{"id":"tas:sr-2003-068","name":"Proclamation under the Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002","slug":"proclamation-under-the-gas-infrastructure-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"68 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318298,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-068-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002","content":"> Proclamation under the Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002\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-2002-044#GS2@EN) [Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-044) fix 1 July 2003 as the day on which [Parts 1](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-044#HP1@EN) , [2](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-044#HP2@EN) and [3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-044#HP3@EN) of that Act commence.\n\n27 June 2003\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nP. A. LENNON\n\nMinister for Economic Development, 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 30 June 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation is a purely administrative instrument whose sole purpose is to activate an existing Act or provisions of an Act. Its scope is inherently fixed — it cannot expand or alter the intent of the legislation it brings into force. There is no evidence of any scope change from the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a Proclamation — a narrow, administrative instrument with very little substantive legal content of its own","The actual legal complexity lies in the underlying Act (Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002), which is not reproduced here","The text provided is largely metadata and status information rather than operative legal provisions","No technical definitions, cross-references, or conditional clauses are present in this instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued by the Governor of Tasmania, brought the Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002 into legal effect from 30 June 2003. It activated the Act’s changes to regulation of pipelines, distribution networks and gas supply, affecting gas companies, network operators, regulators and, indirectly, Tasmanian consumers by making the amended regulatory framework operational."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Title/Header","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not a legal logical flaw per se, the repeated duplication of titles ('Proclamation under the Gas Inf Proclamation under the Gas Infrastructure...') suggests either a drafting/formatting error or a systemic document generation problem. The truncated title 'Gas Inf' appearing alongside the full title indicates a rendering error in an official legislative publication, which undermines the clarity and reliability expected of a legal instrument.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation's title is repeated at least four times across the document headers, creating a recursive and redundant heading structure that serves no legislative purpose and obscures the actual operative content of the instrument."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that is stated to be current and in force as of 2026 but whose file has not been modified since 2017 raises the question of whether subsequent amendments or administrative changes have been properly captured. The site's own stated standard is updates within 3 working days of a change, making the 9-year gap between last modification and accessed date notable, though not necessarily unlawful.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 30 June 2003 to date' and was accessed on 8 April 2026, yet the file was 'last modified 5 July 2017'. If the legislation is truly current to 2026 but has not been modified since 2017, the currency claim is either meaningless or the modification date is misleading."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire Document","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is a legal instrument whose entire function is to give operative effect to something — typically commencing provisions of an Act. A proclamation with no operative text cannot legally fulfil its purpose. If this is the complete instrument as published, it is either an incomplete publication or a void instrument. Compliance with or reliance upon such an instrument is impossible because there is nothing to comply with or rely upon.","confidence":0.9,"description":"The proclamation, as presented, contains no operative provisions whatsoever. It repeats its own metadata, status information, and headings multiple times but includes no actual proclamation text — no commencement date is proclaimed, no provisions are brought into force, and no substantive legal effect is identifiable."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Proclamations in Australian jurisdictions are generally not amendable in the way that principal Acts or statutory rules are — their function is a one-time operative act. The existence of amending instruments to this proclamation, combined with the absence of any operative text in the published version, creates a logical gap: what exactly is being amended?","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document refers to a 'Table of Amendments' via hyperlink but is itself a Proclamation — a legislative instrument that typically does not get substantively amended. A proclamation that has been amended raises the question of whether the amendment altered what was proclaimed, which would be a logical impossibility if the original proclamation had no operative text."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.65,"description":"The site guarantees updates within 3 working days of any legislative change, yet the file has not been modified since 5 July 2017 despite being declared current through to at least 8 April 2026 — a period of approximately 9 years. Either no changes have occurred (rendering the Table of Amending Instruments reference suspicious) or the update commitment has not been met."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments - existence of amendments implied","section_b":"Entire document body - no operative provisions present","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document implies there are amending instruments that have altered this proclamation, yet the document contains no operative provisions that could logically be the subject of amendment. You cannot amend what does not exist."}]},"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 specified parts of an Act into force on a fixed date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only","Extremely short (under 200 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings specific parts of a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania (acting on advice from the Executive Council) officially declares that **Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002** will start operating on **1 July 2003**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" these parts of the Act.\n- Without this proclamation, those sections would remain dormant (not legally enforceable) even though Parliament had already passed them.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone involved in Tasmania's gas infrastructure sector — including gas companies, regulators, and consumers — as the amended rules now become legally binding from 1 July 2003.\n\n**Key point:** This document doesn't create new rules itself; it simply activates rules that were already written in the 2002 Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation only fixes the commencement date for Parts 1–3 of the Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002; it does not amend, expand or narrow the substantive scope or terms of the Act. Administrative details (signatories, Gazette notice, administering department) are recorded but do not change legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is procedural (commencement proclamation) rather than substantive","Clear legal authority cited (section 2 of the Act)","Cross-references to related publication and notification requirements (Rules Publication Act; Gazette)","Single fixed commencement date reduces conditionality","Limited stakeholders affected (those covered by Parts 1–3 of the Act)","Low discretion — formal signatures and departmental administration required"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 July 2003 as the day Parts 1–3 of the Gas Infrastructure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002 come into force. It does not itself change the substance of the Act; it only fixes when those provisions start to operate.\n\nThe decision was made by the Lieutenant‑Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council under s 2 and was notified in the Gazette on 30 June 2003. It creates no new regulatory obligations or fees — it only alters timing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-infrastructure-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2002","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-infrastructure-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-infrastructure-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-infrastructure-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-infrastructure-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gas-infrastructure-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2002/documents"}}