{"id":"tas:sr-2002-055","name":"Proclamation under the Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001","slug":"proclamation-under-the-criminal-code-amendment-evidence-act-2001","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"55 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318357,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-055-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001","content":"> Proclamation under the Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001\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 [Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-081) fix 1 July 2002 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n17 June 2002\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nP. PATMORE\n\nMinister for Justice and Industrial Relations\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 26 June 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation has no independent scope — it does exactly what its parent Act anticipated: activating the Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001 on a specified date. There is no evidence of scope expansion or contraction from original intent."},"complexity_factors":["The proclamation itself contains no substantive legal content — it is purely a commencement instrument","Its sole function is to set an operative date for another Act","No definitions, exceptions, schedules, or technical legal provisions are present","The document as reproduced is largely metadata and formatting, with minimal actual legal text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is a formal announcement by the Governor of Tasmania that brings the Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001 into force on 26 June 2002. It affects all participants in Tasmanian criminal proceedings by activating the Act’s reformed evidence rules; the Proclamation’s sole role is commencement."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or scope of the Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001; it solely fixes the commencement date (1 July 2002) under s.2 and provides administrative notice of that commencement."},"complexity_factors":["Single administrative action: sets a commencement date only","No substantive law changes in the proclamation itself","Explicit legal authority referenced (section 2 of the Act)","Decision-maker is the Governor acting with Executive Council (clear chain of authority)","Public notification requirement satisfied by Gazette entry","Limited direct compliance impact to timing of enforcement by courts and agencies"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor under section 2 of the Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001, fixes 1 July 2002 as the date that Act starts to operate in Tasmania. Mechanically, it makes the Act's evidence-related amendments legally effective from that date; courts, prosecutors, defence practitioners and government agencies must apply the new rules from then. The Governor acted on Executive Council advice and the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations administers the proclamation (Gazette notice recorded)."},"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 another Act. It has not expanded beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one date (1 July 2002)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Act being proclaimed)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial language only","Total length: approximately 150 words of substance"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is a formal proclamation (an official government announcement) that sets the start date for a Tasmanian law about criminal evidence.\n\n**What it does:** It simply says that the *Criminal Code Amendment (Evidence) Act 2001* will come into force on **1 July 2002**. Before this date, the law existed on paper but wasn't active. After this date, it became legally binding.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone involved in criminal cases in Tasmania, because the underlying Act changes rules about what evidence can be used in criminal trials. But this specific document just \"switches on\" that law.\n\n**Why it matters:** Laws don't automatically start working when Parliament passes them. Someone (usually the Governor) must officially proclaim a commencement date. This document does exactly that — it's the legal \"on switch\" for the evidence law changes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-code-amendment-evidence-act-2001","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-code-amendment-evidence-act-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-code-amendment-evidence-act-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-code-amendment-evidence-act-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-code-amendment-evidence-act-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-criminal-code-amendment-evidence-act-2001/documents"}}