{"id":"tas:sr-2024-063","name":"Proclamation under the Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024","slug":"proclamation-under-the-child-safety-reform-implementation-monitor-act-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"63 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177061,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2024-063-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024","content":"> Proclamation under the Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024\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-2024-006#GS2@EN) [Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2024-006) fix 6 November 2024 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n28 October 2024\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nGUY BARNETT\n\nMinister for Justice\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 November 2024\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this nature has a single, narrow purpose — to bring an Act into force. There is no indication of any scope change from original intent. It does exactly what a commencement proclamation is designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely a commencement proclamation with no substantive operative provisions of its own","It contains no definitions, offences, rights, or obligations","Its sole legal function is to activate another piece of legislation on a specified date","The underlying Act it activates is not reproduced here, so no analysis of that complexity is possible from this document alone"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation sets 6 November 2024 as the commencement date for the Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024, bringing the Act into legal effect and activating the independent monitor.\n\nIt affects children and families, government agencies, the appointed monitor and the Tasmanian public by creating independent oversight and accountability for delivery of child safety reforms."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is a legal instrument that must contain operative text specifying what is being proclaimed (e.g., a commencement date). This document contains only metadata, status information, and repeated headings but zero operative legal content. A proclamation with no proclaimed content is legally meaningless and cannot perform any legal function.","confidence":0.95,"description":"The document states it was 'accessed 5 April 2026 at 13:27' but the file was last modified on 6 November 2024. The access date of 5 April 2026 is approximately 17 months after the file modification date, yet the version is described as 'current from 6 November 2024 to date'. This is not inherently absurd, but the proclamation text itself is entirely absent from the document — a proclamation with no operative provisions."},{"type":"other","section":"Entire document structure","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Legislative instruments must be authoritative and unambiguous. Systematic duplication of all headings creates uncertainty about whether the document as published is reliable. If a court or regulated party accessed this version, they could not be confident they were reading the instrument as made.","confidence":0.98,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). This systemic duplication suggests a rendering or compilation error, meaning the published version of this legal instrument may not accurately represent the authorised text."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The currency assurance is partially self-defeating: it promises timeliness but requires navigation to an external link to confirm whether any changes have in fact occurred. The document does not itself disclose its amendment history inline.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the Table of Amending Instruments is linked but not reproduced. A user cannot verify from this document alone whether any amendments have been made since 6 November 2024, undermining the currency representation."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (opening): 'Version current from 6 November 2024 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 13:27)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 6 November 2024'","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document claims to be current 'to date' (5 April 2026) while simultaneously stating the file was last modified on 6 November 2024. If the file has not been modified since 6 November 2024, the claim of currency extending to 5 April 2026 is unverifiable from the document itself, and the coexistence of an access timestamp 17 months after last modification with a 'current' status label creates an internal tension."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument with no substantive scope. It performs exactly the function intended: bringing the parent Act into operation 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 new law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Tasmanian Governor (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that the **Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024** starts operating on **6 November 2024**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws don't automatically start working when Parliament passes them. Someone must formally \"switch them on\" by naming a start date. This document does exactly that.\n- The Act creates an independent monitor to oversee how Tasmania implements child safety reforms — essentially a watchdog to make sure promised changes actually happen.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian government agencies responsible for child safety\n- Children and families in the care system (indirectly, by ensuring reforms are tracked)\n- The newly appointed Implementation Monitor, who can now begin work"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024; it only fixes the Act’s commencement date and identifies administrative responsibility."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: fixes one commencement date (6 November 2024).","Clear legal authority: issued by the Governor with advice of the Executive Council (text states this).","Administrative allocation: expressly administered by the Department of Justice.","Formal publication steps: notified in the Gazette and displayed per the Rules Publication Act 1953.","No substantive or technical amendments in the proclamation itself—it does not alter the Act’s text or include transitional arrangements."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 6 November 2024 as the day the Child Safety Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2024 comes into force (made under s 2). The Governor, acting on advice of the Executive Council, fixes the commencement date and the Department of Justice will administer the proclamation. From that date the Act’s powers, duties and compliance obligations become enforceable; any administrative costs or compliance burdens flow to the State and to persons and bodies subject to the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-safety-reform-implementation-monitor-act-2024","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-safety-reform-implementation-monitor-act-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-safety-reform-implementation-monitor-act-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-safety-reform-implementation-monitor-act-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-safety-reform-implementation-monitor-act-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-child-safety-reform-implementation-monitor-act-2024/documents"}}