{"id":"tas:sr-2009-177","name":"Proclamation under the Firearms Amendment Act 2007","slug":"proclamation-under-the-firearms-amendment-act-2007","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"177 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315253,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2009-177-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Firearms Amendment Act 2007","content":"> Proclamation under the Firearms Amendment Act 2007\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(2) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-043#GS2@Gs2@EN) [Firearms Amendment Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-043) fix 23 December 2009 as the day on which the provisions of [Part 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-043#HP3@EN) of that Act commence.\n\n14 December 2009\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJ. G. COX\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 23 December 2009\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Police and Emergency Management.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. A proclamation of this type is a narrow administrative instrument designed solely to bring legislative provisions into force on a specified date. No expansion or contraction of scope can be identified from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only administrative metadata — no substantive legal content is visible, making meaningful analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally simple instruments with a narrow, specific function (commencing provisions on a set date)","No complex definitions, cross-references, or multi-layered obligations are present in the available text","The underlying Firearms Amendment Act 2007 it relates to may carry its own complexity, but that is not assessable here"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a proclamation under Tasmania’s Firearms Amendment Act 2007 — a formal notice that would bring parts of that amending law into effect. The provided file only contains administrative metadata, so the specific legal changes activated are not shown. It likely affects firearms licence holders, dealers and Tasmania Police, and matters because proclamations determine when new firearms rules actually take legal effect; this one appears current from 23 December 2009."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A document that claims currency 'to date' (2026) but has not been modified since 2017 creates ambiguity about whether any intervening legal changes have been properly captured or reflected. The currency claim is potentially misleading if the instrument itself has not been updated.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 23 December 2009 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:45)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If the file was last modified in 2017 but is presented as current to 2026, this creates an unresolved gap in legislative currency assurance."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire Document - Substantive Content","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation with no operative text cannot fulfil its legal function. Persons attempting to rely on or comply with this instrument have no content to act upon. If it was intended to commence provisions of the Firearms Amendment Act 2007, the absence of a commencement clause makes it impossible to determine which provisions (if any) were commenced, when, and under what conditions.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The proclamation document contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under an amending Act (Firearms Amendment Act 2007) typically exists to fix a commencement date or bring provisions into force. The complete absence of any substantive text renders the instrument legally meaningless — it purports to be a legal instrument but has no operative effect."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update Policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update promise creates an implicit assurance of currency that is difficult to verify given the 2017 modification date. While not strictly a legal flaw in the instrument itself, it undermines the reliability representation made to users.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 5 July 2017 despite the version being described as current to April 2026. This implies either no changes occurred over nearly nine years (plausible for a proclamation) or the update obligation has not been met."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Repeated Headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The authorised version of subordinate legislation must be reliably identifiable. A published version with systematically duplicated headings creates uncertainty about the integrity of the document and whether the published text accurately reflects the made instrument. Under Tasmanian interpretation legislation, the authorised version carries legal weight.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Every heading and section in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While likely a rendering or formatting error rather than a drafting error in the underlying instrument, if this reflects the authorised published version, it raises questions about whether the document as published constitutes the authoritative legal text."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version - 'current from 23 December 2009 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:45)'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document simultaneously asserts currency through to April 2026 and that the file was last modified in July 2017. These two statements are in tension: either the instrument has been current and unchanged for nearly nine years (possible but requiring explanation given the Firearms Amendment Act 2007 context), or the currency representation is unreliable."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title - 'Proclamation under the Firearms Amendment Act 2007'","section_b":"Entire Document Body - No operative provisions present","confidence":0.78,"description":"The title represents this as a legally operative proclamation made under statutory authority, yet the body of the document contains zero operative provisions. A proclamation must contain at minimum a commencement declaration or operative clause to give effect to the parent Act's amending provisions. The title's legal representation directly contradicts the document's complete lack of substantive content."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not amend or change the substantive scope of the Firearms Amendment Act 2007. It solely fixes the commencement date for Part 3 under s 2(2), bringing the existing provisions of Part 3 into force on 23 December 2009 and thereby activating their legal effect."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative action: sets a commencement date for a specific Part of an Act.","Dependence on external text: legal effect and obligations turn on the contents of Part 3 of the Act (not reproduced here).","Formal executive procedure: made by the Governor on advice of the Executive Council (formal constitutional/administrative step).","Publication requirement: notification in the Gazette is required to give public effect.","Administrative assignment: proclamation is administered by the Department of Police and Emergency Management, creating an implementation contact point."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 23 December 2009 as the day Part 3 of the Firearms Amendment Act 2007 comes into force (made under s 2(2)). The Governor, acting on Executive Council advice, notified the commencement in the Gazette. Mechanically, the legal duties and rules contained in Part 3 begin to apply from that date, and anyone subject to Part 3 must comply from then."},"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 dormant legislative provisions into force. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the empowering section)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings specific parts of a law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that **Part 3 of the Firearms Amendment Act 2007** will start taking effect on **23 December 2009**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws often pass through Parliament in one piece, but different sections start at different times. This proclamation \"switches on\" Part 3 of the firearms law nearly two years after the Act itself was passed (2007).\n- Part 3 likely contained significant changes to Tasmania's firearms regulations — possibly new licensing rules, storage requirements, or weapon categories — but those changes didn't apply until this proclamation was made.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Firearms owners, dealers, and police in Tasmania, who needed to comply with Part 3's requirements from 23 December 2009 onwards.\n\n**Key point:** Without this proclamation, Part 3 would have remained inactive \"on the books\" but unenforceable."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-firearms-amendment-act-2007","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-firearms-amendment-act-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-firearms-amendment-act-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-firearms-amendment-act-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-firearms-amendment-act-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-firearms-amendment-act-2007/documents"}}