{"id":"F2008L03482","name":"Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008 - Proclamation (18/09/2008)","slug":"migration-legislation-amendment-act-no-1-2008-proclamation-18-09-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120544,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03482-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008 - Proclamation (18/09/2008)","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 Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 6 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008, fix 19 September 2008 as the day on which item 5, subitem 6 (3) and item 7 of Schedule 4 to that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 18 September 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":1424},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, not substantive amending legislation. It does not alter the scope, purpose, or content of the underlying Act; it merely activates specific provisions that were previously enacted by Parliament."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic or cross-references to other legislation","Standard proclamation format with purely administrative function"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal legal notice (a **proclamation**) signed by the Governor-General on 18 September 2008. It simply sets the **start date** for specific parts of the *Migration Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2008*.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that **19 September 2008** is the day when three specific provisions commence (become active):\n  - Item 5 of Schedule 4\n  - Subitem 6(3) of Schedule 4\n  - Item 7 of Schedule 4\n\n**Why it matters:**\nParliament had already passed the Amendment Act; this document acts as the \"on switch\" telling the public exactly when those particular sections begin to apply. Without this proclamation, those provisions would remain dormant."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/migration-legislation-amendment-act-no-1-2008-proclamation-18-09-2008","history":"/api/acts/migration-legislation-amendment-act-no-1-2008-proclamation-18-09-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/migration-legislation-amendment-act-no-1-2008-proclamation-18-09-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/migration-legislation-amendment-act-no-1-2008-proclamation-18-09-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/migration-legislation-amendment-act-no-1-2008-proclamation-18-09-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/migration-legislation-amendment-act-no-1-2008-proclamation-18-09-2008/documents"}}