{"id":"tas:sr-2022-092","name":"Proclamation under the Homes Tasmania Act 2022","slug":"proclamation-under-the-homes-tasmania-act-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"92 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179764,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-092-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Homes Tasmania Act 2022","content":"> Proclamation under the Homes Tasmania 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 [Homes Tasmania Act 2022](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2022-025) fix 1 December 2022 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n7 November 2022\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nGUY BARNETT\n\nMinister for State Development, Construction and Housing\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 16 November 2022\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Communities Tasmania.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation performing exactly its intended function: bringing an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a 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 document"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that officially starts a new law on a specific date.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 December 2022** as the day the *Homes Tasmania Act 2022* comes into force (becomes legally active).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who will be covered by the *Homes Tasmania Act 2022* — typically this involves public housing, social housing, or government housing services (the Act itself establishes or restructures Tasmania's government housing authority).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws don't automatically start when Parliament passes them. This proclamation is the \"green light\" that tells everyone: \"This law is now active.\" Without this step, the Act would just sit on the shelf unenforced.\n- It provides legal certainty — people know exactly when the new rules, powers, and obligations begin."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update promise is a procedural representation that cannot be verified from the face of the document, and its inclusion alongside a static modification date creates an unverifiable and potentially misleading currency assurance.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' but the file was last modified 16 November 2022 and the version is described as current 'to date' (accessed 5 April 2026). This creates a tension: either no amendments have been made in over 3 years (plausible but notable for housing legislation), or the update guarantee is meaningless as a currency assurance."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Title block - 'Proclamation under the Homes Tasmania Act 2022'","section_b":"Status Information - 'File last modified 16 November 2022'","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document is presented as a Proclamation (a single executive act, not an ongoing instrument subject to amendment), yet a 'Table of Amending Instruments' is referenced, implying the Proclamation has been or may be amended. Proclamations are typically non-ambulatory instruments that take effect on a fixed date and are not ordinarily amended in the same manner as principal legislation, creating a structural inconsistency in how the instrument is characterised versus how it is administered."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the Homes Tasmania Act’s substantive scope. It exercises the s.2 power to fix the Act’s commencement date (1 December 2022), establishes when legal obligations under the Act begin, and records administrative formalities (signing, Gazette notice, administering department); it does not amend provisions or allocate costs."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: fixes a commencement date under s.2 of the Act","Clear statutory authority: Governor acting with Executive Council advice","Minimal textual content and no substantive amendments to the Act","Administrative formalities included (signatures, Gazette notification, administering department)","Temporal effect only—creates a clear start date for existing obligations","Low interpretive ambiguity (date and authority explicitly stated)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor under section 2 of the Homes Tasmania Act 2022, fixes 1 December 2022 as the commencement date for that Act’s provisions. It was signed 7 November 2022, notified in the Gazette on 16 November 2022, and is administered by the Department of Communities Tasmania. From 1 December 2022, persons and bodies subject to the Act must comply with its provisions; the proclamation does not change the Act’s substance or allocate costs."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation of this type has a fixed, narrow purpose: to formally commence legislation. There is no evidence of scope change — it performs exactly the administrative function for which such instruments are designed, with no additions, exclusions, or modifications to the underlying Act's intended reach."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is extremely short — it contains almost no substantive legal content beyond activating a commencement date","Complexity arises only indirectly, through the underlying Homes Tasmania Act 2022 which this Proclamation activates","No ambiguous legal language or cross-referencing of multiple legislative instruments","Minimal interpretive challenges — the document's sole function is administrative (turning the Act 'on')"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation (effective 16 November 2022) brings the Homes Tasmania Act 2022 into force, formally creating Homes Tasmania — a statutory agency to coordinate social and affordable housing across the state.  \n\nIt affects renters, housing providers and government departments by centralising housing functions and establishes the legal machinery for Tasmania’s new, coordinated approach to housing policy and delivery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-homes-tasmania-act-2022","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-homes-tasmania-act-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-homes-tasmania-act-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-homes-tasmania-act-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-homes-tasmania-act-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-homes-tasmania-act-2022/documents"}}