{"id":"tas:sr-2017-070","name":"Proclamation under the Crown Proceedings Amendment Act 2016","slug":"proclamation-under-the-crown-proceedings-amendment-act-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"70 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186086,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2017-070-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Crown Proceedings Amendment Act 2016","content":"> Proclamation under the Crown Proceedings Amendment Act 2016\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-2016-038#GS2@EN) [Crown Proceedings Amendment Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-038) fix 30 October 2017 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n30 October 2017\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 30 October 2017\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 commencement proclamation has an inherently narrow and fixed purpose: to declare when an Act takes effect. There is no scope to change from original intent — it does exactly and only what it was designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely administrative — it only sets a commencement date and contains no substantive legal provisions of its own.","The underlying Crown proceedings law it activates is moderately complex, but that complexity lives in the parent Act, not this proclamation.","Very limited content is available in this document — most of the text is repeated metadata and navigation boilerplate rather than legal substance."],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation simply declares the commencement date — 30 October 2017 — for the Crown Proceedings Amendment Act 2016 (Tasmania).  \n\nThat Act changed the rules for suing the Tasmanian Government, so the proclamation matters to Tasmanians, government agencies, and lawyers as the administrative notice that the amended Crown‑proceedings regime started on that date."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope or content; it only designates the commencement date under section 2, thereby enabling the Act's provisions to take effect from 30 October 2017. No provisions of the Act are amended by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow legal function: fixes commencement date only","Authorising provision cited (section 2) — limited statutory reference","Formal executive step required (Governor acting on Executive Council advice)","Administrative details included (Gazette notification, Department of Justice administration)","No substantive legal change or new regulatory duties in the proclamation itself","Low interpretive burden for courts or administrators"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets the Crown Proceedings Amendment Act 2016 to commence in Tasmania on 30 October 2017. It is made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 and is administered by the Department of Justice.\n\nThe proclamation itself does not change the Act's substance or create new obligations; it simply fixes the date on which the Act's provisions begin to operate."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation performing exactly its intended function — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format with ceremonial language only"],"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 **30 October 2017** as the date when the *Crown Proceedings Amendment Act 2016* (Tasmania) starts operating.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone involved in legal proceedings against the Tasmanian government (\"the Crown\"). The underlying Act changes the rules about how people can sue or be sued by the state government.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation officially \"switches on\" the 2016 amendments, telling courts, lawyers, and the public exactly when the new rules apply.\n\n**Key point:** This document itself doesn't change any legal rights — it simply triggers the start date for another law that does."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crown-proceedings-amendment-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crown-proceedings-amendment-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crown-proceedings-amendment-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crown-proceedings-amendment-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crown-proceedings-amendment-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-crown-proceedings-amendment-act-2016/documents"}}