{"id":"tas:sr-2013-004","name":"Proclamation under the Electoral Amendment Act 2012","slug":"proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187668,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Electoral Amendment Act 2012","content":"> Proclamation under the Electoral Amendment Act 2012\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-2012-047#GS2@EN) [Electoral Amendment Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-047) fix 11 February 2013 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n4 February 2013\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\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 6 February 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument performing exactly the function it was designed for — bringing an amending 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's commencement section)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic 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- The Tasmanian Governor (acting on ministerial advice) officially declares that the *Electoral Amendment Act 2012* will start operating on **11 February 2013**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. Someone (usually the Governor or Governor-General) must formally \"proclaim\" a start date. This document does exactly that — it flips the switch on the electoral law changes.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian voters, political candidates, and election officials — anyone covered by Tasmania's electoral laws. From 11 February 2013, the amended rules applied to them.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- The proclamation itself was made on 4 February 2013 and published in the government gazette on 6 February 2013, giving five days' notice before the law kicked in."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation by definition does not alter the scope of the legislation it activates. Its sole purpose is to set a start date for the Electoral Amendment Act 2012. There is no evidence from the available text that it does anything beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a proclamation only — it contains no substantive legal rules of its own, making it inherently simple","The underlying Electoral Amendment Act 2012 is not reproduced here, so the actual legal changes cannot be assessed from this document","Minimal text is available — the document appears to be largely metadata, status information, and formatting, with no operative clauses visible","Commencement proclamations are a standard, well-understood legal mechanism requiring little interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania formally brought the Electoral Amendment Act 2012 into force on 6 February 2013, serving as the administrative \"on switch\" that fixes when the Act’s changes take effect.\n\nIt affects Tasmanian voters, electoral administrators, and political parties/candidates who must follow the new rules from that date; the proclamation itself does not set out the substantive amendments."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Electoral Amendment Act 2012; it only sets the date on which the Act's provisions begin to operate (as fixed in the proclamation referencing s.2)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete operative action: fixes a commencement date only","Very short text with clear, unambiguous language","No substantive amendments or new powers created","Administrative formalities only (Governor's proclamation, Gazette notification)","Implementation responsibility explicitly stated (Department of Justice)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets `11 February 2013` as the day the Electoral Amendment Act 2012 comes into force. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, fixed that commencement date (the proclamation refers to s.2 of the Act). Administration and implementation are assigned to the Department of Justice; electoral officials and anyone governed by the Act must comply with its provisions from that date, and related implementation costs fall to the administering agencies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2012","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2012/documents"}}