{"id":"tas:sr-2004-087","name":"Proclamation under the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004","slug":"proclamation-under-the-australian-crime-commission-tasmania-act-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"87 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318019,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-087-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004","content":"> Proclamation under the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004\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-2004-026#GS2@EN) [Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-026) fix 1 November 2004 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n11 October 2004\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Police and Public Safety\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 20 October 2004\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Police and Public Safety.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing the parent 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 beyond citation of the parent Act","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 effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 November 2004** as the date when the *Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004* starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania** (the Governor's deputy, acting on state executive advice)\n- Signed by Minister for Police and Public Safety D. E. Llewellyn\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation officially \"switches on\" the Tasmanian law that allows the state to participate in the national Australian Crime Commission (now the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission).\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant — passed but not legally active."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file modification date of 2018 implies substantive or procedural change, yet no amendment content is visible and the version currency claims continuity from 2004. This is not strictly a logical flaw in the operative law but reflects a metadata inconsistency that undermines the reliability of the currency claim.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 20 October 2004 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was last modified on 25 July 2018, creating an unresolved temporal ambiguity about what amendments or changes occurred in 2018 that are not reflected in any visible substantive content."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire Proclamation","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation under enabling legislation (the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004) must contain operative words effecting some legal outcome — typically bringing an Act or provision into force. Without any such words, the instrument cannot fulfil its stated legal purpose. It is impossible to comply with, rely upon, or give effect to an instrument that has no content.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document purports to be a Proclamation — a single operative legal instrument — but contains no operative provisions whatsoever. There is no proclamation text, no commencement date declared, no operative effect identified, and no substantive legal content. A proclamation with no operative text is a legal nullity."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Title - Repeated Truncation","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The title embeds a fragment of itself ('Austral Proclamation under the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004') suggesting either a drafting error or a recursive loop. A legal instrument whose title references itself cannot be unambiguously identified or cited, undermining the basic principle of legislative certainty.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The title 'Proclamation under the Austral Proclamation under the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004' is self-referentially recursive and truncated, appearing to nest itself within itself. This creates a logically incoherent title that cannot be parsed to identify a single unambiguous instrument."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Update Commitment","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment implies active maintenance and currency. An 8-year gap between the last file modification (2018) and the access date (2026) with no visible amendments or content changes either means no changes occurred (plausible for a simple proclamation) or the update commitment has not been met. The commitment creates a reasonable expectation that is potentially unfulfilled.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The status information states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' yet the file modification date is 2018 while the access date is 2026 — an 8-year gap with no visible change log or amendment content, contradicting the implied currency assurance."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version — 'current from 20 October 2004 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 25 July 2018'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The version is stated to be continuously current from 20 October 2004 with no amendments indicated, yet the file was modified in 2018. If no amendments were made, the 2018 modification is unexplained. If amendments were made, the currency statement fails to reflect them."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Document Title — 'Proclamation under the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004'","section_b":"Document Body — Contains no operative proclamation text","confidence":0.85,"description":"The title asserts this is a legally operative Proclamation made under a specific Act, but the body of the instrument contains no operative provisions, no commencement declaration, and no substantive legal text. The title and content are irreconcilably contradictory as to the instrument's legal character."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the proclamation appears to have remained in its original form since commencement on 20 October 2004. The document notes amendments are accessible via a separate table, but there is no indication of any substantive change to its scope or operation. It continues to serve its original purpose of activating the Tasmanian cooperative framework for the Australian Crime Commission."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument itself contains minimal substantive content — it is primarily a formal activation mechanism","Understanding its effect requires knowledge of the parent Act (Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004) and the broader federal-state cooperative law enforcement framework","The interplay between Commonwealth and Tasmanian law (cooperative federalism) adds a layer of conceptual complexity for non-lawyers","The actual text of the proclamation is not reproduced in the provided material, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This Governor’s Proclamation under the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004 brought into effect the arrangements allowing the Australian Crime Commission to operate in Tasmania from 20 October 2004. \n\nIt’s an administrative step that enables the ACC to use Tasmanian legal powers and procedures, affecting Tasmanian law enforcement, courts, residents and businesses involved in serious or organised crime investigations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the scope or content of the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004. It simply fixes the Act's commencement date (1 November 2004) under the authority of section 2 and notes administrative responsibility with the Department of Police and Public Safety."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete administrative action: fixes a commencement date for the Act.","Clear legal authority invoked: made under section 2 of the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004.","No substantive amendments or regulatory detail: does not add, remove or modify provisions of the Act.","Formalities included: executed by Lieutenant‑Governor on Executive Council advice, notified in the Gazette, and assigned to a department for administration."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Lieutenant‑Governor on the advice of the Executive Council, sets 1 November 2004 as the day the Australian Crime Commission (Tasmania) Act 2004 comes into force. It brings the Act’s provisions into effect from that date and records that the Department of Police and Public Safety administers the proclamation. The proclamation itself only fixes commencement; it does not change the Act’s content."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-australian-crime-commission-tasmania-act-2004","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-australian-crime-commission-tasmania-act-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-australian-crime-commission-tasmania-act-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-australian-crime-commission-tasmania-act-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-australian-crime-commission-tasmania-act-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-australian-crime-commission-tasmania-act-2004/documents"}}