{"id":"tas:sr-2022-079","name":"Proclamation under the Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022","slug":"proclamation-under-the-health-legislation-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"79 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179736,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-079-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022","content":"> Proclamation under the Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022\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 [Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-023) fix 24 October 2022 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n24 October 2022\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nJEREMY ROCKLIFF\n\nMinister for Health\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 24 October 2022\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation of this type has a singular, fixed purpose — to bring legislation into force on a specified date. There is no scope to expand or narrow; it functions exactly as intended with no deviation from its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["This is a purely procedural commencement instrument with no substantive legal content of its own","No operative provisions beyond triggering another Act","No conditions, qualifications, or exceptions to interpret","The document itself contains minimal text — most of what is provided is administrative metadata and formatting artefacts"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued by the Governor of Tasmania, brings the Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022 into force from 24 October 2022. It determines when the Act’s amendments become legally effective, affecting healthcare providers, regulators, patients and Tasmanian health agencies by creating certainty about compliance obligations. It does not explain the content of the Act itself."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022. It simply fixes the operative commencement date under section 2 so that the Act’s provisions take effect from 24 October 2022; any changes to rights, duties or obligations arise from the Act itself, not from this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative action: sets a commencement date rather than altering substantive law.","Depends on statutory power in section 2 of the named Act (delegated commencement mechanism).","Formal execution requirements: Governor’s proclamation with Executive Council advice and Ministerial signature.","Publication formalities: displayed/notified under the Rules Publication Act and Gazette.","Administrative follow-through: responsibility assigned to the Department of Health to administer the proclamation.","Timing effect: while simple, the chosen date governs when regulated parties must comply with the amended Act."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 24 October 2022 as the day the provisions of the Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022 begin to operate. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of that Act, made the commencement declaration, and the Department of Health will administer it. The proclamation does not change the Act’s content; it causes whatever new duties, compliance costs or regulatory effects set out in the Act to take effect for the persons and bodies the Act covers."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation that performs exactly the function intended — bringing the parent Act into force on a specified date. There is no scope creep; the document serves its singular procedural purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to substantive law (only cites the parent Act and procedural legislation)","Standard proclamation format with no conditional logic or exceptions","Extremely short (under 150 words of operative content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Tasmanian Governor (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that the *Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022* starts operating on **24 October 2022**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always take effect immediately. This document fixes the exact date when the changes in that Act become legally binding.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant — passed but not active.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone subject to Tasmanian health laws, including health practitioners, health services, and patients. The underlying Act made various technical amendments to health legislation, and this proclamation activates those changes.\n\n**Key point:** This is purely procedural — it doesn't create new rules itself, but switches on the rules contained in the parent Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-legislation-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2022","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-legislation-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-legislation-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-legislation-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-legislation-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-legislation-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2022/documents"}}