{"id":"tas:sr-2011-096","name":"Proclamation under the Health Service Establishments Act 2006","slug":"proclamation-under-the-health-service-establishments-act-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"96 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314748,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2011-096-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Health Service Establishments Act 2006","content":"> Proclamation under the Health Service Establishments Act 2006\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-2006-017#GS2@EN) [Health Service Establishments Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-017) fix 1 October 2011 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n19 September 2011\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHELLE O'BYRNE\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 28 September 2011\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's content or legal scope; it only brings the Health Service Establishments Act 2006 into force on 1 October 2011 under s.2. It does not alter rights, obligations, powers or impose new substantive requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only fixes a commencement date (low substantive complexity)","Legal basis explicitly stated (made under s.2 of the Act) — straightforward authority","Requires formal executive action (Lieutenant‑Governor acting with Executive Council) but no discretionary criteria","Administrative details present (signatures, minister indicated, Gazette notification) — procedural not substantive","No transitional, savings, or consequential provisions included that would add legal interaction or timing complexity","Direct administrative responsibility assigned (Department of Health and Human Services) — limited implementation burden"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 October 2011 as the day the Health Service Establishments Act 2006 begins to operate (made under s.2). It makes the Act legally effective from that date. It affects the State government, the Department of Health and Human Services (which will administer the Act), and any persons or bodies subject to that Act, because the Act's duties and powers start to apply. The Lieutenant‑Governor, acting with the Executive Council's advice, set the commencement date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. Only administrative metadata was provided — no operative provisions, recitals, or schedules are visible."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive legal content is visible, making meaningful analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally short and mechanical in nature, contributing to low inherent complexity","The underlying Act (Health Service Establishments Act 2006) may carry its own complexity, but that is not reflected in this document","No amendments, schedules, or operative clauses are visible to assess"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation under the Health Service Establishments Act 2006 (Tasmania) is a formal legal notice that brings parts of the Act into operation and therefore affects operators, patients and regulators of Tasmanian health service establishments (private hospitals, day surgeries, etc.). It took effect 28 September 2011, but the substantive text isn’t provided here, so its specific legal effects cannot be determined."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement instrument with a single, narrow purpose. It has not expanded beyond its original intent — to bring the parent Act into force on a specified date."},"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 ceremonial/formulaic language only","Total substantive content: one sentence"],"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 October 2011** as the date when Tasmania's *Health Service Establishments Act 2006* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania** (the Governor's deputy, acting on state executive authority)\n- Issued with advice from the **Executive Council** (Tasmania's cabinet of senior ministers)\n- Signed by **Michelle O'Byrne**, then Minister for Health\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the 2006 Act nearly five years after it was passed.\n- Without this document, the *Health Service Establishments Act 2006* would remain dormant — unenforceable, with no legal effect.\n\n**Key context:**\n- The Act itself deals with how health facilities (hospitals, clinics, etc.) are established and managed in Tasmania.\n- This proclamation is purely procedural — it doesn't change the content of the Act, it simply activates it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-service-establishments-act-2006","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-service-establishments-act-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-service-establishments-act-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-service-establishments-act-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-service-establishments-act-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-health-service-establishments-act-2006/documents"}}