{"id":"tas:sr-2003-085","name":"Proclamation under the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003","slug":"proclamation-under-the-child-protection-international-measures-act-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"85 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318307,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-085-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003","content":"> Proclamation under the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003\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-2003-023#GS2@EN) [Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-023) fix 6 August 2003 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n28 July 2003\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Health and Human Services\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 6 August 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this Proclamation appears to serve its intended purpose under the parent Act — formally activating or recognising provisions related to international child protection measures. No scope change is evident, though the absent operative text limits certainty."},"complexity_factors":["Proclamation is a secondary instrument (delegated legislation), requiring understanding of its relationship to the parent Act","The substantive content of the Proclamation is absent from the provided text, making full analysis impossible","International law dimension — cross-border child protection involves treaty obligations and foreign legal systems","Limited technical legal complexity on its face — proclamations are typically short and formulaic"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003, formally recognises and brings into force provisions for treating certain overseas child protection or custody orders as enforceable in Tasmania. It affects families and children involved in international custody or protection disputes and Tasmanian courts and authorities, helping prevent children being moved interstate or overseas to evade protective orders. In force since 6 August 2003."},"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 parent Act into force."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act and Rules Publication Act in administrative notes)","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 force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **6 August 2003** as the date when the *Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal body of senior ministers).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal 'switch' that turns the Act on. Without it, the child protection law would remain dormant on the statute books.\n- The Act itself deals with international child protection measures — likely covering things like international child abduction, overseas adoption, or cross-border child welfare cases — but this document only handles the technical step of starting the clock."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003; it solely fixes the Act's commencement date under section 2 and records administrative details (executive decision, departmental administration, and Gazette notification)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action limited to fixing a commencement date","Clear statutory basis referenced (section 2 of the Act)","No substantive changes, qualifications, or transitional provisions included","Administrative steps only (executive advice, signature, Gazette notification)","Low compliance complexity for legal interpretation, but requires operational readiness by responsible department"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 6 August 2003 as the day the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003 begins. It was made by the Lieutenant‑Governor on the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of that Act.\n\nMechanically, the proclamation causes the Act’s rights, duties and procedures to take effect from that date; administration is assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services and the proclamation was notified in the Gazette. Implementation costs fall primarily on government agencies and on parties bound by the Act."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the version has been current since 6 August 2003 with no substantive change, there should be no reason for the file to have been modified on 10 August 2018. Either the currency date is wrong or the modification date is misleading, as they imply contradictory histories of the document.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 6 August 2003 to date' while simultaneously stating the 'File last modified 10 August 2018'. A document cannot be simultaneously unmodified since 2003 and last modified in 2018."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation is a formal legal instrument that must declare or proclaim something of legal effect. A document that consists solely of administrative metadata with no operative content cannot function as a valid Proclamation. Any person or court attempting to rely on or comply with this instrument would find it legally meaningless.","confidence":0.9,"description":"The document appears to be a Proclamation under the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003, yet contains no substantive proclamation text whatsoever. The entire body consists only of metadata, status information, and navigation elements repeated multiple times."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The presence of a 'Table of Amending Instruments' section with a clickable link to amendments is structurally inconsistent with a document that has remained current and unchanged since 2003. If there are no amending instruments, the section and link serve no purpose and are misleading. If amendments do exist, the currency statement is incomplete.","confidence":0.7,"description":"The document claims to be current from 6 August 2003 'to date' while the access date recorded is 8 April 2026. This means the instrument has purportedly remained unchanged for over 22 years, yet the Table of Amendments hyperlink implies amendments may exist."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 10 August 2018","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version: current from 6 August 2003 to date","confidence":0.65,"description":"The file modification date of 10 August 2018 directly contradicts the implication that the version has been continuously current and unchanged since 6 August 2003. A modification in 2018 suggests either the content or status changed, yet no amendment or version change is acknowledged."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Document Title - 'Proclamation under the Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2003'","section_b":"Document Body - Absence of any operative proclamation content","confidence":0.88,"description":"The title asserts this is a legally operative Proclamation, but the body of the document contains no operative legal text. The title and the content of the document are fundamentally contradictory as to the nature and legal effect of the instrument."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change'","section_b":"Status Information - File last modified 10 August 2018","confidence":0.55,"description":"If legislation is updated within 3 working days of any change, and the file was last modified on 10 August 2018, this implies no legislative change has occurred to this instrument since 2018. However, the version currency is stated as running from 2003, suggesting the 2018 modification was administrative rather than legislative, contradicting what 'updated' means in context."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-protection-international-measures-act-2003","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-protection-international-measures-act-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-protection-international-measures-act-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-protection-international-measures-act-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-protection-international-measures-act-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-protection-international-measures-act-2003/documents"}}