{"id":"tas:sr-2003-137","name":"Proclamation under the Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003","slug":"proclamation-under-the-human-embryonic-research-regulation-act-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"137 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318190,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-137-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003","content":"> Proclamation under the Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003\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 *Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003* fix 1 December 2003 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n17 November 2003\n\nRICHARD BUTLER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Health and Human Services\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 26 November 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient substantive content in the provided text to determine whether the scope of the Proclamation changed from any original intent. The document appears to be a straightforward commencement or activation instrument, which is consistent with its stated purpose under the Act."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided is almost entirely administrative metadata — there is no substantive legal content to analyse","The underlying Act (Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003) deals with ethically complex subject matter, but that complexity is not visible in this extract","A Proclamation is by nature a short, formulaic instrument with limited interpretive complexity","No amendments or substantive provisions are visible in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made around 26 November 2003 under the Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003 (Tas.), is the formal instrument used to bring that Act’s regulatory provisions into legal effect. It principally affects scientists, IVF clinics, medical institutions and ethics committees overseeing embryo research, and indirectly embryo donors. It matters because it activates the statutory framework that tightly regulates human embryo research in Tasmania for ethical and legal compliance."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — 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 enabling Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only","Extremely short (under 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 December 2003** as the date when the *Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003* (Tasmania) starts operating.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Researchers, scientists, and medical professionals in Tasmania who work with human embryos.\n- Anyone involved in or affected by embryonic stem cell research and related activities in the state.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Before this date, the Act was passed by Parliament but wasn't legally enforceable. This proclamation \"switches it on.\"\n- It regulates sensitive scientific work involving human embryos, setting legal boundaries for what research is permitted.\n\n**Key point:** This document itself doesn't contain the actual rules — it just announces when those rules begin. The substantive restrictions and permissions are in the main Act being proclaimed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the Act’s substantive scope; it only sets the commencement date under section 2. It brings the existing provisions of the Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003 into force on 1 December 2003 without modification."},"complexity_factors":["Single, operative action: fixes commencement date only","References a single enabling provision (s.2) rather than creating substantive rules","No new regulatory detail or exceptions in the proclamation itself","Low interpretive ambiguity — date is explicit","Administrative formality with limited discretion"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Human Embryonic Research Regulation Act 2003, fixes 1 December 2003 as the day the Act comes into force in Tasmania. Mechanically, it brings the Act’s regulatory rules on human embryonic research into legal effect. Officially it enables the regime the Act creates; in practical terms researchers, clinics and the Department of Health and Human Services must meet the Act’s requirements from that date, incurring administrative and compliance responsibilities (s.2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-human-embryonic-research-regulation-act-2003","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-human-embryonic-research-regulation-act-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-human-embryonic-research-regulation-act-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-human-embryonic-research-regulation-act-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-human-embryonic-research-regulation-act-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-human-embryonic-research-regulation-act-2003/documents"}}