{"id":"tas:sr-2018-027","name":"Proclamation under the Court Security Act 2017","slug":"proclamation-under-the-court-security-act-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"27 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184894,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-027-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Court Security Act 2017","content":"> Proclamation under the Court Security Act 2017\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 [Court Security Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-034) fix 1 July 2018 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n18 June 2018\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nELISE ARCHER\n\nMinister 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 27 June 2018","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file cannot be authoritatively modified in its final form on 21 June 2018 if the version does not become current until 27 June 2018. Either the modification date is wrong, the commencement date is wrong, or the document was backdated — each of which undermines the integrity of the instrument.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 27 June 2018 to date' yet the file was last modified on 21 June 2018 — six days before the instrument came into force. This means the authoritative file predates its own operative date."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure - headings","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or scraping artefact rather than a drafting flaw, if taken as the authoritative text the document contains structurally ambiguous duplicated sections with no operative content distinguishing them. This creates uncertainty as to which heading governs which provision, which is a formal defect in a legal instrument.","confidence":0.65,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g. 'Proclamation under the Court Security Act 2017' appears four times as a heading; 'Status Information' appears twice; 'Currency of version' appears twice; 'Table of Amending Instruments' appears twice; 'Responsible Minister and Department' appears twice; 'Authorisation' appears twice). The substantive content then appears once under one set of duplicated headings."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"Asserting simultaneously that (a) the version is definitively current and (b) updates may lag by up to 3 working days means the stated currency cannot be guaranteed to be accurate at the moment of access, undermining the reliability of the currency claim itself.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The currency statement 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' is self-referentially indeterminate: it acknowledges the site may not reflect current law at any given access point, yet the same page asserts a definitive 'version current from 27 June 2018 to date' without qualification. These two statements are in logical tension."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Authorisation ('File last modified 21 June 2018')","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 27 June 2018')","confidence":0.74,"description":"The file modification date (21 June 2018) precedes the date from which the version is stated to be current (27 June 2018) by six days. If the file has not been modified since 21 June 2018, it cannot accurately reflect a version that only became current on 27 June 2018, creating a direct contradiction between the authorisation timestamp and the currency claim."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation is a narrow commencement instrument with no indication of scope change from the original intent of the Court Security Act 2017. It performs a single administrative function: bringing the Act (or relevant provisions) into force on a specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content — the document is purely procedural and administrative in nature","Relies on understanding the relationship between a proclamation and the parent Act it activates","No detailed provisions, conditions, or obligations are set out in the proclamation itself","The actual legal complexity sits in the parent Court Security Act 2017, not this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Court Security Act 2017 into effect in Tasmania from 27 June 2018, making the Act’s court security rules and powers legally operative. It affects anyone who uses or works in Tasmanian courts (visitors, litigants, jurors, lawyers), court security officers and staff, and judicial officers — it doesn’t create new law so much as trigger enforceability."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Court Security Act 2017; it only sets the Act's commencement date in accordance with the Act's section 2. No amendments, exemptions or additional obligations are introduced by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: fixing a commencement date","No substantive legal rights, offences or regulatory duties created by the proclamation itself","Made under a specific power (s 2) in the parent Act — straightforward statutory exercise","Formal execution and publication requirements (Governor's signature, Ministerial endorsement, Gazette notification)","Very low interpretative ambiguity or need for further administrative steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Court Security Act 2017, sets 1 July 2018 as the date the Act comes into force. It activates whatever legal obligations and powers the Act contains for courts, court users and any regulated persons or bodies from that date; the commencement decision was taken by the Governor, recorded by the Minister and notified in the Gazette."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, single-purpose scope: to activate an existing Act. 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 with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for the Court Security Act 2017. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the government, has declared that this new law will come into force on **1 July 2018**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Before this proclamation, the Court Security Act 2017 existed on paper but wasn't actually operating yet\n- From 1 July 2018 onwards, the Act became active law in Tasmania\n- This is a standard procedural step — many laws don't start automatically when passed; they need a specific 'commencement date' set by the Governor\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone entering Tasmanian courts (the Act deals with security screening, weapons bans, and related powers)\n- Court staff, security officers, and police who enforce court security\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Court Security Act would remain dormant. This document officially 'switches on' the law, allowing security measures to be legally enforced in Tasmanian courts from the specified date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-court-security-act-2017","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-court-security-act-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-court-security-act-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-court-security-act-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-court-security-act-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-court-security-act-2017/documents"}}