{"id":"tas:sr-1999-124","name":"Proclamation under the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999","slug":"proclamation-under-the-federal-courts-state-jurisdiction-act-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"124 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318944,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1999-124-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999","content":"> Proclamation under the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) 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-1999-050#GS2@EN) [Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-050) fix 24 November 1999 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n15 November 1999\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nP. PATMORE\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 24 November 1999\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope of the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999; it only sets the Act's commencement date in Tasmania (24 November 1999) under the authority of s2. Any alteration to rights, duties or regulatory reach would arise from the Act itself, not from this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal effect: fixes commencement date only (no substantive amendments or obligations in the proclamation itself).","Authority cited: made under section 2 of the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 (proclamation relies on s2 for power).","Decision-makers limited and clear: Governor acting with Executive Council advice; Minister signs/announces (explicit in text).","Administrative markers present: Gazette notification and departmental administration noted, indicating standard publication and custody steps.","Substantive complexity deferred to the underlying Act: the proclamation does not describe the Act's content, so legal consequences depend on that separate instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999, fixes 24 November 1999 as the date that Act commences in Tasmania. The Governor, acting with Executive Council advice, signed and the Minister for Justice and Industrial Relations notified it in the Gazette. Mechanically, it brings the Act's legal provisions into force from that date; who bears any costs or compliance duties depends on the substantive provisions of the Act (not set out here)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature has a single, narrow purpose: to activate legislation. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format following established conventions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **24 November 1999** as the date when the *Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the state's Executive Council, which is essentially the state cabinet).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. They often need a proclamation like this to \"switch them on.\" Without this document, the Act would remain dormant even after passing Parliament.\n- The *Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999* allows certain federal courts to exercise state jurisdiction (handle state law matters) in Tasmania. This proclamation made that arrangement legally active in Tasmania from 24 November 1999.\n\n**Key takeaway:** This is a procedural, mechanical document — it flips the switch on a larger piece of legislation."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The currency statement claims the version is unchanged from 1999, but a file modification date of 29 November 2024 logically implies some alteration occurred. If no substantive amendments were made, the modification date is misleading. If amendments were made, the currency statement is inaccurate. The simultaneous existence of a 'Table of Amending Instruments' link further compounds this tension — a truly unamended instrument would have no amending instruments to list.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 24 November 1999 to date' while simultaneously noting the file was 'last modified 29 November 2024'. A proclamation that has never been amended since 1999 should not have been modified in 2024, yet the Table of Amending Instruments link implies amendments exist."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"Applying a dynamic update policy disclaimer to a static, never-amended proclamation creates a minor logical absurdity: the policy implies ongoing currency maintenance, yet the instrument's own status denies any changes have ever occurred. The disclaimer adds no meaningful information and could mislead readers into expecting future updates to an instrument that appears to be a one-time proclamation.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the version has purportedly been current and unchanged since 24 November 1999. This update policy statement is logically superfluous and potentially misleading for an instrument that has never required updating."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure - Headings","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or markup error rather than a legislative drafting flaw, a formally published version of subordinate legislation with every heading duplicated raises questions about the authoritative status of this version. If this is the authoritative online version, its structural integrity is compromised. An access date of 8 April 2026 combined with a file modification of 29 November 2024 suggests this error has persisted for over a year without correction, undermining the credibility of the '3 working days' update assurance.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Authorisation Authorisation', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Status Information Status Information'). This is a structural absurdity that renders the document's formatting self-referentially redundant."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version: 'current from 24 November 1999 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 29 November 2024'","confidence":0.75,"description":"The currency statement asserts the legislative instrument is unchanged from its 1999 commencement, while the file modification date of 29 November 2024 indicates something was altered approximately 25 years later. These two claims cannot both be fully accurate simultaneously."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version: implies no amendments ('current from 24 November 1999 to date')","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments: link to amendments table provided","confidence":0.68,"description":"Providing a clickable 'Table of Amendments' link for an instrument described as continuously current and unchanged since 1999 is internally contradictory. Either there are amending instruments (contradicting the static currency claim) or there are not (making the amendments table link misleading)."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. The Proclamation appears to serve its straightforward purpose of activating the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 within Tasmania. The document has remained current and unchanged since 24 November 1999, suggesting it is a simple commencement instrument with no subsequent amendments to its scope."},"complexity_factors":["Involves interaction between federal and state court systems, which requires understanding of Australian constitutional law","The concept of 'jurisdiction' (a court's legal authority to hear a case) is technical and often misunderstood by laypeople","The document as provided contains almost no substantive operative text — only metadata — making full analysis impossible","Proclamations are a somewhat unfamiliar legal instrument to most people, adding a layer of procedural complexity","Low overall score because the underlying policy purpose is relatively straightforward and the instrument itself is narrow in scope"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation brings the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 into operation in Tasmania, allowing state courts to treat certain federal-court decisions as if made by a state court where a federal court lacked jurisdiction. It affects Tasmanians, litigants, lawyers and judges by protecting valid-seeming orders (e.g. judgments, settlements) from being voided on jurisdictional grounds."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-federal-courts-state-jurisdiction-act-1999","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-federal-courts-state-jurisdiction-act-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-federal-courts-state-jurisdiction-act-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-federal-courts-state-jurisdiction-act-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-federal-courts-state-jurisdiction-act-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-federal-courts-state-jurisdiction-act-1999/documents"}}