{"id":"C2004L06671","name":"National Measurement Amendment Act 2004 - Proclamation (27/05/2004)","slug":"national-measurement-amendment-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28318,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06671-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Measurement Amendment Act 2004 - Proclamation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\nNational Measurement Amendment 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 National Measurement Amendment Act 2004, fix 1 July 2004 as the day on which Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 to 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\nIAN MACFARLANE\n\nMinister for Industry, Tourism and Resources\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1263},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation that brings existing provisions of the National Measurement Amendment Act 2004 into operation. It does not alter the substantive scope, policy intent, or content of the legislation; it merely executes the timing mechanism already provided for in the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the basic citation of subsection 2(1)","Straightforward administrative instrument with no substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal proclamation that sets **1 July 2004** as the date when Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 to the *National Measurement Amendment Act 2004* come into force (commence).\n\n**What this means:**\n*   **Measurement laws updated:** The amendments to Australia's national measurement laws—which regulate everything from grocery scales to petrol pumps—took effect on this date.\n*   **Legal mechanism:** The Governor-General issued this proclamation using powers granted by section 2(1) of the Amendment Act itself.\n*   **Executive approval:** The decision was made on the advice of the Federal Executive Council and the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources.\n\nIn short, this is the official 'start date' notice that activated specific changes to how Australia regulates weights and measures."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-measurement-amendment-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004","history":"/api/acts/national-measurement-amendment-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-measurement-amendment-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-measurement-amendment-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-measurement-amendment-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-measurement-amendment-act-2004-proclamation-27-05-2004/documents"}}