{"id":"tas:sr-2010-067","name":"Proclamation under the Economic Regulator Act 2009","slug":"proclamation-under-the-economic-regulator-act-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"67 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315136,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2010-067-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Economic Regulator Act 2009","content":"> Proclamation under the Economic Regulator Act 2009\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 69 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-058#GS69@EN) [Economic Regulator Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-058) fix 7 July 2010 as the day on which the [Government Prices Oversight Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-048) and the [Government Prices Oversight Amendment Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-013) are repealed.\n\n28 June 2010\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL AIRD\n\nTreasurer\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with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 7 July 2010\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in 2018 but is described as current 'to date' (accessed 2026), there is either no change since 2018 (plausible for a proclamation) or the currency claim is misleading relative to the 3-working-day update promise.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The version is stated to be 'current from 7 July 2010 to date' while also stating 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation.' The file was last modified 3 September 2018, creating an ambiguity about whether the version is truly current or frozen at 2018."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire Document","severity":"high","reasoning":"A valid proclamation under enabling legislation must contain operative text identifying what is being proclaimed, when it takes effect, and under what authority. This document contains only repeated metadata and status information. It is logically impossible for any person or body to comply with, enforce, or rely upon a proclamation that has no operative content.","confidence":0.95,"description":"Every heading and section in this proclamation is duplicated verbatim, with no substantive legal content present. A proclamation purporting to have legal effect under the Economic Regulator Act 2009 contains no operative provisions, no proclamation clause, no date of commencement, and no Governor's declaration."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Status Information - Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"For amendments to exist, there must be original text to amend. The absence of any operative content renders the reference to amending instruments internally incoherent.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document references a 'Table of Amendments' implying the proclamation has been amended, yet there is no original operative content that could logically be amended. You cannot amend a document that has no substantive provisions."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 7 July 2010 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 3 September 2018')","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document claims to be current 'to date' (i.e., to 8 April 2026) but the file itself was last modified on 3 September 2018. If the 3-working-day update policy applies, a gap of approximately 7.5 years without modification either contradicts the currency claim or contradicts the update policy."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (implies substantive content capable of amendment)","section_b":"Entire document body (contains no operative provisions)","confidence":0.9,"description":"The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments logically presupposes substantive provisions that have been amended over time. The complete absence of any operative proclamation text directly contradicts the implication that there is anything to amend."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation removes (repeals) the Government Prices Oversight Act 1995 and its 2007 amendment, effective 7 July 2010, thereby terminating that specific statutory price‑oversight regime; administration responsibility is recorded as the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: repeal of two named Acts effective on a specified date.","Relies on proclamation power under section 69 of the Economic Regulator Act 2009 (cited in the text).","Requires formal Gazettal/notification (noted in source) and designation of administering department.","No substantive transitional or savings provisions included in the text provided—possible secondary legal and administrative consequences for affected parties.","Low statutory drafting complexity but potential downstream regulatory and contractual implications for entities formerly regulated."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 7 July 2010 as the day the Government Prices Oversight Act 1995 and its 2007 Amendment are repealed. It ends those statutes’ legal effect, so organisations and activities that had been governed by that price‑oversight regime are no longer subject to it. The proclamation was made under section 69 of the Economic Regulator Act 2009 and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a transitional instrument with a single, narrow purpose: to fix the repeal date for predecessor legislation. It has not expanded beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to substantive provisions (only citation of empowering section and Acts being repealed)","Standard proclamation format following Tasmanian constitutional conventions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal announcement (proclamation) made by the Tasmanian Governor in 2010. It sets **7 July 2010** as the date when two older laws about government price controls are officially cancelled (repealed):\n\n- The *Government Prices Oversight Act 1995*\n- The *Government Prices Oversight Amendment Act 2007*\n\nThese older laws are being replaced by the *Economic Regulator Act 2009*, which created a new independent body to oversee prices and economic regulation in Tasmania. This proclamation simply triggers the final step—formally ending the old regime on a specific date so the new one can operate cleanly.\n\n**Who it affects:** Tasmanian government agencies, public utilities, and businesses that were subject to price oversight under the old laws. Also the new Economic Regulator, which took over these functions.\n\n**Why it matters:** It provides legal certainty about when the transition happened between the old price oversight system and the new Economic Regulator framework."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is no evidence that the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. Proclamations under the Economic Regulator Act are typically narrow, purpose-specific instruments, and the metadata does not indicate any substantive amendments that would suggest scope drift. However, the absence of the operative text prevents a definitive conclusion."},"complexity_factors":["The document is largely metadata and administrative boilerplate — the actual operative legal content is absent or not reproduced, making substantive analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally short and formulaic instruments, lowering inherent complexity","The underlying Economic Regulator Act 2009 is itself moderately complex, but that complexity is not directly reflected in a proclamation","Cross-references to Administrative Arrangement Orders and amendment tables add minor navigational complexity","Tasmanian-specific regulatory framework requires familiarity with state-level economic regulation context"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation is a formal Governor’s order under the Economic Regulator Act 2009 (Tasmania) that typically brings parts of the Act or specific regulatory functions into operation. It affects Tasmanian households, businesses, service providers and relevant government agencies by enabling OTTER’s powers over pricing, access and oversight of essential services. Its significance is procedural: without such a proclamation the regulator’s specified powers cannot legally take effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-economic-regulator-act-2009","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-economic-regulator-act-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-economic-regulator-act-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-economic-regulator-act-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-economic-regulator-act-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-economic-regulator-act-2009/documents"}}