{"id":"tas:sr-2014-099","name":"Proclamation under the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014","slug":"proclamation-under-the-forestry-rebuilding-the-forest-industry-act-2014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"99 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187653,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2014-099-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014","content":"> Proclamation under the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014\n\nI, the Lieutenant-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-2014-012#GS2@EN) [Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2014-012) fix 22 October 2014 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n13 October 2014\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nPAUL HARRISS\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 22 October 2014\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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. The proclamation appears to serve its standard administrative function of activating or affirming provisions of the parent Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014, consistent with what such instruments are designed to do. The absence of amending instruments in the metadata supports this."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a Proclamation — a narrow, administrative instrument with limited operative content of its own","The substantive legal complexity lies in the parent Act, not this instrument","The provided text is largely metadata and formatting with no visible operative clauses to analyse","Proclamations are typically short and formulaic by nature, requiring minimal interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014, formally brought key parts of that law into force on 22 October 2014. It enables the government’s program to restart Tasmania’s native forestry industry and thus directly affects timber operators, Forestry Tasmania, environmental groups, and communities reliant on forest jobs and resources.\n\nIt matters because, without it, those statutory powers and changes would not legally take effect."},"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 its parent Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act's commencement section)","Standard ceremonial language with no conditional logic or exceptions","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **22 October 2014** as the date when the *Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania** (the Governor's deputy), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the Premier and senior ministers).\n- Signed by Lieutenant-Governor A. M. Blow and countersigned by **Paul Harriss**, then Minister for Resources.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the Forestry Act.\n- Without this document, the Act would remain dormant even after receiving Royal Assent.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- The proclamation was made on **13 October 2014** but fixed the commencement date as **22 October 2014** — a common practice allowing time for public notification and administrative preparation."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change the scope of the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014. It solely sets the date on which the Act’s existing provisions take effect under s.2 and identifies the administering department; it does not alter the Act’s content or legal obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural instrument that only fixes a commencement date (limited substantive content)","Made under section 2 of the named Act (relies on that Act for substantive law)","Short, formal text with clear administrative metadata (signatory, notification, administering department)","No amendment power or discretionary regime included in the proclamation itself","Legal effect depends entirely on the content of the principal Act, which is not reproduced here"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Act 2014, fixes 22 October 2014 as the date the Act’s provisions commence. It is signed by the Lieutenant‑Governor on the advice of the Executive Council and was notified in the Gazette.\n\nMechanically, the proclamation brings the Act into force on that date and places administration with the Department of State Growth. It does not itself change substantive rights or obligations; those arise from the Act once commenced."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forestry-rebuilding-the-forest-industry-act-2014","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forestry-rebuilding-the-forest-industry-act-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forestry-rebuilding-the-forest-industry-act-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forestry-rebuilding-the-forest-industry-act-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forestry-rebuilding-the-forest-industry-act-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-forestry-rebuilding-the-forest-industry-act-2014/documents"}}