{"id":"tas:sr-2012-047","name":"Proclamation under the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012","slug":"proclamation-under-the-gene-technology-tasmania-act-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"47 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187854,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2012-047-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012","content":"> Proclamation under the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012\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-2012-015#GS2@EN) [Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-015) fix 27 June 2012 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n27 June 2012\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Water\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 27 June 2012\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in September 2018, the version cannot simultaneously be described as continuously current from June 2012 without acknowledgment of intervening amendments. The Table of Amending Instruments reference implies changes occurred, contradicting the implication of an unchanged version.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 27 June 2012 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 4 September 2018', creating an internal inconsistency about the document's actual currency."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation under the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012 must proclaim something — typically a date of commencement or a matter required by the parent Act. The document as presented contains only metadata, status information, and navigational text. There is no proclamation text, no operative clause, no date being proclaimed, and no signature or authority block with substantive content. This renders the instrument legally void on its face.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation document contains no substantive operative provisions, definitions, or commencement clauses. A proclamation without operative content is legally meaningless as it cannot proclaim anything."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While technically not a flaw in the legislation itself, the combination of a 2012 commencement date, a 2018 file modification, and a 2026 access date with no recorded amendments in between raises questions about the completeness of the amendment table reference.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document claims to be accessed on 5 April 2026, a future date relative to any realistic drafting context, yet purports to represent current law. If this date is accurate, the document has been 'current' for nearly 14 years without amendment, which is implausible for a regulatory instrument in an active gene technology framework."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 27 June 2012 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 4 September 2018')","confidence":0.6,"description":"The version is described as current from 27 June 2012, implying no substantive change since commencement, yet the file was modified on 4 September 2018. A modification six years after commencement contradicts the characterisation of an unbroken, unchanged version unless the modification was purely administrative."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (hyperlink present, implying amendments exist)","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 27 June 2012 to date')","confidence":0.5,"description":"The explicit inclusion of a 'Table of Amending Instruments' link presupposes the existence of amending instruments, which contradicts or at minimum creates ambiguity with the version currency statement that implies continuous operation from the single 2012 date without identifying any amendment periods."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, single-purpose scope: to bring an Act into force. 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 ceremonial/formulaic language only","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that officially starts a Tasmanian law about gene technology. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **27 June 2012** as the date when the *Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012* comes into force (meaning it becomes law and people must follow it from that day).\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 Peter G. Underwood and Minister Bryan Green.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Act would remain just words on paper. This document flips the switch, making the gene technology law legally binding in Tasmania. It ensures Tasmania's rules about genetically modified organisms align with national standards under the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act 2001."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope. It simply makes the Act operational from 27 June 2012 and identifies the administering department; any obligations, permissions or enforcement remain those set out in the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only fixes commencement date (no substantive rules or definitions)","Clear legal authority cited (section 2 of the Act) reducing interpretive ambiguity","No discretionary or conditional commencement terms in the proclamation","Administrative detail limited to naming the administering department; operational specifics remain in the Act","Compliance burden and enforcement mechanisms are deferred to the Act itself, not set here"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012, fixes 27 June 2012 as the Act’s commencement date. From that date the Act’s regulatory regime applies in Tasmania.\n\nThe Governor, acting with Executive Council advice, sets the date and the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment administers the measure. Individuals and organisations undertaking gene technology activities become subject to the Act’s permitting, compliance and enforcement obligations and bear the associated administrative costs."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no evidence of scope change. The Proclamation appears to serve its original and sole purpose: formally commencing or activating the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012 on 27 June 2012. It has remained unchanged since its file was last modified in September 2018, suggesting only minor administrative updates rather than substantive alterations."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself contains very little substantive legal content — it is primarily a formal activation instrument (Proclamation), not a detailed regulatory scheme","Understanding it requires some background knowledge of how cooperative Commonwealth-State legislative schemes work in Australia","The underlying Act (Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012) involves complex scientific and regulatory concepts, but those are not contained in this Proclamation itself","Minimal text is available to analyse — the document is largely metadata and administrative status information"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brings the Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012 into force in Tasmania, making the state part of the national regulatory scheme overseen by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator. It activates Tasmania’s GMO regulatory framework as of 27 June 2012.\n\nIt affects researchers, farmers, businesses handling GMOs, and the public by subjecting Tasmanian GMO activities to national oversight and licensing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gene-technology-tasmania-act-2012","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gene-technology-tasmania-act-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gene-technology-tasmania-act-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gene-technology-tasmania-act-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gene-technology-tasmania-act-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-gene-technology-tasmania-act-2012/documents"}}