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY  Governor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nJULIE BISHOP\n\nMinister for Education, Science and Training\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1039},"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":1,"rejection_reason":"This document is a commencement proclamation only, specifying the date on which Schedule 1 of the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007 comes into force. It does not contain the substantive legislative amendments, defined terms, or operative provisions necessary for a meaningful analysis of the legislation's content and impact.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument; it does not expand or alter the substantive scope of the underlying Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the commencement date)","No defined terms or interpretative sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Purely procedural instrument (approx. 100 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation**—a formal announcement by the Governor‑General that decides when part of a law starts operating.\n\n**What it does**\n*   It fixes **31 December 2007** as the day that **Schedule 1** of the *Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Act 2007* begins.\n*   Schedule 1 usually contains the actual changes to higher education rules (such as funding or university governance), but those details are **not included here**—this paper only sets the start date.\n\n**Why it matters**\nWithout this proclamation, the new rules in Schedule 1 would sit dormant and never become active law. By signing this document, the Governor‑General flips the switch that turns those amendments on."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-2007-measures-no-1-act-2007-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-2007-measures-no-1-act-2007-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-2007-measures-no-1-act-2007-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-2007-measures-no-1-act-2007-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-2007-measures-no-1-act-2007-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/higher-education-legislation-amendment-2007-measures-no-1-act-2007-proclamation/documents"}}