{"id":"tas:sr-2019-022","name":"Proclamation under the Electoral Amendment Act 2019","slug":"proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"22 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184239,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-022-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 2019","content":"> Proclamation under the Electoral Amendment Act 2019\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-2019-005#GS2@EN) [Electoral Amendment Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-005)  –\n\n> > (a) fix 18 April 2019 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than sections 7 and 9, commence; and\n> \n> > (b) fix 1 July 2019 as the day on which sections 7 and 9 of that Act commence.\n\n17 April 2019\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 17 April 2019\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope of the Electoral Amendment Act 2019. It merely specifies commencement dates: most provisions from 18 April 2019 and sections 7 and 9 from 1 July 2019 (proclamation paras (a)–(b)); made by the Governor on Executive Council advice and administered by the Department of Justice."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter: only fixes commencement dates rather than substantive law changes","Formal legal mechanism: issued by the Governor with Executive Council advice under s 2 (legal formality)","Split commencement: different effective dates for most provisions versus ss 7 and 9","Low compliance complexity: affects timing of compliance rather than imposing new obligations","Administrative detail: identifies Department of Justice as administrator"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets the start dates for the Electoral Amendment Act 2019: all provisions except sections 7 and 9 begin on 18 April 2019, while sections 7 and 9 begin on 1 July 2019 (proclamation paras (a)–(b); made under s 2). It was made by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council and is administered by the Department of Justice. The instrument does not change the Act’s substance—only when affected people and electoral bodies must start complying."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation is a narrow administrative mechanism to commence a previously passed Act. Its scope is fixed at the outset — it has one purpose (setting a commencement date) and there is no indication that scope shifted from that original intent."},"complexity_factors":["This is a purely administrative instrument with almost no substantive legal content of its own","Its legal effect is entirely derivative — it depends on the Electoral Amendment Act 2019 for substance","The document provided contains significant repetition and formatting artifacts, making it harder to extract meaning than the underlying law warrants","No technical legal provisions, definitions, or operative clauses are present in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, signed by the Governor of Tasmania, brings the Electoral Amendment Act 2019 into force from 17 April 2019. It doesn’t change policy itself but activates the Act’s electoral law changes, affecting Tasmanian voters, political parties and candidates, and the Tasmanian Electoral Commission by making those statutory changes operative."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement instrument with a single, narrow purpose: to specify when an Act comes into force. It has not expanded beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two straightforward commencement dates","No defined terms, no cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or substantive legal rules","Document is purely administrative/procedural in nature"],"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 *Electoral Amendment Act 2019* (a law changing Tasmania's electoral rules) was passed, but it needed an official \"start date\" before it could actually be used.\n- This document, signed by the Tasmanian Governor on 17 April 2019, sets those start dates:\n  - **18 April 2019**: Most of the Act's changes took effect immediately (the day after signing).\n  - **1 July 2019**: Two specific sections (7 and 9) were delayed until later.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian voters, political candidates, and election officials — the Act's changes only became legally binding once this proclamation was made.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this document, the *Electoral Amendment Act 2019* would have remained a \"paper law\" — passed by Parliament but not actually in force. This is a routine but essential step in how laws come to life."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2019","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electoral-amendment-act-2019/documents"}}