{"id":"tas:sr-2020-065","name":"Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019","slug":"proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-prisoner-remission-act-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"65 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182528,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-065-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019","content":"> Proclamation under the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019\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-2019-032#GS2@EN) [Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-032) fix 1 November 2020 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n20 October 2020\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nELISE ARCHER\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 28 October 2020\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation is a narrow administrative instrument with a single purpose: to set a commencement date for an existing Act. There is no indication of scope change from the original legislative intent — it simply activates the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019 as passed."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a proclamation only — it contains almost no substantive legal content of its own","Its significance depends entirely on understanding the parent Act (Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019), which is not reproduced here","Minimal text is available to analyse — the document is largely metadata and formatting artefacts","Jurisdictionally specific to Tasmania, requiring familiarity with Tasmanian corrections law framework"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally brought the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019 into force in Tasmania, activating new rules on when and how prisoners can receive sentence reductions.  \n\nIt affects prisoners, Corrective Services staff who calculate remissions, and legal practitioners — its significance is that the law became legally operative on 28 October 2020."},"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 the parent Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the empowering 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 law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Tasmanian Governor (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that the *Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019* will start operating on **1 November 2020**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. They often need a proclamation like this to specify the exact start date.\n- This particular law deals with **prisoner remission** — the system where prisoners can earn early release or sentence reductions for good behaviour or participation in rehabilitation programs.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Prisoners in Tasmanian correctional facilities\n- Corrections staff who administer sentence calculations\n- Victims and families tracking prisoner release dates\n\nWithout this proclamation, the 2019 amendments would remain dormant on the statute books, unable to be used."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive content or reach of the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019; it solely fixes the Act's commencement date (see section 2) and records executive authorisation and administrative responsibility."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: fixing a commencement date rather than creating substantive law","Cross-reference to Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019, section 2 (relies on that Act for substance)","Formal executive procedure required (Governor acting with Executive Council advice)","Publication formalities (Gazette notification)","Administrative implication for Department of Justice to implement from the fixed date"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 November 2020 as the day the provisions of the Corrections Amendment (Prisoner Remission) Act 2019 begin to operate, under section 2 of that Act. It was made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council and notified in the Gazette. \n\nMechanically, the proclamation requires the Department of Justice and correctional authorities to apply the Act from that date and records which executive officers authorised the commencement; it is administered by the Department of Justice."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-prisoner-remission-act-2019","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-prisoner-remission-act-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-prisoner-remission-act-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-prisoner-remission-act-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-prisoner-remission-act-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-corrections-amendment-prisoner-remission-act-2019/documents"}}