{"id":"tas:sr-2024-022","name":"Proclamation under the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022","slug":"proclamation-under-the-family-violence-reforms-act-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"22 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174649,"registerId":"tas-sr-2024-022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022","content":"> Proclamation under the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022\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-2022-021#GS2@EN) [Family Violence Reforms Act 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-021) fix 30 June 2024 as the day on which the remaining provisions of that Act commence.\n\n20 June 2024\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nGUY BARNETT\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 26 June 2024\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 procedural commencement instrument that performs exactly the function intended — bringing remaining provisions into force. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the enabling Act","Standard formal language typical of proclamations","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is a formal announcement (called a \"proclamation\") made by the Governor of Tasmania that sets a specific date for when the rest of the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022 will come into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes the start date:** It declares that **30 June 2024** is when the remaining parts of the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022 begin operating as law.\n- **Activates the law:** Some laws don't start immediately when passed by Parliament. This proclamation \"switches on\" the parts that were waiting to begin.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone involved in family violence matters in Tasmania — including victims, perpetrators, police, courts, and support services — because the new legal framework now fully applies.\n- Government agencies responsible for implementing the reforms.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this proclamation, those remaining parts of the Act would sit dormant. Now the complete set of family violence reforms is active, potentially changing how protection orders work, police responses, or support services (depending on what the full Act contains)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A 'Table of Amending Instruments' is only meaningful if amending instruments exist. If the file has never been modified since 26 June 2024, the table should be empty and its reference is redundant. Conversely, if amending instruments exist, the 'last modified' date is misleading. The document cannot coherently assert both positions simultaneously.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 26 June 2024 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:45)' yet the file was last modified on 26 June 2024. This implies no amendments have occurred in nearly two years, but simultaneously references a 'Table of Amending Instruments', suggesting amendments do exist."},{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file last modified on 26 June 2024 cannot authoritatively assert its own currency status as at 5 April 2026. Currency as at a future date can only be confirmed prospectively by a live system, not by a static instrument. The document's own metadata undermines its stated currency claim.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The proclamation is described as 'current to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:45)' but this is a future date relative to any realistic drafting date, and the file modification date is 26 June 2024. The document appears to assert currency up to a date that had not yet occurred at the time of its last modification."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation under an Act must, at minimum, identify what is being proclaimed (e.g., a commencement date, a declaration, or a specific operative effect). Without any operative text, the instrument cannot fulfil its legal function. Persons subject to the Act cannot comply with, or rely upon, a proclamation that contains no operative content. This renders the instrument legally meaningless on its face.","confidence":0.88,"description":"The proclamation's substantive operative provisions are entirely absent. The document consists solely of administrative metadata, status information, and navigational elements repeated multiple times verbatim, yet purports to be a legally operative proclamation under the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - 'File last modified 26 June 2024'","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments - '(click to view Table of Amendments)'","confidence":0.68,"description":"The document asserts it was last modified on 26 June 2024 while simultaneously providing a hyperlink to a Table of Amending Instruments, implying subsequent amendments have been made to the instrument after that date."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Status Information - 'File last modified 26 June 2024'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The update policy states the site is updated within 3 working days of any legislative change, but if amendments appear in the Table of Amending Instruments, the absence of any modification date beyond 26 June 2024 contradicts the policy that such changes would be reflected promptly in the file."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this Proclamation appears to serve its standard and intended purpose of bringing provisions of the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022 into operation. There is no evidence from the provided text that its scope has expanded or narrowed beyond its original administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["This is a procedural instrument (Proclamation) rather than substantive legislation — its function is narrow and administrative","The document provided contains only metadata and status information, not the full operative text of the Proclamation","Proclamations are a standard, well-understood legal mechanism with a single primary purpose: setting commencement dates","No complex definitions, cross-references, or multi-part provisions are visible in the available text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation under Tasmania’s Family Violence Reforms Act 2022 formally brings the Act (or parts of it) into effect from 26 June 2024, making the previously passed family-violence reforms legally operational. It affects victims, police, courts, accused persons, and legal/support services by activating updated protections, procedures and consequences tied to family violence law."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or text of the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022; it only brings the remaining provisions into force on a specified date (30 June 2024). Responsibilities for implementation are vested in the Department of Justice and affected agencies (see Proclamation)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: fixes a commencement date rather than altering substantive law (Proclamation: 'fix 30 June 2024 as the day on which the remaining provisions... commence').","Low legal ambiguity: no new operative language or discretionary powers introduced; effect is temporal.","Dependence on underlying Act: practical impact depends on the content and scope of the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022 (Proclamation references s.2 of that Act).","Administrative implementation burden: agencies must prepare for operational, training and compliance tasks before the date (Proclamation administered in Department of Justice).","Stakeholder spread: while legally narrow, the commencement affects multiple actors (justice institutions, police, service providers, individuals) requiring coordination.","Minimal litigation risk from the proclamation itself, but potential transitional disputes about readiness or retrospective effect of newly commenced provisions."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 30 June 2024 as the day the remaining parts of the Family Violence Reforms Act 2022 start to operate. Mechanically, it brings into force provisions of that Act that were not yet in effect. The change affects Tasmanian government agencies (including the Department of Justice), courts, police, service providers and people covered by family-violence laws because their legal duties, powers and rights under the Act take effect on that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-reforms-act-2022","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-reforms-act-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-reforms-act-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-reforms-act-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-reforms-act-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-family-violence-reforms-act-2022/documents"}}