{"id":"tas:sr-2007-003","name":"Proclamation under the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006","slug":"proclamation-under-the-anatomical-examinations-act-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"3 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315948,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2007-003-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006","content":"> Proclamation under the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006\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-2006-026#GS2@EN) [Anatomical Examinations Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-026) fix 1 March 2007 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n19 February 2007\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nLARA GIDDINGS\n\nMinister for Health and Human Services\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 28 February 2007\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a single, narrow purpose: to activate an Act. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act and Rules Publication Act 1953 in administrative notes)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A formal notice (called a \"proclamation\") that sets the start date for Tasmania's Anatomical Examinations Act 2006.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes the commencement date** — The Act was passed in 2006, but laws often don't take effect immediately. This document officially declares that the Act starts operating on **1 March 2007**.\n- **Who made it:** The Governor of Tasmania (W. J. E. Cox), acting on advice from the Executive Council (the Premier and senior ministers), with the Health Minister (Lara Giddings) countersigning.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this proclamation, the Anatomical Examinations Act would remain a \"dead letter\" — passed by Parliament but not legally enforceable.\n- This is a routine but essential step in the legislative process. It ensures everyone knows exactly when the new rules about anatomical examinations (medical teaching using human bodies) become legally binding.\n\n**Key takeaway:** This isn't the substantive law itself — it's the \"on switch\" that activates the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that is described as unchanged from 2007 yet has a file modification date of 2018 suggests either undisclosed administrative changes or a metadata inconsistency. If the instrument is truly unmodified, the 2018 modification date is unexplained. If it was modified, the version currency statement is misleading.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 28 February 2007 to date' but the file was last modified on 24 July 2018, creating an unresolved ambiguity about whether the instrument has in fact been amended or otherwise altered after its original proclamation date without this being transparently reflected in the version history."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure - entire proclamation","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is by definition an instrument that brings something into legal effect or declares a legal state of affairs. A proclamation with no operative content is a legal nullity on its face — it cannot be complied with, enforced, or given effect to by any person. Any reliance placed on this instrument would be legally meaningless.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The proclamation contains no operative provisions whatsoever. It identifies itself as a 'Proclamation under the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006' but contains no substantive proclamation text, no commencement date being proclaimed, no schedules, and no operative legal effect discernible from the document as presented."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The standard currency disclaimer implies ongoing potential for updates, yet the instrument itself has apparently never been updated. The disclaimer is logically inapplicable to an instrument that has remained static for nearly two decades, creating a trivially misleading representation about the dynamic nature of the document.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet simultaneously asserts the version has been current and unchanged since 28 February 2007 — a period of approximately 19 years to the access date of 8 April 2026. This renders the update timeline statement entirely redundant and internally absurd for this specific instrument."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 24 July 2018","section_b":"Currency of version - current from 28 February 2007 to date","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument claims continuous currency from 28 February 2007 with no amendments reflected in the version description, yet the file metadata records a modification on 24 July 2018 — over 11 years after the stated commencement. These two statements are facially contradictory: either the instrument was modified in 2018 (in which case the version history is incomplete) or it was not (in which case the modification date is erroneous)."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments - reference to amendments table","section_b":"Currency of version - current from 28 February 2007 to date","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document provides a hyperlink to a 'Table of Amendments', implying the existence of amending instruments, while simultaneously asserting the version has been current and unaltered since 28 February 2007. If no amendments exist, the table reference is misleading. If amendments do exist, the version currency statement fails to reflect them."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the content or scope of the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006; it only specifies the Act's commencement date and records administrative details (see section 2 reference and administrative notes)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: fixes a commencement date only","Direct statutory authority cited (section 2 of the Act)","No substantive regulatory or operational rules included","Limited administrative metadata (proclamation date, publication, administering department)","No conditionality, delegated discretion, or transitional arrangements"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 March 2007 as the day the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006 comes into force (made under section 2). It records the proclamation date (19 February 2007), Gazette publication (28 February 2007) and that the Department of Health and Human Services administers the instrument."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation has a single, narrow purpose: to declare when an Act comes into force. There is no indication of scope change — this instrument does exactly what such proclamations are designed to do, activating the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006 from 28 February 2007 without adding to or subtracting from its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a bare commencement proclamation — it contains almost no substantive legal content of its own","The underlying subject matter (anatomical examinations and body donation) involves some ethical and regulatory nuance, but that complexity lives in the parent Act, not this instrument","The text provided is largely duplicated metadata/status information rather than operative legal provisions, making analysis straightforward","No amendments or complex transitional provisions are apparent from the document"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brings the Anatomical Examinations Act 2006 (Tas.) into force, declaring it effective from 28 February 2007. It doesn’t itself create new rules but activates the Act that governs post‑mortem body donation and the use of human remains for medical education and research.\n\nIt matters to people considering body donation, next of kin, medical schools and practitioners who handle donated bodies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-anatomical-examinations-act-2006","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-anatomical-examinations-act-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-anatomical-examinations-act-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-anatomical-examinations-act-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-anatomical-examinations-act-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-anatomical-examinations-act-2006/documents"}}