{"id":"tas:sr-2002-074","name":"Proclamation under the Burial and Cremation Act 2002","slug":"proclamation-under-the-burial-and-cremation-act-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"74 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318595,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-074-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Burial and Cremation Act 2002","content":"> Proclamation under the Burial and Cremation Act 2002\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-2002-004#GS2@EN) [Burial and Cremation Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-004) fix 1 July 2002 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n21 June 2002\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJ. A. BACON\n\nPremier\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 June 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is no indication that the scope of the Burial and Cremation Act 2002 was altered by this Proclamation. Proclamations of this type are standard administrative instruments used to commence legislation as originally intended by Parliament. No scope expansion or restriction is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Document is almost entirely metadata with no substantive operative text provided","Proclamations are inherently simple instruments — they typically do one thing (commence a law or provision)","No cross-referencing of multiple statutes or complex legal obligations","Low interpretive burden — the mechanism (commencement) is well understood in Australian legislative practice"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued under Tasmania’s Burial and Cremation Act 2002 (circa 26 June 2002), appears to be the formal commencement notice that brought the Act into force. It matters because it enabled enforcement of new rules governing cemeteries, crematoria, funeral directors, cemetery managers/trusts, families and anyone handling human remains in Tasmania."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the Act’s substantive scope. It only activates (commences) the Burial and Cremation Act 2002 from 1 July 2002 under s.2, and does not add exceptions, conditions, or amendments to who or what the Act covers."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause: fixes a single commencement date (1 July 2002).","Authority explicitly stated: made under section 2 of the Burial and Cremation Act 2002.","No substantive regulatory content: does not modify, add, or clarify Act provisions.","No transitional or savings provisions included, leaving implementation details to the Act.","Administrative details present: Gazette notification and administering department named."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor with the Executive Council under section 2 of the Burial and Cremation Act 2002, fixes 1 July 2002 as the date the Act comes into force in Tasmania. It affects any person or body subject to the Act by starting the Act’s legal obligations and powers on that date. The proclamation itself only sets the commencement date, was notified in the Gazette, and assigns administration to the Department of Premier and Cabinet."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward 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 (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 force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 July 2002** as the date when the *Burial and Cremation Act 2002* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal body of senior government ministers).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the Burial and Cremation Act, making it enforceable from 1 July 2002 onwards.\n- Without this document, the Act would remain inactive — passed but not legally operational.\n\n**Key details:**\n- Made on: 21 June 2002\n- Published in the Tasmanian Government Gazette on: 26 June 2002\n- Administered by: Department of Premier and Cabinet"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-burial-and-cremation-act-2002","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-burial-and-cremation-act-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-burial-and-cremation-act-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-burial-and-cremation-act-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-burial-and-cremation-act-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-burial-and-cremation-act-2002/documents"}}