{"id":"tas:sr-2011-108","name":"Proclamation under the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011","slug":"proclamation-under-the-asbestos-related-diseases-occupational-exposure-compensation-act-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"108 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314483,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2011-108-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011","content":"> Proclamation under the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011\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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-029#GS2@EN) of the [Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-029) fix 31 October 2011 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n17 October 2011\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. J. O'BYRNE\n\nMinister for Workplace 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 26 October 2011\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature has a single, narrow purpose: to activate an Act of Parliament. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the 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 with ceremonial language","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's asbestos compensation law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes the start date** for the *Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011* as **31 October 2011**\n- This means the law officially began operating on that date\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (the formal representative of the Crown), acting on advice from the Executive Council (the formal name for the Tasmanian Cabinet)\n- Signed by Governor Peter G. Underwood and Minister D. J. O'Byrne\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Many laws don't start automatically when passed by Parliament. They need a separate official document like this to 'commence' (start operating).\n- This proclamation triggered the legal rights for Tasmanian workers exposed to asbestos at work to claim compensation for asbestos-related diseases.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would have remained inactive on the statute books."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this nature is purely mechanical — it does not expand or narrow the scope of the parent Act. Its purpose is solely to bring the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011 into operation on 26 October 2011, consistent with its intended function."},"complexity_factors":["This is a procedural instrument only — it contains no substantive legal provisions of its own","Its sole legal function is to activate another piece of legislation by setting a commencement date","The document as provided is largely administrative metadata (version currency, responsible minister references) rather than operative legal text","No complex definitions, exemptions, penalties, or multi-step processes are present"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally brought the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011 into force from 26 October 2011. It enabled the Act’s compensation scheme for Tasmanian workers (and their families) affected by work‑related asbestos diseases, and affects employers, insurers and legal practitioners involved in related claims."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document cannot credibly claim to be current to a 2026 access date if its last substantive modification was in 2018. Either the document has been updated silently (undermining version integrity) or the currency claim is operationally hollow. This creates ambiguity about what 'current' actually means for legal reliance purposes.","confidence":0.62,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 26 October 2011 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:30)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 24 July 2018'. If the file was last modified in 2018, claiming currency 'to date' in 2026 is either meaningless or misleading."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is a process assurance that users cannot independently verify from the face of the document. If the legislation had been amended between 2018 and 2026 and the site failed to update, users relying on the currency statement would have no means of detecting this. The assurance is therefore logically unfalsifiable from a user perspective.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The stated update policy ('usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation') is rendered unverifiable by the simultaneous admission that the file was last modified 24 July 2018, despite the proclamation remaining operative to at least 2026. No mechanism is provided to distinguish 'no changes have occurred' from 'changes occurred but were not updated'."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 26 October 2011 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:30)')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 24 July 2018')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document simultaneously asserts it is current to 8 April 2026 and that the file was last modified on 24 July 2018. These two statements are in direct tension: a gap of approximately 7 years and 8 months exists between the last recorded modification and the claimed currency date, with no explanation of how currency is maintained without modification."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or reach of the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011; it only fixes the date (31 October 2011) on which the Act’s provisions commence, and records formalities (signing, Gazettal, administration)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow legal effect: fixes a commencement date for the Act (mechanical change only).","Short, formal text with no substantive policy, regulatory or enforcement provisions.","Involves formal actors and steps (Governor acting with Executive Council advice; Gazettal; ministerial signatory), adding procedural formality but not legal complexity.","References an external provision (section 2 of the Act) — understanding effects requires consulting the principal Act.","Administrative note that the proclamation is administered by the Department of Justice, which creates an identifiable administrative responsibility."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011, fixes 31 October 2011 as the day the Act’s provisions commence. That date determines when the Act’s legal rights, duties and procedural requirements begin to operate.\n\nSigned by the Governor on 17 October 2011 with Executive Council advice, it was notified in the Gazette on 26 October 2011 and is administered by the Department of Justice. The proclamation does not itself change the Act’s substance or set compensation terms."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-asbestos-related-diseases-occupational-exposure-compensation-act-2011","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-asbestos-related-diseases-occupational-exposure-compensation-act-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-asbestos-related-diseases-occupational-exposure-compensation-act-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-asbestos-related-diseases-occupational-exposure-compensation-act-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-asbestos-related-diseases-occupational-exposure-compensation-act-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-asbestos-related-diseases-occupational-exposure-compensation-act-2011/documents"}}