{"id":"tas:sr-2016-092","name":"Proclamation under the Custodial Inspector Act 2016","slug":"proclamation-under-the-custodial-inspector-act-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"92 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186368,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-092-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Custodial Inspector Act 2016","content":"> Proclamation under the Custodial Inspector 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 [Custodial Inspector Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-030) fix 16 November 2016 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n8 November 2016\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nDR VANESSA GOODWIN\n\nMinister for Corrections\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 16 November 2016\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs a purely technical function — commencing the Custodial Inspector Act 2016. There is no evidence of scope change from the original intent; it simply activates the parent Act as intended by the Tasmanian Parliament."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow in scope — purely an administrative commencement instrument","No substantive legal rules or obligations are created by the proclamation itself","The actual legal complexity resides in the parent Act (Custodial Inspector Act 2016), not this document","Limited text available for analysis — the document is largely metadata and formatting rather than substantive legal content"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brought the Custodial Inspector Act 2016 into force on 16 November 2016, activating an independent watchdog empowered to inspect prisons, youth detention and police holding cells and investigate complaints about treatment in custody.  \n\nIt affects people held in custody, operators of custodial facilities, and the Tasmanian public by creating formal oversight and accountability where none operated before."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope. It solely exercises the commencement power in `section 2` to make the Act operative from 16 November 2016; no provisions of the Act are altered or suspended by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal act: fixes a commencement date only (no substantive provisions amended or created).","Reference to one statutory power (section 2 of the Act) to exercise commencement discretion.","Formalities included: Governor and Minister signatures, Gazette notification and departmental administration.","No new compliance mechanisms, penalties or regulatory details in the proclamation itself.","Low interpretive burden — date is explicit and unqualified."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under `section 2` of the Custodial Inspector Act 2016, fixes 16 November 2016 as the date the Act commences. By setting that commencement date and publishing the notice in the Gazette, it makes the Act’s legal powers and obligations operative from that day, affecting the Department of Justice, corrections agencies and any persons or bodies subject to the Act and triggering compliance, administration and enforcement duties."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a single, narrow purpose: to activate an Act that has already been passed by Parliament. It does not expand or alter the substantive scope of the underlying legislation."},"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 used routinely across all Australian jurisdictions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that brings the **Custodial Inspector Act 2016** into force. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **16 November 2016** as the date the Act starts operating (this is called the 'commencement date').\n- Until this proclamation was made, the Act existed on paper but had no legal effect.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal name for the state Cabinet).\n- Signed by Governor C. Warner and the then Minister for Corrections, Dr Vanessa Goodwin.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- The Custodial Inspector Act 2016 created an independent watchdog to inspect prisons and other places of detention in Tasmania. This proclamation was the final step needed to activate that watchdog and start its work.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would have remained inactive ('uncommenced')."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-custodial-inspector-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-custodial-inspector-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-custodial-inspector-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-custodial-inspector-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-custodial-inspector-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-custodial-inspector-act-2016/documents"}}