{"id":"tas:sr-2014-048","name":"Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment Act 2013","slug":"proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-act-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"48 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187566,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-048-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment Act 2013","content":"> Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment Act 2013\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-2013-037#GS2@EN) [Corrections Amendment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-037) fix 1 May 2014 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n29 April 2014\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nDr. VANESSA GOODWIN\n\nMinister for Corrections\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 30 April 2014\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation only — its sole purpose is to bring existing legislation into force on a specified date. It does not expand, restrict, or alter the scope of the Corrections Amendment Act 2013 in any way. The scope of the underlying Act remains as Parliament intended."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely procedural — it is a proclamation instrument, not substantive legislation","No operative legal text is reproduced, making it impossible to assess the complexity of the underlying amendments","The document contains significant formatting repetition suggesting a metadata/rendering issue rather than legal complexity","Proclamations as a legislative form are relatively simple in structure and purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally brings parts of the Corrections Amendment Act 2013 (Tasmania) into force—effectively “switching on” amendments to the state’s corrections law around 30 April 2014. It matters because, without this proclamation, those legal changes would not be enforceable. The change primarily affects Tasmania’s corrections system: prison staff and management, people in custody or under community orders, and agencies and practitioners who deal with corrections."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one date","No defined terms","No cross-references to substantive law (only cites the empowering section)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard formal language following a template format"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that the *Corrections Amendment Act 2013* will start operating on **1 May 2014**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. Someone (usually the Governor or a Minister) must formally \"turn on\" the law by setting a commencement date.\n- This document is that \"on switch\" for the corrections law changes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone involved in Tasmania's prison and corrections system — prisoners, prison staff, and people subject to community corrections orders — because the amendments only become legally binding once this date takes effect."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation only sets the commencement date authorised by s 2 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2013; it does not amend or expand the Act’s substantive scope, rights, or obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative act: fixes one commencement date only","No substantive legislative content or policy amendments in the proclamation","Clear statutory power cited (s 2 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2013)","Low administrative discretion — date is fixed rather than conditional","Minimal compliance complexity: obligations arise on a single known date","Standard publication and notification steps recorded (Gazette, Rules Publication Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this proclamation brings the Corrections Amendment Act 2013 into force by fixing 1 May 2014 as its commencement date (under s 2 of that Act). From that date the Act’s legal changes apply to prisons, prisoners, staff and any bodies covered by the Corrections legislation. The Governor, acting with Executive Council, made the decision; the Department of Justice administers the proclamation. Regulated parties bear compliance costs and timing risk from the fixed commencement date; the proclamation itself does not change substantive policy."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Document Title/Header","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The truncated title 'Proclamation under the Correct' is itself nested as a sub-heading of 'Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment Act 2013', creating a circular or recursive title structure. A proclamation cannot logically be made 'under' itself or a truncated version of itself. This renders the instrument's formal identity ambiguous.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation title is duplicated and nested within itself, creating a self-referential heading structure: 'Proclamation under the Correct Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment Act 2013'."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The instrument claims to have a Table of Amending Instruments (implying amendments exist) while also representing the version as continuously current from 2014. If amending instruments exist, the currency statement should reflect amendment dates, not the original commencement date. 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The duplication further undermines the coherence of the instrument.","confidence":0.75,"description":"'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' — this statement is reproduced at least twice within the same document, and applies to a document that contains no legislative content to update."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (reference to amendments existing)","section_b":"Currency of version: 'current from 30 April 2014 to date'","confidence":0.7,"description":"The document simultaneously references a Table of Amending Instruments — implying the instrument has been amended — while presenting a single unbroken version currency from 30 April 2014, suggesting no amendments have affected its content."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"File last modified 3 September 2018","section_b":"Version current from 30 April 2014 to date","confidence":0.6,"description":"The file modification date of 3 September 2018 is inconsistent with an unbroken version currency starting 30 April 2014. 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