{"id":"tas:sr-2003-146","name":"Proclamation under the Annulled Convictions Act 2003","slug":"proclamation-under-the-annulled-convictions-act-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"146 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318194,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-146-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Annulled Convictions Act 2003","content":"> Proclamation under the Annulled Convictions Act 2003\n\nI, the Lieutenant-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-2003-046#GS2@EN) [Annulled Convictions Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-046) fix 1 January 2004 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n1 December 2003\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJUDY JACKSON\n\nMinister for Justice and Industrial Relations\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 10 December 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that is 'current from' a fixed date but was substantively modified 15 years later creates ambiguity about what version was actually in force during the intervening period. If the file modification reflects a substantive change, the currency date should update. If it does not, the modification note is misleading.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states it has been 'current from 10 December 2003 to date' yet the file was 'last modified 24 July 2018', implying the content changed after its initial currency date without any corresponding amendment being formally reflected in the version history presented."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A commencement proclamation is a once-and-done instrument; its operative legal effect is exhausted the moment the Act commences. The existence of an amendments table implies ongoing amendability, which is logically inconsistent with the spent nature of the instrument. Amending a spent proclamation cannot undo or alter the commencement already effected.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument invites the reader to 'click to view Table of Amendments' for a proclamation that, as a simple commencement proclamation under the Annulled Convictions Act 2003, would ordinarily be incapable of meaningful amendment — proclamations of this type typically have a single operative effect (bringing an Act into force) that is spent upon commencement."},{"type":"other","section":"Title / Header","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a digitisation or HTML rendering artefact, a proclamation that misstates or truncates the name of its own enabling Act raises a technical question about whether the instrument correctly identifies the legislation it is purporting to bring into force. In strict legal construction, an instrument that misidentifies its parent Act could be challenged as void for uncertainty, though courts would likely apply a purposive interpretation.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument's title is rendered in duplicate and in truncated form ('Annulle' rather than 'Annulled') multiple times throughout the document, creating internal inconsistency as to the actual name of the parent Act being proclaimed."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 24 July 2018","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version: current from 10 December 2003 to date","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument claims to have been continuously current and unchanged since 10 December 2003, yet the file modification timestamp of 24 July 2018 indicates the document was altered approximately 15 years after that date. These two statements cannot both be true: either the instrument changed (contradicting the single currency date) or the file modification is non-substantive (in which case the modification note is misleading as to the instrument's integrity)."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act's commencement section)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 January 2004** as the date when the *Annulled Convictions Act 2003* (Tasmania) starts operating.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant — passed by Parliament but not yet legally active.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania** (the Governor's deputy), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the formal body of senior ministers that advises the Governor).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Many laws don't start automatically when Parliament passes them. The government needs flexibility to prepare for implementation (training staff, setting up systems, informing the public).\n- This document officially flips the switch, making the *Annulled Convictions Act 2003* legally binding from New Year's Day 2004.\n\n**In short:** This is the \"go live\" announcement for a Tasmanian law about annulled (cancelled or wiped) criminal convictions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the scope or provisions of the Annulled Convictions Act 2003; it solely fixes the Act’s commencement date as 1 January 2004 and records notification and administration details."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational change: sets a commencement date rather than amending substantive law","Requires cross-reference to section 2 of the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 to confirm commencement mechanism","Formal legal formalities present (Lieutenant‑Governor acting on Executive Council advice; signatures) but no discretionary rules","Publication and notification formalities (Gazette notice; Rules Publication Act compliance)","Administrative assignment noted (Department of Justice and Industrial Relations) but no new administrative duties or compliance burdens created"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Lieutenant‑Governor on the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Annulled Convictions Act 2003, fixes 1 January 2004 as the day that Act starts to operate. It was notified in the Gazette on 10 December 2003 and is administered by the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.\n\nMechanically, the instrument does not change the Act’s content or scope; it only declares the date from which the Act’s provisions take effect."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement Proclamation only. Its sole purpose is to bring the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 into force on a specified date. There is no evidence of any scope change from original intent — it does exactly what a Proclamation of this type is designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument with minimal substantive content","Purely procedural — it only activates another piece of legislation","No operative provisions beyond commencement","Requires understanding of what a Proclamation is and how it interacts with the parent Act","The substantive complexity sits in the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 itself, not this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, signed by the Governor of Tasmania, brought the Annulled Convictions Act 2003 into force on 10 December 2003. It activated the Act’s scheme allowing certain historic convictions—notably for decriminalised homosexual conduct—to be annulled, so affected Tasmanians need not disclose them and they cannot be used against them in checks for jobs, licences or similar purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-annulled-convictions-act-2003","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-annulled-convictions-act-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-annulled-convictions-act-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-annulled-convictions-act-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-annulled-convictions-act-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-annulled-convictions-act-2003/documents"}}