{"id":"tas:sr-2013-064","name":"Proclamation under the Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013","slug":"proclamation-under-the-crimes-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"64 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187784,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-064-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013","content":"> Proclamation under the Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013\n\nI, the Lieutenant-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-2013-023#GS2@EN) [Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-023) fix 1 September 2013 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n19 August 2013\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRIAN WIGHTMAN\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 28 August 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 13 August 2018 but is described as current to at least 5 April 2026, either the currency claim is inaccurate, or nothing has changed since 2018 - which is plausible for a simple proclamation but creates an internal tension between the two metadata statements. This is primarily a metadata/administrative absurdity rather than a substantive legislative flaw.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 28 August 2013 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 18:45)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 13 August 2018'. A file last modified in 2018 cannot be accurately described as current to 2026 without updates, raising questions about the reliability of the currency claim."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire Document","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation under an Act is a legislative instrument that must specify what provisions it is commencing and from what date. A proclamation containing no operative text cannot fulfil its legal function. Citizens and courts cannot determine what was proclaimed, when, or with what effect. This renders the document legally meaningless as reproduced, though the actual operative content may simply have been omitted from the provided text.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document appears to be a proclamation with substantive legal effect (commencing provisions of the Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013) but contains no actual operative provisions, commencement dates, or substantive content whatsoever. The entire text consists solely of metadata, status information, and structural headers repeated multiple times."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update Policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment creates an implicit warranty of currency that is difficult to verify and potentially misleading if applied to a document whose last modification predates the access date by nearly 8 years. For a simple proclamation this may be entirely legitimate, but the tension is worth noting.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 13 August 2018 despite being accessed on 5 April 2026. This implies either no amendments have occurred in approximately 7.5 years (plausible for a proclamation) or the update policy has not been followed."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 28 August 2013 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 18:45)'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 13 August 2018'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document simultaneously claims currency up to 5 April 2026 and records a last modification date of 13 August 2018. These two statements are not strictly contradictory (a document can remain current without modification), but they create an unresolved tension: if currency requires ongoing maintenance and review, a file unmodified since 2018 may not satisfy the implied warranty of being 'current to date'."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward 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 parent 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- Sets **1 September 2013** as the date when the *Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013* (Tasmania) starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal name for the state Cabinet).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always start immediately. This document officially \"switches on\" the Act, telling everyone — police, courts, lawyers, and the public — exactly when the new criminal law changes take effect.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant (a \"sleeping\" law) even after passing Parliament. This is a common feature in Australian lawmaking — Parliament passes the law, but the government decides the exact start date through a proclamation like this one."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type has a singular, narrow purpose — to commence legislation. There is no evidence of scope change; it performs exactly the administrative function it was designed to perform."},"complexity_factors":["This is a simple commencement proclamation with no substantive legal content of its own","No operative provisions beyond setting a commencement date","Standard, routine administrative instrument","The document provided appears incomplete or heavily truncated, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania sets the commencement date for the Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013, bringing those legislative amendments into legal force on 28 August 2013. \n\nIt’s an administrative “on” switch affecting everyone subject to Tasmanian criminal law; to see the substantive changes, consult the Act itself."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope of the Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013; it solely fixes the day on which the Act’s provisions commence, under section 2 of that Act. It changes timing only, not content."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal effect: fixes a commencement date rather than changing substantive law","Cross-reference to the parent Act (section 2) required to validate the exercise of power","Formal administrative/formalities: proclamation, Executive Council advice, Gazette notification","No detailed transitional, regulatory or compliance machinery in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 September 2013 as the commencement date for the provisions of the Crimes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2013. Made by the Lieutenant‑Governor on the advice of the Executive Council and published in the Gazette, it mechanically brings the Act’s amendments into force from that date and places administration with the Department of Justice, affecting anyone governed by Tasmanian criminal law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crimes-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crimes-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crimes-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crimes-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crimes-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crimes-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2013/documents"}}