{"id":"tas:sr-2020-030","name":"Proclamation under the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020","slug":"proclamation-under-the-covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"30 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182601,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-030-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020","content":"> Proclamation under the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020\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 [COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-012) fix 6 May 2020 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n6 May 2020\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nELISE ARCHER\n\nAttorney-General Acting for and on behalf of the Premier\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 6 May 2020\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which serves precisely its original intended purpose: to bring an Act into force on a specified date. There is no expansion or alteration of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act and Rules Publication Act 1953 for procedural compliance)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format following established constitutional conventions","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal notice (a **proclamation**) made by the Governor of Tasmania that sets **6 May 2020** as the date when the *COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020* comes into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Activates the law**: Acts passed by Parliament don't always start immediately. This document officially \"switches on\" the Act so it has legal effect.\n- **Who made it**: The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the Executive Council (the Premier and senior ministers).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this proclamation, the COVID-19 emergency laws would remain dormant on the statute books. This formal step was necessary to give the government emergency powers to respond to the pandemic from 6 May 2020 onwards.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Commencement date**: 6 May 2020\n- **Legal basis**: Section 2 of the parent Act (which allows the Governor to fix the start date)\n- **Administrative department**: Department of Premier and Cabinet"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020; it only brings the Act into force on 6 May 2020 as authorised by section 2, thereby changing timing but not statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Purely administrative act: fixes a single commencement date (6 May 2020) under s 2 of the Act.","No substantive amendments, regulatory standards, or new obligations introduced by the proclamation itself.","Routine formalities: signed by the Governor (with Executive Council advice), attested by the Attorney‑General, and notified in the Gazette under Rules Publication Act procedures.","Minimal cross-references (the underlying Act and Rules Publication Act only).","Low decision-making discretion and low implementation complexity—effect limited to timing of existing statutory provisions."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 6 May 2020 as the commencement date for the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020. Made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council and notified in the Gazette, it causes the Act’s powers, duties and compliance obligations to take effect from that date and places administrative responsibility with the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Mechanically, it performs the statutory commencement under section 2 and does not itself change the Act’s content."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 6 May 2020 and no subsequent amendments are recorded, there should be no Table of Amending Instruments to reference. The coexistence of 'last modified 6 May 2020' with a live link to amending instruments is internally contradictory. Either the file has been modified and the modification date is wrong, or no amendments exist and the table link is spurious.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The legislation states it is 'Version current from 6 May 2020 to date' where 'to date' is noted as 5 April 2026, yet the file is described as 'last modified 6 May 2020'. This creates a logical impossibility: the instrument purports to be current and unmodified across approximately 6 years, while simultaneously referencing a Table of Amending Instruments, implying amendments exist."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update policy","severity":"medium","reasoning":"COVID-19 emergency legislation by its nature is intended to be temporary and responsive. A proclamation under an emergency Act remaining substantively unmodified and in force for ~6 years undermines the emergency rationale and raises questions about whether the proclamation contains any operative sunset or review mechanism. However, this may reflect a genuine administrative oversight rather than a drafting flaw.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the authorisation states the file was last modified 6 May 2020 and the version is current 'to date' (5 April 2026). If the instrument has genuinely not changed in ~6 years, the update-within-3-days policy is rendered meaningless for this instrument, creating an absurd scenario where a COVID-19 emergency proclamation remains operative and unchanged for approximately 6 years after its emergency context has passed."},{"type":"other","section":"Title/Header - Document formatting","severity":"low","reasoning":"While almost certainly a rendering/truncation artefact, the repeated appearance of 'COVID-1' (without the '9') in formal heading text could, on a strict literal reading, mean the proclamation's stated subject matter does not match the enabling Act. In subordinate legislation, precision in citing the parent Act is legally significant. The discrepancy between 'COVID-1' in the heading and 'COVID-19' in the body could technically create uncertainty about the instrument's validity if the heading is treated as operative.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document title 'COVID-1 Proclamation under the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 2020' contains a truncated reference 'COVID-1' in multiple heading levels, creating an ambiguity as to whether this instrument applies to COVID-19 or a distinct (non-existent) disease designated 'COVID-1'."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Authorisation: 'File last modified 6 May 2020'","section_b":"Status Information - Table of Amending Instruments: '(click to view Table of Amendments)'","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document asserts the file was last modified on 6 May 2020, yet provides a live hyperlink to a Table of Amending Instruments. If no amendments have been made since 6 May 2020, a Table of Amending Instruments would be empty or non-existent, making its prominent inclusion contradictory. Conversely, if amendments exist, the 'last modified' date of 6 May 2020 is false."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Header: 'Version current from 6 May 2020 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 16:21)'","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version: 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The version currency statement implies the instrument is continuously current and has been so for approximately 6 years without amendment. The update-within-3-days policy presupposes that changes occur and are reflected promptly. These two statements together create a tension: either the emergency proclamation has genuinely never been amended (making the update policy inapplicable and the continued operation of an emergency instrument for 6 years substantively anomalous), or changes have occurred but are not reflected in the 'last modified' date."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available content, there is no indication the scope changed from original intent. The proclamation appears to serve its intended administrative function of activating provisions under the parent COVID-19 emergency Act. No amendments are visible in the metadata that would suggest a scope shift."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive legal content is visible, making meaningful complexity assessment very limited","Proclamations are generally short, administratively straightforward instruments that trigger or activate existing legislation rather than creating complex new rules","The parent Act (COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act No. 2 2020) may itself be complex, but that complexity is not reflected in this instrument alone","Tasmanian-jurisdiction-only scope limits cross-jurisdictional complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally brings specific emergency powers in Tasmania’s COVID-19 legislation into legal effect, setting when those provisions operate. It affects Tasmanians broadly and any businesses or individuals subject to designated COVID-19 measures, enabling rapid legal changes to things like public‑health and administrative rules.\n\nThe document shown contains only administrative metadata (dates, minister references); the proclamation’s substantive clauses aren’t visible here, so its full legal effects can’t be determined from this text alone."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2020","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-covid-19-disease-emergency-miscellaneous-provisions-act-no-2-2020/documents"}}