{"id":"tas:sr-2019-060","name":"Proclamation under the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019 ","slug":"proclamation-under-the-forest-practices-amendment-act-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"60 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184590,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-060-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019 ","content":"> Proclamation under the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019\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-2019-025#GS2@EN) [Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-025) fix 7 October 2019 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n19 September 2019\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nGUY BARNETT\n\nMinister for 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 2 October 2019\n\nThis proclamation is administered by the Forest Practices Authority.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a single, narrow purpose: to activate legislation. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"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 proclamation format — essentially a template document with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for a Tasmanian law about forest practices.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Activates the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019** — laws don't automatically start when passed; someone must officially 'turn them on'. This document does exactly that.\n- **Sets the start date:** The law begins on **7 October 2019**.\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 Premier and senior ministers).\n- Signed by Governor **Kate Warner** and Resources Minister **Guy Barnett**.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019 would remain inactive — passed by Parliament but not legally binding. This document is the legal 'switch' that makes the amended forest rules enforceable.\n\n**Key detail:** The law was officially published in the *Tasmanian Government Gazette* on 2 October 2019, giving a few days' notice before it took effect on 7 October."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or legal scope of the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019; it only sets the date (7 October 2019) on which that Act's provisions begin to operate under the power in s 2."},"complexity_factors":["Single, procedural action: sets a commencement date only","Relies on external Act for substantive content (cross-references s 2)","Formal signatures and Gazette notification required","Identifies administrative responsibility (Forest Practices Authority)","Low discretion: no policy or substantive rule-making in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 7 October 2019 as the commencement date for the `Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019` (made under s 2). It brings the Amendment Act’s powers and obligations into effect on that date.\n\nThe Governor, with Executive Council, set the commencement date; the Forest Practices Authority administers the law. Compliance costs fall on landowners, forest operators and others regulated by the Act, who must adopt any new practices or approvals required from 7 October 2019."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type cannot change the scope of anything — it is a purely mechanical instrument that triggers the commencement of existing legislation. The scope of the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019 itself remains exactly as Parliament intended."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is extremely simple — it is a single-purpose administrative instrument with no substantive legal provisions of its own","Complexity is indirect: understanding its significance requires knowing how commencement proclamations work within Australian legislative drafting conventions","The actual legal complexity lies in the parent Act (Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019), not this proclamation","Minimal text is available to analyse — the document is largely metadata and status information"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued by the Governor of Tasmania, brings the Forest Practices Amendment Act 2019 into effect from 2 October 2019. It does not change the Act’s substance but switches on reforms Parliament already approved, making them legally enforceable.\n\nIt affects anyone involved in Tasmanian forestry—timber companies, loggers, landowners, the Forest Practices Authority, and environmental monitors—because the amended forest-practices rules now have legal force."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-practices-amendment-act-2019","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-practices-amendment-act-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-practices-amendment-act-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-practices-amendment-act-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-practices-amendment-act-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forest-practices-amendment-act-2019/documents"}}