{"id":"C2004L06666","name":"Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 - Proclamation (27/05/2004)","slug":"military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28315,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06666-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 - Proclamation (27/05/2004)","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.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, fix 1 July 2004 as the day on which sections 3 to 359 of that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 27 May 2004\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nDANNA VALE\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1214},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the scope or substance of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004; it merely activates sections 3-359 that were already enacted by Parliament, bringing them into legal operation on the specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","References only one external provision (subsection 2(1) of the principal Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal proclamation (an official government notice) that sets **1 July 2004** as the start date for most of the *Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004*.\n\nThe Governor-General declared that **sections 3 to 359** of the Act would commence (come into force and become legally binding) on that date. This activated the law that provides rehabilitation services and compensation payments to Australian Defence Force members and veterans who are injured or become ill due to their service.\n\n**Why this matters:** Without this proclamation, the Act would remain just words on paper. This document officially \"switches on\" the law so that eligible military personnel can actually claim benefits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004","history":"/api/acts/military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/documents"}}