{"id":"tas:sr-2013-098","name":"Proclamation under the Forest Management Act 2013","slug":"proclamation-under-the-forest-management-act-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"98 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187849,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-098-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Forest Management Act 2013","content":"> Proclamation under the Forest Management Act 2013\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-2013-049#GS2@EN) [Forest Management Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049) fix 11 December 2013 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n2 December 2013\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Energy and Resources\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 11 December 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient substantive content in the provided document to determine whether the scope of the Proclamation changed from any original intent. The document appears to be a metadata shell without the operative proclamation text. No amendments are visible in the extract, though a Table of Amendments is referenced externally."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself contains almost no substantive legislative content — it is predominantly administrative metadata and status information","The underlying Forest Management Act 2013 is moderately complex, but the Proclamation as presented does not expose that complexity","References to external documents (Table of Amendments, Administrative Arrangement Order) require additional research to fully understand the instrument's current effect","The absence of the operative text makes it impossible to assess any technical legal complexity within the Proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Forest Management Act 2013, serves to bring parts of that forest‑management framework into effect or to designate land/management arrangements, and thus primarily affects forestry operators, landowners, conservation groups and government agencies with an interest in Tasmanian forests. It matters because the Act implements the post‑settlement structure for reserves and management zones, but the provided extract contains mostly metadata and lacks the operative text, so the Proclamation’s specific on‑the‑ground effects are not discernible here."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the statutory scope or content of the Forest Management Act 2013; it only fixes the Act’s commencement date and records administrative and notification details under section 2."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose commencement instrument: fixes a commencement date (references Forest Management Act 2013, s.2).","Text is very short and makes no substantive amendments to existing law.","Clear decision-maker and formalities: Governor acting with Executive Council advice; Gazette notification included.","Administrative detail only: names the department responsible for administration.","Low compliance complexity: primarily activates the Act’s pre-existing obligations rather than creating new regulatory frameworks."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 11 December 2013 as the day the Forest Management Act 2013 takes effect in Tasmania. That start date brings into force the Act’s legal rules, so people and organisations subject to the Act (for example, land managers, forestry operators and relevant government agencies) must comply with its requirements. The Governor, acting with Executive Council advice, made the proclamation under the Act (section 2), and the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources is named as the administrator—triggering the Act’s obligations and administrative duties."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation with a single, narrow purpose: to activate the Forest Management Act 2013 on a specific date. It has not expanded beyond this original administrative function."},"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 formal language typical of commencement proclamations"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Forest Management Act 2013. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the Executive Council, declared that the Act would begin operating on **11 December 2013**. This is a routine administrative step required before most laws can take effect — essentially flipping the 'on switch' for the legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-management-act-2013","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-management-act-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-management-act-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-management-act-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-management-act-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-management-act-2013/documents"}}