{"id":"tas:sr-2001-103","name":"Proclamation under the Collections for Charities Act 2001","slug":"proclamation-under-the-collections-for-charities-act-2001","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"103 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318623,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-103-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Collections for Charities Act 2001","content":"> Proclamation under the Collections for Charities Act 2001\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-2001-028#GS2@EN) [Collections for Charities Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-028) fix 1 October 2001 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n10 September 2001\n\nG. S. M. Green\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nP. J. Patmore\n\nMinister for Justice and Industrial Relations\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 September 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the substantive scope, duties, exemptions or coverage of the Collections for Charities Act 2001; it merely fixes the Act's commencement date under section 2 so the Act operates from 1 October 2001. It does not amend the Act's content."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal effect: fixes a commencement date","Power exercised under one statutory source (section 2 of the Act)","Formal constitutional/administrative steps required (Governor in Council proclamation)","Public notification element (Gazette) and administrative custody (Dept of Justice and Industrial Relations)","No substantive amendment or multi-part implementation schedule in the instrument","Timing sensitivity for affected parties (charities must begin compliance from the stated date)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 October 2001 as the day the Collections for Charities Act 2001 begins to operate in Tasmania. It determines when people and organisations conducting charitable collections in Tasmania must start complying with the Act’s legal requirements; the proclamation is made under section 2 of the Act and was notified in the Gazette."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation described as current from its commencement date but with a file modification date 17 years later suggests undisclosed amendments or administrative changes inconsistent with the represented currency period. This undermines the reliability of the 'to date' currency claim.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 19 September 2001 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 13 August 2018', creating an ambiguity as to whether the instrument has actually been amended despite claiming currency from 2001."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"Asserting a definitive currency date while qualifying the update mechanism with 'usually' introduces an inherent logical inconsistency. If updates are only 'usually' timely, the 'current to date' assertion cannot be made with certainty, rendering the currency claim potentially misleading as a matter of legal reliability.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The statement that legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' is a probabilistic disclaimer embedded within a document asserting definitive legal currency. This creates a logical gap: the document simultaneously asserts it is current 'to date' while acknowledging it may not actually be current."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 19 September 2001 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 13 August 2018')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument claims unbroken currency from 19 September 2001, yet the file modification date of 13 August 2018 indicates a substantive or administrative change occurred nearly 17 years after commencement. No amending instrument is disclosed in the visible text to account for this modification, creating a contradiction between the stated currency history and the document's own metadata."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does exactly what it was always intended to do — bring the Collections for Charities Act 2001 into force on a specified date. There is no indication of any scope change from its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["This is a procedural instrument (a proclamation) rather than substantive legislation — it contains virtually no operative legal content of its own.","Its sole legal effect is to fix a commencement date for the parent Act.","The document as reproduced is heavily duplicated/formatted poorly, making it harder to parse than its legal substance warrants.","Understanding its significance requires knowledge of how proclamations function in Australian legislative drafting, which may not be obvious to laypersons."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation declares that the Collections for Charities Act 2001 takes effect from 19 September 2001. From that date, charities, not‑for‑profits, and anyone collecting donations in Tasmania must comply with the Act’s fundraising rules and licensing requirements — i.e., the law is formally “switched on,” making unauthorised collections subject to penalties."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation serves exactly its intended purpose: to commence an Act on a specific date. There is no scope creep as this is a purely procedural instrument with a single, narrow function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to substantive legal provisions (only cites the empowering section)","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only","Document length: approximately 150 words of operative content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for the Collections for Charities Act 2001. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the state government, has declared that this law will come into force on **1 October 2001**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Before this date, the Act had no legal effect\n- From 1 October 2001 onwards, the rules in the Collections for Charities Act 2001 became enforceable in Tasmania\n- This law regulates how charities can collect money from the public (to protect donors from scams and ensure fundraising is legitimate)\n\n**Who made this decision:**\n- The Governor (the Queen's representative in Tasmania)\n- Based on advice from the Executive Council (senior government ministers)\n- The responsible minister was the Minister for Justice and Industrial Relations\n\nThis is a standard procedural document — essentially a formal 'switch' that turns the law on at a specific date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-collections-for-charities-act-2001","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-collections-for-charities-act-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-collections-for-charities-act-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-collections-for-charities-act-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-collections-for-charities-act-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-collections-for-charities-act-2001/documents"}}