{"id":"tas:sr-1998-002","name":"Proclamation under the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997","slug":"proclamation-under-the-friendly-societies-tasmania-act-1997","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"2 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319074,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1998-002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997","content":"> Proclamation under the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997\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-1997-066#) [Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-066) fix 1 February 1998 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n22 January 1998\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nRONALD CORNISH\n\nMinister for Finance\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 28 January 1998\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this nature has an inherently narrow and fixed purpose — to commence the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope change; the instrument has remained unchanged since 28 January 1998."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content — the document is a commencement proclamation only, not the Act itself","No operative provisions beyond bringing the parent Act into force","Requires cross-referencing the parent Act (Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997) to understand full legal context","Historical overlap between state and Commonwealth regulation of friendly societies adds minor background complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation by the Tasmanian Governor brought the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997 into force on 28 January 1998, making the Act legally effective for friendly societies, their members and regulators. Today its practical impact is limited: federal financial‑services law has since subsumed most regulation, so the instrument is largely historical."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Act; it only fixes the Act's commencement date under s.2, thereby causing the Act's existing provisions to take legal effect from 1 February 1998."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: fixes a commencement date (straightforward operational effect).","Authority plainly stated: made under s.2 of the Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997.","Formal execution: signed by the Governor and recorded with Ministerial endorsement.","Administrative formalities: notified in the Gazette and assigned to the Department of Treasury and Finance.","No substantive amendments or new regulatory content; primary legal effect is to trigger existing Act obligations from a set date.","Compliance consequence: regulated entities must begin observing the Act from the fixed commencement date."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the *Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997* into force on 1 February 1998. It was issued by the Governor under s.2 of the Act and published in the Gazette.\n\nFrom that date, organisations and persons subject to the Act must comply with its requirements; the Executive (the Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council) fixed the timing and the Department of Treasury and Finance administers the proclamation."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that has been 'current' since 1998 but was last modified in 2021 raises questions about what changed in 2021 if no amending instruments are disclosed. However, this may reflect metadata updates rather than substantive legal changes, reducing severity.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 28 January 1998 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 15 April 2021', creating a temporal inconsistency about when the instrument was last substantively updated versus when it purports to be current."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Title and Headers","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation under an Act must, at minimum, contain operative words declaring or proclaiming something — typically a commencement date or some legally operative fact. A proclamation with no operative text cannot be complied with, interpreted, or given legal effect. It is logically impossible for a document to constitute a valid proclamation while containing no proclamatory content.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation text is extensively duplicated throughout the document with no substantive legal content visible. The instrument purports to be operative legislation but contains no operative provisions, no commencement clauses, no definitions, and no legal effect whatsoever beyond its title."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update Currency","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not necessarily a legal flaw, the five-year gap between last modification and access date, combined with the assurance of 3-working-day updates, suggests either the instrument is genuinely static (which is plausible for a proclamation) or the currency assurance is unreliable for this instrument specifically.","confidence":0.35,"description":"The document states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet the file was last modified 15 April 2021 despite being accessed on 8 April 2026 — a gap of approximately five years with no recorded amendments in that period."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 28 January 1998 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 15 April 2021'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument simultaneously claims to have been continuously current since 28 January 1998 without amendment, while acknowledging the file was modified on 15 April 2021. If no amendments were made, no modification should have occurred to the legal text; if a modification occurred, the currency date should reflect that change."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments - hyperlink to amendments table","section_b":"Status Information - 'Version current from 28 January 1998 to date'","confidence":0.4,"description":"The document provides a hyperlink to a 'Table of Amendments', implying amendments may exist, while the currency statement implies the instrument has been unchanged since 28 January 1998. The existence of an amendments table infrastructure contradicts the implication of a wholly static instrument, creating ambiguity about whether the instrument has in fact been amended."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing the parent Act into force. There is 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 and Rules Publication Act in administrative notes)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial language with no substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 February 1998** as the date when the *Friendly Societies (Tasmania) Act 1997* officially starts operating.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain on the statute books but wouldn't actually apply to anyone.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Friendly societies** in Tasmania — these are member-owned mutual organisations (like old-fashioned insurance or savings clubs) that provide benefits to members.\n- Anyone dealing with these societies, as they now have to follow the new rules from this date.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically start working. Someone (usually the Governor on ministerial advice) must formally \"turn them on\" by naming a commencement date. This document does exactly that.\n\n**Key detail:** The proclamation was made on 22 January 1998, published in the Gazette on 28 January 1998, and the law took effect on 1 February 1998 — giving about a week's notice for people to prepare."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-friendly-societies-tasmania-act-1997","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-friendly-societies-tasmania-act-1997/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-friendly-societies-tasmania-act-1997/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-friendly-societies-tasmania-act-1997/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-friendly-societies-tasmania-act-1997/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-friendly-societies-tasmania-act-1997/documents"}}