{"id":"tas:sr-2003-135","name":"Proclamation under the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999","slug":"proclamation-under-the-electricity-national-scheme-tasmania-act-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"135 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318185,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-135-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999","content":"> Proclamation under the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999\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-1999-028#GS2@EN) [Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-028)  –\n\n> > (a) fix 29 May 2005\\* as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence; and\n> \n> > (b) revoke the proclamation notified in the *Gazette* as Statutory Rules 2001, No. 159.\n\n17 November 2003\n\nRICHARD BUTLER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nP. A. LENNON\n\nMinister for Economic Development, Energy and Resources\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 26 November 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999. It only fixes the Act's commencement date (29 May 2005) and revokes an earlier proclamation (Statutory Rules 2001, No. 159), and records the administering department; substantive legal obligations remain those in the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Limited scope: instrument only fixes a commencement date and revokes an earlier proclamation (text, paragraphs (a) and (b)).","Dependence on another instrument: legal effect hinges on the content of the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999—this proclamation does not amend substantive provisions.","Cross-reference to enabling power: made under section 2 of the Act (proclamation text references that provision), so readers must consult that section to confirm proclamation power.","Interaction with prior instrument: revocation of Statutory Rules 2001, No. 159 requires checking that instrument for prior commencement arrangements or transitional matters.","Timing/operational detail: proclamation dated 17 November 2003 but fixes a commencement in 2005, creating an interval that may affect implementation planning.","Administrative assignment: notes which department administers the proclamation, relevant for compliance and operational contact."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 29 May 2005 as the day the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999 comes into force and revokes a prior 2001 proclamation. Mechanically, it makes the Act’s legal powers and obligations operative from that date and identifies the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources as administering the proclamation. Made by the Governor with Executive Council advice, it chiefly affects persons and businesses subject to that Act in Tasmania by changing when the Act’s rules take effect."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this proclamation appears to serve its intended administrative purpose of activating or operationalising provisions under the national electricity scheme in Tasmania. There is no evidence of scope change from the provided text, though the limited content makes a definitive assessment difficult."},"complexity_factors":["The document is largely metadata and status information rather than substantive legal content, limiting analysis","Proclamations are generally simple legal instruments — they declare or activate something rather than create complex rules","The underlying parent Act (Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999) sits within the broader, complex National Electricity Law framework, which adds contextual complexity","Intergovernmental cooperative legislative schemes (like the NEM) can be difficult to navigate across jurisdictions","The actual operative content of the proclamation is absent from the provided text, creating uncertainty about its precise effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999, is the formal legal step to bring Tasmania under the National Electricity Market and activate the relevant national electricity laws. It matters to Tasmanian consumers, generators, retailers, network operators and regulators because it changes which rules and authorities govern electricity supply, pricing and reliability. The provided extract contains mainly metadata; the full operative text is not included."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document that has not been modified since 2018 but claims currency to 2026 creates an ambiguity about whether it genuinely reflects current law or is simply an archival document being served as current. The claim of currency is substantively hollow if no amendments have been incorporated in over seven years.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 26 November 2003 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:53)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 13 August 2018'. This implies the document has been unmodified since 2018 yet claims currency to 2026, raising questions about what 'current' actually means in context."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is typically used to bring legislation or provisions into force on a specified date, or to declare a specific legal state of affairs. Without any operative clause, commencement date, or substantive declaration, the instrument as reproduced is legally inert and incapable of producing any legal effect. Any entity seeking to rely on or comply with this instrument would find it impossible to ascertain what it actually proclaims.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The proclamation document as reproduced contains no substantive operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under an Act is a legally operative instrument, yet the entire reproduced text consists solely of metadata, status information, and navigation elements. The document cannot fulfill its legal function if it contains no operative content."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Update Policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"The gap between the last modification date (2018) and the accessed date (2026) spans approximately eight years. If the instrument has genuinely not changed, the update policy is irrelevant. If changes have occurred and are not reflected, the policy is being violated. Either way, the statement creates an internal logical tension within the status metadata itself.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The statement 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' is a performative self-contradiction: it appears within a document whose own 'File last modified' date is 13 August 2018, yet the version is claimed current to 2026. Either changes have occurred and the 3-day update policy has not been followed, or no changes have occurred and the currency claim is trivially vacuous."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (Version current from 26 November 2003 to date)","section_b":"Authorisation - File last modified 13 August 2018","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document simultaneously asserts it is current 'to date' (implying ongoing maintenance and relevance through 2026) while disclosing it was last modified in August 2018. These two statements are in tension: 'current to date' implies active currency while 'last modified 2018' implies a static, unreviewed instrument. If the instrument has never been amended, claiming it is 'current to date' is misleading as to its ongoing authoritative status."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title - Proclamation under the Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999","section_b":"Document body - absence of any operative proclamation text","confidence":0.78,"description":"The title identifies this as a legally operative proclamation instrument, which by its nature must contain a substantive declaration or commencement provision. The body of the document as reproduced contains no such operative content, directly contradicting the legal character asserted by the title. The instrument's title and its content are irreconcilable."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature is limited to fixing a start date and revoking an earlier proclamation. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two straightforward sub-paragraphs","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Document is 1 page with purely administrative content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') made by the Governor of Tasmania in 2003. It does two simple things:\n\n* **Sets a start date**: It fixes 29 May 2005 as the day when the *Electricity - National Scheme (Tasmania) Act 1999* finally comes into force (meaning the law actually starts working on that date, even though it was passed years earlier).\n\n* **Cancels an earlier notice**: It revokes (cancels) a previous proclamation from 2001 that had apparently set a different start date.\n\n**Why it matters**: Laws often don't start immediately when Parliament passes them. This proclamation is the formal trigger that tells everyone when Tasmania's electricity national scheme laws actually begin. Without this document, the 1999 Act would remain dormant."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-national-scheme-tasmania-act-1999","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-national-scheme-tasmania-act-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-national-scheme-tasmania-act-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-national-scheme-tasmania-act-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-national-scheme-tasmania-act-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-national-scheme-tasmania-act-1999/documents"}}