{"id":"F2008L04297","name":"National Health Security Act 2007 - Proclamation","slug":"national-health-security-act-2007-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76293,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04297-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Security Act 2007 - 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\nNational Health Security Act 2007\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 3 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the National Health Security Act 2007, fix 31 January 2009 as the day on which Part 3 of that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 12 December 2008\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nNICOLA ROXON\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1476},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument that activates existing provisions of the National Health Security Act 2007; it does not alter the substantive scope or policy intent of the underlying legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested cross-references","Standard formal language typical of Governor-General proclamations"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal proclamation (official announcement) by the Governor-General that switches on **Part 3 of the National Health Security Act 2007** as of **31 January 2009**.\n\n**What this does:**\n- The National Health Security Act contains laws protecting Australia from serious health threats like disease outbreaks and biosecurity emergencies.\n- However, some parts of Acts don't start automatically when Parliament passes them; they need the Governor-General to formally \"proclaim\" (announce) a start date.\n- This document activates Part 3 of the Act, meaning those specific rules became enforceable law on 31 January 2009.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Before this date, Part 3 had no legal force. After this date, the provisions regarding national health security capabilities and emergency frameworks became operational.\n\n**Who decided this:**\n- The Governor-General made this proclamation on the advice of the Federal Executive Council (Cabinet) and under the authority delegated by the Health Minister."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-security-act-2007-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/national-health-security-act-2007-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-security-act-2007-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-security-act-2007-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-security-act-2007-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-security-act-2007-proclamation/documents"}}