{"id":"tas:sr-2016-008","name":"Proclamation under the Industrial Hemp Act 2015","slug":"proclamation-under-the-industrial-hemp-act-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186357,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-008-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Industrial Hemp Act 2015","content":"> Proclamation under the Industrial Hemp Act 2015\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-2015-042#GS2@EN) [Industrial Hemp Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-042) fix 2 March 2016 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n23 February 2016\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nJEREMY ROCKLIFF\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Water\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 2 March 2016\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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 of bringing the parent Act into force."},"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 following long-established conventions","Total length: 5 short paragraphs"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings the Industrial Hemp Act 2015 into legal effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **2 March 2016** as the date when the Industrial Hemp Act 2015 officially starts operating\n- This is the legal mechanism that turns a passed law into an active, enforceable one\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone involved in growing, processing, or regulating industrial hemp in Tasmania\n- The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (which administers the Act)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this proclamation, the Industrial Hemp Act 2015 would remain a \"paper law\" — passed by Parliament but not yet in force\n- It triggers the regulatory framework for licensing hemp cultivation, distinguishing legal industrial hemp (low THC) from illegal cannabis\n- Provides certainty for farmers and businesses about when they can begin operating under the new licensing scheme"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is no indication that the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. It appears to have served its straightforward purpose of commencing the Industrial Hemp Act 2015 in Tasmania, and has remained in force without substantive alteration since 2 March 2016. A file modification in February 2024 likely reflects an administrative update rather than a change in legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["Proclamations are procedural instruments with minimal substantive legal content — they primarily activate other legislation rather than creating complex rules themselves","The available document text is largely metadata and formatting repetition, with very little actual legal content to analyse","The underlying Industrial Hemp Act 2015 would carry the real complexity; this instrument simply triggers it","No apparent cross-referencing to multiple legal frameworks or conditional provisions visible in the text"],"plain_english_summary":"Proclamation made under Tasmania’s Industrial Hemp Act 2015, dated 2 March 2016, formally brought the Act (or key parts) into force. It enabled a regulated framework for commercial hemp cultivation, processing and research in Tasmania.\n\nThat change affects farmers, processors, researchers and regulators by allowing licences and compliance obligations to operate under the Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substance or scope of the Industrial Hemp Act 2015; it only fixes the Act's commencement date (2 March 2016) under the authority of section 2 and identifies the administering department and Gazette notification."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific legal action: fixes a commencement date for an Act","Clear statutory authority cited (section 2 of the Industrial Hemp Act 2015)","Short, unambiguous prose with no discretionary standards or multiple operative clauses","Includes procedural metadata (dates, signatories, Gazette notice, administering department) but no regulatory detail","No substantive amendments to primary legislation or interlocking transitional provisions in this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 2 March 2016 as the day the Industrial Hemp Act 2015 begins to operate. Mechanically, it activates the legal powers, duties and regulatory framework created by that Act so those rules apply from that date. The commencement is fixed by the Governor with the Executive Council under section 2, and the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment is named as the administering agency (Gazette notice given)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-industrial-hemp-act-2015","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-industrial-hemp-act-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-industrial-hemp-act-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-industrial-hemp-act-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-industrial-hemp-act-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-industrial-hemp-act-2015/documents"}}