{"id":"tas:sr-2016-109","name":"Proclamation under the Building Act 2016","slug":"proclamation-under-the-building-act-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"109 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186190,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-109-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Building Act 2016","content":"> Proclamation under the Building Act 2016\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-2016-025#GS2@EN) [Building Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-025) fix 1 January 2017 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n13 December 2016\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nGUY BARNETT\n\nMinister for Building and Construction\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 21 December 2016\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation of this type does not alter the scope of the legislation it commences — it simply activates the Building Act 2016 as passed. There is no evidence in the available text that the Proclamation expands or restricts the original intent of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive legal content — it is largely administrative metadata (version dates, amendment tables, responsible minister references)","Proclamations are inherently simple instruments: their sole purpose is to activate a commencement date for legislation","No operative provisions, definitions, conditions, or cross-references are visible in the text provided","The underlying Building Act 2016 may be complex, but this Proclamation itself is a narrow, mechanical document"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the Governor of Tasmania’s formal notice bringing the Building Act 2016 into legal effect, officially commencing the Act from 21 December 2016. It matters to anyone involved in Tasmanian building and construction — builders, developers, surveyors, homeowners and councils — because it activated the modernised regulatory, certification and inspection framework in the Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope of the Building Act 2016; it solely fixes the Act's commencement date under section 2 and thereby brings the Act's pre-existing powers, duties and obligations into force on 1 January 2017. No amendments or substantive changes to rights or duties are made by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: fixes a commencement date rather than changing substantive law (text cites section 2 of the Building Act 2016).","Low decision-making discretion: Governor acts on Executive Council advice—formal executive process with limited legal choice in the proclamation itself.","Triggering effect: although procedurally simple, the proclamation activates the full substantive regime of the Building Act (compliance, enforcement and administrative duties) from the stated date.","Administrative formalities: includes Gazette notification and departmental administration (shown as Department of Justice), which are routine but necessary for legal effect and public notice.","Minimal direct compliance burden from the proclamation itself, but potentially significant downstream obligations for regulated parties once the Act commences."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Building Act 2016, fixes 1 January 2017 as the date the Building Act 2016 commences. It gives legal effect to the Act from that day. By itself the proclamation does not create new offences or fees; it activates the Act’s existing compliance, enforcement and administrative obligations for builders, owners, certifiers and regulatory agencies."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement instrument with a single, narrow purpose. It has not expanded beyond its original intent of bringing the Building Act 2016 into operation on a specified date."},"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 proclamation format — essentially a template document"],"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 2017** as the date when Tasmania's *Building Act 2016* officially starts operating.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain on the statute books but wouldn't actually apply to anyone yet.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal name for the state Cabinet).\n- Signed by Governor Kate Warner and Minister Guy Barnett.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament often don't start immediately. This document is the \"on switch\" that tells builders, councils, and property owners: *from this date, the new rules apply*.\n- It was made on 13 December 2016 and published in the *Tasmanian Government Gazette* on 21 December 2016, giving people about two weeks' notice before the law took effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-act-2016/documents"}}