{"id":"tas:sr-2019-025","name":"Proclamation under the Financial Management Act 2016","slug":"proclamation-under-the-financial-management-act-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"25 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184365,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Financial Management Act 2016","content":"> Proclamation under the Financial Management Act 2016\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-2016-042#GS2@EN) [Financial Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-042) fix 1 July 2019 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n29 April 2019\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nPETER GUTWEIN\n\nTreasurer\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 8 May 2019\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation only fixes the commencement day (1 July 2019) under s.2 of the Financial Management Act 2016 and does not alter the Act's content, scope or application. It changes timing, not substance."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes a commencement date (simple, discrete action).","Dependence on the referenced Act (s.2 of the Financial Management Act 2016) for substantive effects—substance lies in the Act, not the proclamation.","Low interpretive ambiguity: clear date and standard formalities (Governor, Executive Council, Gazettal).","No new duties, penalties or discretionary powers created by the proclamation itself.","Administrative formality only; legal effect is temporal (when the Act starts) rather than substantive."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 July 2019 as the day the Financial Management Act 2016 comes into force. Made by the Governor on the Executive Council's advice and published in the Gazette, it does not change the Act's content but determines when its rules take effect. It matters to Tasmanian ministers, departments and public finance officers because from that date the Act's budgeting, accounting and financial-control rules apply to how state money is managed and reported."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no evidence that the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. It has been in force unchanged since 8 May 2019, though an amendments table exists and could not be reviewed. A definitive assessment is not possible without the full text of the proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only metadata and administrative information — no substantive legislative content is visible, making meaningful legal analysis impossible.","Proclamations are generally short, technical instruments with a narrow purpose (e.g., commencement of provisions), keeping inherent complexity low.","The parent Act (Financial Management Act 2016) is moderately complex, but this proclamation's role under it is likely limited in scope.","Repeated duplicate headings in the source document suggest a formatting/rendering issue, not additional legal complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Financial Management Act 2016 and effective 8 May 2019, formally brings specified financial management provisions into force or confirms their application. It primarily affects Tasmanian government agencies, departments and public authorities that handle public funds, and matters because it sets or updates the legal basis for how public money, budgets and financial reporting must be managed."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument with a single, narrow purpose. It has not expanded beyond its original intent of bringing the parent Act into force on a specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template document","Total length: 6 short paragraphs"],"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 **1 July 2019** as the date when Tasmania's *Financial Management Act 2016* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (the Queen's representative in the state), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the state's top decision-making body, essentially the Cabinet).\n- Signed by Governor Kate Warner and Treasurer Peter Gutwein.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the Act.\n- Without this document, the *Financial Management Act 2016* would remain dormant on the statute books, even though it had already been passed by the Tasmanian Parliament.\n\n**Key context:**\n- The Act itself deals with how the Tasmanian Government manages public money, budgets, and financial accountability. This proclamation is simply the administrative mechanism to activate it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-financial-management-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-financial-management-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-financial-management-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-financial-management-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-financial-management-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-financial-management-act-2016/documents"}}