{"id":"F2008L04521","name":"Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008 - Proclamation","slug":"migration-amendment-notification-review-act-2008-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76566,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04521-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008 - 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\nMigration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008\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 Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008, fix 5 December 2008 as the day on which items 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 28 November 2008\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nCHRIS EVANS\n\nMinister for Immigration and Citizenship\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1564},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the limited function authorized by subsection 2(1) of the parent Act—fixing the commencement date for specific provisions. It does not expand, alter, or extend the scope of the underlying amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing commencement dates","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions","References only to specific items in the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal proclamation by the Governor-General that activates specific parts of the Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **5 December 2008** as the date when **items 1 and 2 of Schedule 1** to the Migration Amendment (Notification Review) Act 2008 commence (come into legal force)\n- This triggers the legal effect of those specific amendments to the Migration Act 1958\n\n**Why this matters:**\nWhen Parliament passes legislation, it often doesn't start immediately. A **proclamation** is the formal instrument that \"switches on\" the law. This document acts as the legal trigger, authorizing the specified notification review amendments to take effect on the stated date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-notification-review-act-2008-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-notification-review-act-2008-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-notification-review-act-2008-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-notification-review-act-2008-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-notification-review-act-2008-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-notification-review-act-2008-proclamation/documents"}}