{"id":"tas:sr-2005-017","name":"Proclamation under the Family Violence Act 2004","slug":"proclamation-under-the-family-violence-act-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"17 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317786,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2005-017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Family Violence Act 2004","content":"> Proclamation under the Family Violence Act 2004\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-2004-067#GS2@EN) [Family Violence Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-067) fix 30 March 2005 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than [section 38](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-067#GS38@EN) , commence.\n\n23 March 2005\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJudy Jackson\n\nMinister for Justice and Industrial Relations\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 30 March 2005\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not amend or expand the Family Violence Act 2004; it merely fixes the commencement date for its provisions under s2 and defers commencement of s38. No substantive content of the Act is altered (s2; s38)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: sets a commencement date rather than altering substantive law","References and exclusion: invokes section 2 to commence Act but expressly excludes section 38 (creates a dependency to that provision)","Administrative steps: requires notice in the Gazette and departmental implementation (Department of Justice)","Low compliance burden for private actors beyond the Act's existing obligations once commenced","Timing/control concentrated in executive/Governor (fixed date by proclamation) with limited judicial or legislative discretion","Minimal drafting complexity but potential operational complexity where implementation of provisions requires agency systems"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation uses the Governor's power under section 2 of the Family Violence Act 2004 to fix 30 March 2005 as the day the Act's provisions (except section 38) commence. It makes the law operational: government agencies must implement the Act from that date and affected persons become subject to its obligations and protections; administrative costs and compliance burdens fall on the Department of Justice and parties required to act under the Act. It does not change the Act's substance (s2; s38)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date with one deferred provision. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions beyond the simple exclusion of one section","Extremely short (under 200 words of substantive content)","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **30 March 2005** as the date when Tasmania's Family Violence Act 2004 starts operating\n- **Delays one section** (section 38) — that part doesn't start yet\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who might use or be affected by family violence laws (victims, perpetrators, police, courts)\n- The justice system, which now has a clear start date for these new powers\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Family Violence Act 2004 would just be words on paper — not actual law. This document \"switches on\" the legislation, making it enforceable. The delay of section 38 suggests the government needed more time to prepare for whatever that specific provision involves (possibly a particular power, offence, or administrative process)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type has an inherently narrow and fixed purpose — to commence a piece of legislation on a specified date. There is no indication that the scope changed from that original intent. It has remained in force unchanged since 30 March 2005."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is extremely brief and procedural — it contains almost no substantive legal content","Its sole function is to set a commencement date, which is a straightforward administrative act","The underlying Family Violence Act 2004 is more complex, but that is not the document being analysed","No operative provisions, definitions, or legal conditions to interpret"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the Governor of Tasmania’s formal “go live” notice activating the Family Violence Act 2004 from 30 March 2005. By commencing the Act it put in force new legal protections and Family Violence Orders, changed police response and court powers, and created consequences for perpetrators — directly affecting victims, police, courts and those accused of family violence."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-act-2004","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-act-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-act-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-act-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-act-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-act-2004/documents"}}