{"id":"tas:sr-2013-025","name":"Proclamation under the Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013","slug":"proclamation-under-the-electricity-reform-implementation-act-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"25 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187718,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013","content":"> Proclamation under the Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013\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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-005#GS2@EN) of the [Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-005) fix 1 June 2013 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n27 May 2013\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for 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 29 May 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient substantive content in the provided text to assess whether the scope of this proclamation changed from any original intent. The document appears to be a standard administrative proclamation instrument that has remained in force unchanged since 29 May 2013, with only a file modification note from 2017 (likely a minor administrative update rather than a substantive change)."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive legal content — it is predominantly administrative metadata","The underlying Act (Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013) deals with energy sector restructuring, which can be inherently complex, but that complexity is not reflected in this fragment","A proclamation is typically a straightforward instrument with a narrow function (commencing provisions or declaring dates/events)","No technical definitions, cross-references, or operative clauses are visible in the supplied text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under the Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013 (Tas.), formally brings specified elements of that reform legislation into effect. Although the supplied text lacks the operative clauses, the instrument would activate legal changes to how Tasmania’s electricity sector is organised and regulated.\n\nIt potentially affects electricity consumers, companies, and government energy bodies, and matters because proclamations trigger the rights, duties and structural changes set out in the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, technical purpose: to bring an Act into force. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act and Rules Publication Act in administrative notes)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format - essentially a template with blanks filled in","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Activates the law:** It officially declares that the Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013 will come into force on **1 June 2013**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian electricity consumers, businesses, and the state-owned electricity company (Aurora Energy and related entities), as the underlying Act restructured Tasmania's electricity industry.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that makes the Act operational. Without this document, the reforms would remain dormant on the statute books.\n- The proclamation was made by Tasmania's Governor (the Queen's representative in the state) on the advice of the Executive Council (the state's top decision-making body), with the Energy Minister taking formal responsibility."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013; it only establishes the date on which the Act’s provisions commence under section 2. No amendments to coverage, powers, or duties are made by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: fixes a commencement date rather than changing substantive law","Clear legal basis cited (section 2 of the Act)","Limited administrative discretion: proclamation is a formal, minister-signed act","Narrow stakeholder impact: affects those already within the Act’s intended coverage","No new compliance mechanisms or procedural rules introduced in the text"],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this proclamation fixes 1 June 2013 as the day the Electricity Reform (Implementation) Act 2013 begins to operate in Tasmania, so the Act’s legal obligations and powers take effect from that date. It was made by the Governor with the Executive Council’s advice, signed by the Minister for Energy and Resources, and is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources—so entities covered by the Act become subject to its rules from 1 June 2013."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-reform-implementation-act-2013","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-reform-implementation-act-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-reform-implementation-act-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-reform-implementation-act-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-reform-implementation-act-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-electricity-reform-implementation-act-2013/documents"}}