{"id":"tas:sr-2015-055","name":"Proclamation under the Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015","slug":"proclamation-under-the-co-operatives-national-law-tasmania-act-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"55 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187242,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-055-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015","content":"> Proclamation under the Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015\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 [Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-006) fix 1 September 2015 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n4 August 2015\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON\n\nActing for and on Behalf of the Minister 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 12 August 2015\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature has a single, narrow purpose: to activate legislation. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"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","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's co-operatives law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Activates the law:** It officially declares that the *Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015* will come into force on **1 September 2015**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Co-operatives (member-owned businesses) operating in Tasmania\n- People who want to start or run co-operatives in Tasmania\n- The government agencies that regulate these organisations\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Act would just be words on paper — it wouldn't actually have legal effect. This document is the 'on switch' that makes the law operational. It ensures Tasmania's co-operatives are regulated under the same national framework used by other Australian states and territories, making it easier for co-operatives to operate across state borders.\n\n**Key detail:** The Governor of Tasmania issued this on 4 August 2015, giving about a month's notice before the law kicked in on 1 September 2015."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation performs exactly its intended function — commencing the Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015. There is no evidence of scope creep or departure from original intent. It is a standard commencement instrument."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely administrative — a commencement proclamation with no substantive legal rules of its own","Its legal effect is narrow and singular: setting a start date for the parent Act","The underlying Co-operatives National Law is considerably more complex, but that complexity is not contained in this document","Minimal text to analyse; most of the document is metadata and formatting repeated multiple times"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation switches on Tasmania’s adoption of the Co‑operatives National Law, bringing the state’s co‑operative registration, governance and regulation into the nationally consistent framework. \n\nIt affects people who form or run co‑operatives in Tasmania (members, directors and officers) and matters because it harmonises rules with other states. The document’s sole function is to commence the law on 12 August 2015."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Act; it only determines the commencement date under s.2. It therefore alters timing (when obligations and rights take effect) but not which persons, activities or powers the Act covers."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow legal effect: a single commencement date is fixed ('fix 1 September 2015 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence').","Clear legal basis: made under section 2 of the Co‑operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015 (proclamation text: 'made under section 2').","Low exercise of discretion: formal executive act by the Governor acting with Executive Council advice ('acting with the advice of the Executive Council').","Administrative steps recorded: published under the Rules Publication Act 1953 and notified in the Gazette ('Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953' and 'Notified in the Gazette on 12 August 2015').","Implementation trigger: fixes the date on which all statutory obligations, rights and administrative responsibilities commence (proclamation phrase 'bringing that Act into force').","Administrative ownership identified: 'This proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice', signalling where compliance queries and implementation tasks sit."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 September 2015 as the day the Co‑operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015 comes into effect. It was made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Act. It matters because that date determines when cooperatives, their members and Tasmania’s regulators become subject to the new statutory rights, duties and administrative rules; the proclamation is administered by the Department of Justice and was published in the Gazette."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-co-operatives-national-law-tasmania-act-2015","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-co-operatives-national-law-tasmania-act-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-co-operatives-national-law-tasmania-act-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-co-operatives-national-law-tasmania-act-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-co-operatives-national-law-tasmania-act-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-co-operatives-national-law-tasmania-act-2015/documents"}}