{"id":"tas:sr-2008-134","name":"Proclamation under the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008","slug":"proclamation-under-the-climate-change-state-action-act-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"134 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315599,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2008-134-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008","content":"> Proclamation under the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008\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-2008-036#GS2@EN) [Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-036) fix 1 December 2008 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n10 November 2008\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nDAVID BARTLETT\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 19 November 2008\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is present in the provided document to determine whether the scope of this Proclamation differs from the original intent of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008. The document appears to be unchanged since its commencement on 19 November 2008, based on the version metadata."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost exclusively administrative metadata with no substantive legal text to analyse","Proclamations are generally simple instruments — they activate or commence other laws rather than creating complex standalone obligations","The parent Act (Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008) may itself be complex, but that complexity is not visible here","No amendments or schedules are visible in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Proclamation made under Tasmania’s Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 that would formally bring parts of that law into effect or activate powers under it. It likely matters to Tasmanian government agencies, businesses subject to climate obligations, and potentially all residents, because proclamations are the legal trigger that makes legislative intentions enforceable.\n\nThe actual substantive text of this specific Proclamation is not included in the provided material, so precise impacts cannot be determined."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the version is truly current from 19 November 2008 with no substantive changes, there is no obvious legitimate reason for a file modification in 2018. Either the modification was substantive (contradicting the currency claim) or it was administrative (rendering the modification date misleading as an indicator of legislative change).","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states it has been 'current from 19 November 2008 to date' with no amendments reflected, yet the file was last modified on 10 August 2018, creating an unexplained discrepancy between claimed currency and actual modification history."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The update guarantee is a procedural assurance premised on changes occurring. Where no changes have occurred for nearly two decades, the assurance is vacuous rather than reassuring, though this is a drafting inelegance rather than a strict logical flaw.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The legislation claims to be 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' yet the sole instrument in question appears to have remained unamended since 2008 across nearly 18 years. This renders the update-timeliness assurance effectively meaningless for this instrument."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 10 August 2018","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version: current from 19 November 2008 to date","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument is represented as having been continuously current and unchanged since 19 November 2008, yet the file was modified on 10 August 2018. These two claims are in tension: either the file modification reflects a substantive change (undermining the unbroken currency claim) or it does not (making the modification date a potentially misleading artefact)."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which serves exactly its intended purpose of activating legislation. It has not expanded beyond its original function."},"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 ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that brings Tasmania's Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 into force. It was signed by the Governor of Tasmania on 10 November 2008, setting the start date for the Act as 1 December 2008. Without this proclamation, the Act would have remained inactive 'on the shelf' even after being passed by Parliament. This document essentially flips the switch to make the climate change law operational."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope, powers, or obligations set out in the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008. It only fixes the date on which those existing provisions take legal effect (1 December 2008). The decision to commence was made by the Governor with Executive Council advice and the administration is assigned to the Department of Premier and Cabinet; the practical effect is to start the Act's compliance and administrative timelines on that date."},"complexity_factors":["Single procedural action: only sets a commencement date rather than creating new obligations or rules","No substantive policy or regulatory content to interpret","Clear legal source and decision-maker (Governor acting with Executive Council; references section 2 of the Act)","Formal administrative steps (Gazette notification; assignment to Department of Premier and Cabinet) but low legal ambiguity","Triggers timing for compliance and administrative implementation without changing scope or powers of the underlying Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 December 2008 as the day the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 begins to operate. Made by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council and notified in the Gazette, it controls when legal duties and administrative responsibilities under the Act start—affecting government agencies and any individuals or businesses covered by the Act, who must meet compliance and administrative requirements from that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-climate-change-state-action-act-2008","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-climate-change-state-action-act-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-climate-change-state-action-act-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-climate-change-state-action-act-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-climate-change-state-action-act-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-climate-change-state-action-act-2008/documents"}}