{"id":"tas:sr-2003-120","name":"Proclamation under the Food Act 2003","slug":"proclamation-under-the-food-act-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"120 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318175,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-120-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Food Act 2003","content":"> Proclamation under the Food Act 2003\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-2003-008#GS2@EN) [Food Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-008) fix 15 October 2003 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n29 September 2003\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Health and Human Services\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 October 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement instrument with a single, narrow purpose: to bring the Food Act 2003 into operation. It has not expanded beyond its original intent."},"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 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- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on advice from the Executive Council) officially declares that the *Food Act 2003* will start operating on **15 October 2003**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws don't automatically apply the moment Parliament passes them. Someone with authority (usually the Governor or Governor-General) must formally \"turn on\" the law by fixing a commencement date. This document does exactly that.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who handles, sells, or produces food — because from 15 October 2003 onwards, they had to comply with the new *Food Act 2003*.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Made:** 29 September 2003\n- **Published in Gazette:** 8 October 2003  \n- **Takes effect:** 15 October 2003\n- **Signed by:** Governor G.S.M. Green and Minister D.E. Llewellyn (Health and Human Services)"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation only. Its sole function is to activate the Food Act 2003 — it does not expand, narrow, or alter the scope of that Act in any way."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument with no substantive legal provisions of its own","No operative clauses beyond commencement — all substance is in the parent Act","No discretionary powers, offences, definitions, or exemptions to interpret","Standard form proclamation used across all Australian jurisdictions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the Governor of Tasmania’s formal declaration that the Food Act 2003 came into force on 8 October 2003. It matters to everyone involved in producing, handling, selling or regulating food in Tasmania because it switches on the state’s primary legal framework for food safety and public health."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Food Act 2003; it merely fixes the date (15 October 2003) on which the Act, as enacted under section 2, becomes operative and identifies the administering department and publication/notification steps."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: fixes a commencement date rather than creating substantive rules","References an enabling provision (section 2 of the Food Act 2003) but does not amend the Act","Administrative formalities included (Governor/Executive Council signature, Ministerial command, Gazette notification, Rules Publication Act display)","Low legal ambiguity: no delegation of new powers or novel definitions","Impacts are indirect (comes into effect and triggers existing statutory obligations), so legal consequences depend on the Act's text rather than the proclamation"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Tasmanian Food Act 2003 into force on 15 October 2003 (under section 2). It activates the Act's legal powers and duties, places administration with the Department of Health and Human Services, and records that the Governor (with the Executive Council) fixed the commencement date and the instrument was notified in the Gazette on 8 October 2003."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-food-act-2003","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-food-act-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-food-act-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-food-act-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-food-act-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-food-act-2003/documents"}}