{"id":"tas:sr-2016-091","name":"Proclamation under the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016","slug":"proclamation-under-the-building-and-construction-industry-training-fund-amendment-act-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"91 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186365,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-091-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016","content":"> Proclamation under the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment 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-2016-031#GS2@EN) [Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-031) fix 1 January 2017 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n8 November 2016\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nMATTHEW GROOM\n\nMinister for State Growth\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 16 November 2016\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument with no substantive policy content. It performs exactly the function intended: bringing the Amendment Act into force on a specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except 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 effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 January 2017** as the date when the *Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016* (Tasmania) starts operating.\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\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically start working immediately. This proclamation officially \"switches on\" the Amendment Act, telling everyone exactly when the new rules apply.\n- Without this document, the Amendment Act would remain inactive — like a car with no key in the ignition.\n\n**Key details:**\n- Signed: 8 November 2016\n- Published in the *Gazette* (the official government newspaper): 16 November 2016\n- Administered by: Department of State Growth"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the scope or content of the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016; it only fixes the date (1 January 2017) on which that Act comes into force."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operation: sets a commencement date only","No substantive amendments or policy detail in the proclamation itself","Clear decision-maker identified (Governor with Executive Council advice)","Administrative details included (Gazette notification, administering department)","Limited stakeholder impact described — effects depend on content of the Amendment Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 January 2017 as the day the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016 begins to operate. It was made by the Governor of Tasmania acting with the advice of the Executive Council, notified in the Gazette and is administered by the Department of State Growth.\n\nMechanically, the proclamation determines when the Amendment Act’s legal effects start for persons subject to that Act; it does not itself change the Act’s text or obligations, so any costs, compliance burdens or behavioural effects derive from the Amendment Act once it commences."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in July 2018, the version currency should arguably begin from that modification date, not November 2016. The coexistence of these two dates without explanation is logically inconsistent regarding the document's authoritative state.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 16 November 2016 to date' while also stating the file was 'last modified 25 July 2018', creating an internal inconsistency about when the document was last substantively changed versus its currency period."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update assurance is a procedural promise that implies ongoing change activity. Its inclusion alongside a document unchanged since 2018 is not strictly a legal absurdity but highlights a tension between the currency promise and the static nature of the instrument.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The disclaimer states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the access date is recorded as 5 April 2026 while the last file modification was 25 July 2018 — nearly 8 years of apparent inactivity on a live instrument, making the update assurance practically meaningless in this context."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version (Version current from 16 November 2016 to date)","section_b":"Authorisation (File last modified 25 July 2018)","confidence":0.55,"description":"The version currency is stated to run from 16 November 2016, implying no substantive legal change has occurred since that date. However, the file was last modified on 25 July 2018, suggesting some form of change or update did occur after the stated version commencement date, without a corresponding update to the version currency information."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation of this type has a single, narrow purpose: to commence an Act. There is no indication of scope change from its original intent. It performs exactly the function it was designed to — setting a commencement date of 16 November 2016 for the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content — the document is purely procedural, acting only as a commencement trigger","The actual legal changes being activated are in a separate Act not reproduced here, making full assessment impossible from this document alone","Repetitive formatting in the source document obscures what little content exists","Requires background knowledge of the proclamation mechanism and the Training Fund levy system to understand context"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the Governor of Tasmania’s formal “on” switch for the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund Amendment Act 2016, bringing that Amendment Act into legal effect on 16 November 2016. It affects builders, contractors, employers, employees and training organisations in Tasmania’s construction industry by making the Act’s changes to the training levy regime legally binding from that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-and-construction-industry-training-fund-amendment-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-and-construction-industry-training-fund-amendment-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-and-construction-industry-training-fund-amendment-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-and-construction-industry-training-fund-amendment-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-and-construction-industry-training-fund-amendment-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-building-and-construction-industry-training-fund-amendment-act-2016/documents"}}