{"id":"F2015L00541","name":"Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Commencement Proclamation 2015","slug":"migration-amendment-protection-and-other-measures-commencement-proclamation-2015","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93210,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00541-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Commencement Proclamation 2015","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![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nMigration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Commencement Proclamation 2015\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under items 3, 9 and 10 of the table in subsection 2(1) of the Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015, fix 18 April 2015 as the day on which Part 2 of Schedule 1, and Schedules 3 and 4, to that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 16 April 2015\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPeter Dutton\n\nMinister for Immigration and Border Protection\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1716},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs its standard procedural function of fixing commencement dates for specific provisions of the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or glossary","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other Acts","Extremely brief (under 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal order by the Governor-General that **switches on specific sections** of the Migration Amendment (Protection and Other Measures) Act 2015.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **18 April 2015** as the official start date for three parts of the parent Act:\n  - Part 2 of Schedule 1\n  - Schedule 3\n  - Schedule 4\n\n**Why this matters:**\nLaws often pass Parliament as a complete package, but different sections start (or 'commence') at different times. This proclamation is the legal trigger that activates these specific provisions on the chosen date, allowing changes to migration and protection visa rules to become enforceable."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-protection-and-other-measures-commencement-proclamation-2015","history":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-protection-and-other-measures-commencement-proclamation-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-protection-and-other-measures-commencement-proclamation-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-protection-and-other-measures-commencement-proclamation-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-protection-and-other-measures-commencement-proclamation-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-amendment-protection-and-other-measures-commencement-proclamation-2015/documents"}}