{"id":"F2005L04082","name":"Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003 - Proclamation","slug":"murray-darling-basin-amendment-act-2003-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40027,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L04082-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003 - 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\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nMurray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003\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 Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003, fix 21 December 2005 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 15 December 2005\n\n \n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPETER McGAURAN\n\nMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1955},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs its standard administrative function of fixing a commencement date for legislative provisions. It has not expanded beyond its intended procedural scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms or glossary","No cross-references to other Acts (only citation of its own enabling power)","Purely procedural administrative instrument under 150 words","No conditions, exceptions, or substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does:** This is the official \"start button\" for part of a water management law.\n\n**In simple terms:**\n*   **The action:** It sets **21 December 2005** as the day that Schedule 1 of the *Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003* comes into force (meaning those changes officially become law)\n*   **Who signed it:** The Governor-General (Philip Jeffery) acting on advice from the Federal Executive Council, with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Peter McGauran) countersigning\n*   **The legal power:** It was made under the commencement provisions (section 2(1)) of the parent Act, which allowed the Governor-General to pick the start date\n\n**Why it matters:** Legislation often passes Parliament but doesn't start immediately. This proclamation is the formal legal notice that tells everyone—from government agencies to farmers—which day the new rules in Schedule 1 actually begin."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/murray-darling-basin-amendment-act-2003-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/murray-darling-basin-amendment-act-2003-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/murray-darling-basin-amendment-act-2003-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/murray-darling-basin-amendment-act-2003-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/murray-darling-basin-amendment-act-2003-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/murray-darling-basin-amendment-act-2003-proclamation/documents"}}