{"id":"tas:sr-2013-012","name":"Proclamation under the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012","slug":"proclamation-under-the-fire-service-amendment-act-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"12 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187695,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012","content":"> Proclamation under the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012\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-2012-033#GS2@EN) [Fire Service Amendment Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-033) fix 30 April 2013 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n8 April 2013\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. J. O'BYRNE\n\nMinister for Police and Emergency Management\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 17 April 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered by the Tasmania Fire Service.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation by definition has no scope of its own — its sole purpose is to bring another Act into force on a specified date. There is no scope that could expand or contract from original intent."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a bare commencement proclamation with no substantive legal content of its own","It contains no operative provisions beyond activating another piece of legislation","The actual legal complexity, if any, resides in the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012 itself, not this instrument","Significant portions of the provided text are repeated metadata and formatting artefacts rather than legal content"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation simply sets the commencement date for the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012 (Tasmania): the Act took legal effect on 17 April 2013. \n\nIt doesn’t create new rules — it’s an administrative “on” switch that matters to Tasmania’s fire services and those who administer them because it makes the Act’s amendments legally operative."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012. It only fixes the Act's commencement date (30 April 2013) under the authority of section 2; all substantive effects follow from the Act itself rather than from this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: fixes a commencement date rather than changing substantive law.","Clear legal authority cited: made under section 2 of the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012 (explicit in text).","Low procedural complexity: signed by Governor and Minister, notified in the Gazette (dates provided).","Implementation responsibility identified: administered by the Tasmania Fire Service (explicit).","No delegated or ongoing discretion: a one-off proclamation with no phased roll-out or conditional triggers."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This proclamation sets 30 April 2013 as the day the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012 begins to operate in Tasmania. It was made by the Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Act and is administered by the Tasmania Fire Service. **Who it affects:** people and organisations subject to the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012, whose legal obligations and rights in that Act take effect from that date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function it was designed for — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. It has not expanded beyond its original procedural purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the 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 long-established conventions","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a **proclamation**) that sets the date when the *Fire Service Amendment Act 2012* comes into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes the start date** of the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012 as **30 April 2013**\n- This means the changes made by that Act only became law on that specific date, not when the Act was originally passed by Parliament\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (Peter G. Underwood), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the Premier and senior ministers)\n- Signed off by the **Minister for Police and Emergency Management** (D. J. O'Byrne)\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Acts of Parliament often don't start immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the Act.\n- Without this proclamation, the Fire Service Amendment Act 2012 would have remained dormant (not in operation).\n- This is a common procedural step in Australian lawmaking — many Acts contain \"commencement provisions\" that let the government choose exactly when they take effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-fire-service-amendment-act-2012","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-fire-service-amendment-act-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-fire-service-amendment-act-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-fire-service-amendment-act-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-fire-service-amendment-act-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-fire-service-amendment-act-2012/documents"}}