{"id":"tas:sr-2017-055","name":"Proclamation under the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017","slug":"proclamation-under-the-aboriginal-relics-amendment-act-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"55 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186077,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2017-055-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017","content":"> Proclamation under the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017\n\nI, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under [section 2 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-018#) [Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-018) fix 16 August 2017 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n14 August 2017\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nWILLIAM E. F. HODGMAN\n\nMinister for Heritage\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 16 August 2017\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope of the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017; it merely fixes the Act's commencement date under section 2, so the Act's original subject-matter and regulatory scope remain as set by the Amendment Act."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is a single-purpose commencement proclamation (limited legal effect).","Relies on an external Act for substantive content rather than containing substantive rules itself.","Formal legal formality: executed by Governor with Executive Council advice and Gazette notification.","Administering agency is specified but no implementation detail or transitional arrangements are included.","References to other legislation (Rules Publication Act 1953) add formal publishing requirements."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017, sets 16 August 2017 as the day that the Amendment Act begins to operate in the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies. It was signed by the Governor on advice of the Executive Council, notified in the Gazette, and is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.\n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** By fixing the commencement date, the proclamation brings into force whatever duties, powers and penalties the Amendment Act creates, so persons and bodies in Tasmania become subject to those legal rules from that date."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation by nature has a narrow and fixed purpose — to bring legislation into force on a specified date. There is no evidence of scope change from that original administrative intent. The proclamation does exactly what proclamations are designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is procedurally simple — it is a commencement proclamation, not substantive legislation","Very limited content is available in the text provided, making full analysis difficult","The underlying Act (Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017) may carry its own complexity, but that complexity is not present in this proclamation","No technical legal definitions, conditions, or operative provisions are contained in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation sets the commencement date for the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017 (Tas), bringing the Act’s amended protections for Aboriginal relics into force on 16 August 2017. \n\nIt matters to Aboriginal Tasmanians, land users (developers, farmers, miners), government agencies, and researchers because it determines which legal regime applied to any disturbance, protection, or study of Aboriginal cultural material from that date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, procedural scope. It performs exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. There is no scope creep; the document does not expand beyond its single purpose of fixing the commencement date for the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the enabling Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format following long-established conventions","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for the Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the Executive Council (the group of senior ministers who advise the Governor), has declared that the Act will come into force on **16 August 2017**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The Aboriginal Relics Amendment Act 2017 made changes to how Tasmania protects Aboriginal cultural heritage (relics, artefacts, and significant sites)\n- This proclamation simply 'switches on' those changes by fixing the date they take effect\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant (passed by Parliament but not yet active)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who owns or manages land in Tasmania where Aboriginal heritage might be found\n- Developers, miners, and construction companies who need to check for Aboriginal relics before starting work\n- The Tasmanian Aboriginal community, whose cultural heritage receives legal protection under this regime\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis procedural step ensures legal certainty — everyone knows exactly when the new rules start applying. The 2017 amendments were significant because they updated Tasmania's heritage protection laws, which had been criticised as outdated."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-aboriginal-relics-amendment-act-2017","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-aboriginal-relics-amendment-act-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-aboriginal-relics-amendment-act-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-aboriginal-relics-amendment-act-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-aboriginal-relics-amendment-act-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-aboriginal-relics-amendment-act-2017/documents"}}