{"id":"tas:sr-2010-078","name":"Proclamation under the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010","slug":"proclamation-under-the-health-practitioners-tribunal-act-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"78 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315002,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2010-078-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010","content":"> Proclamation under the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010\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-2010-012#GS2@EN) [Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-012) fix 15 August 2010 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n9 August 2010\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHELLE O'BYRNE\n\nMinister for Health Acting for and on behalf of the Minister for Justice\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 11 August 2010\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or obligations of the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010; it merely fixes the Act's commencement date (15 August 2010) under s.2 and records publication and administration arrangements."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: fixes a single commencement date rather than creating substantive rules","Relies on a single enabling provision (section 2 of the Act) to operate","Formal publication and procedural steps referenced (Rules Publication Act 1953; Gazette notification)","Executive involvement: Governor acting with advice of the Executive Council and a minister signs on behalf","Administrative assignment specified (administered in the Department of Justice)","No novel definitions, regulatory regimes, or compliance regimes introduced in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010 into force on 15 August 2010. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, fixed that commencement under s.2.\n\nFrom 15 August 2010, persons and bodies covered by the Act are subject to its provisions. The proclamation was published in the Gazette (11 Aug 2010) and is administered by the Department of Justice; it does not itself alter the Act’s content."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope has not changed from its original intent. This Proclamation does exactly what such instruments are designed to do — it activates the commencement of the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or amendment beyond its original administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content — the document is purely procedural and administrative in nature","No operative clauses beyond establishing a commencement date","Requires some understanding of how Proclamations function within Australian legislative drafting conventions","References to the parent Act (Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010) mean full understanding requires reading that separate legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brings the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010 (Tas.) into force, designating 11 August 2010 as the date the Act starts operating. \n\nIt matters to health practitioners, patients, and regulators in Tasmania because it legally enables the new specialist tribunal to hear and decide serious disciplinary matters involving health professionals."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a single, narrow purpose: to activate an Act. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for the Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010. It simply says: **the Act begins on 15 August 2010**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Before this date, the Act was passed by Parliament but wasn't yet law\n- From 15 August 2010 onwards, the Act became operational — meaning the Health Practitioners Tribunal could start functioning and the rules in the Act became enforceable\n\n**Who made this:** The Governor of Tasmania (the formal representative of the Crown), acting on advice from the Executive Council (the Premier and senior ministers). This is the standard constitutional process for bringing an Act into force.\n\n**Why it matters:** Many Acts don't start automatically when Parliament passes them. The government needs flexibility to prepare for new laws (setting up offices, hiring staff, writing rules). This proclamation is the official 'go live' switch."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-practitioners-tribunal-act-2010","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-practitioners-tribunal-act-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-practitioners-tribunal-act-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-practitioners-tribunal-act-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-practitioners-tribunal-act-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-practitioners-tribunal-act-2010/documents"}}