{"id":"tas:sr-2020-040","name":"Proclamation under the Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020","slug":"proclamation-under-the-justice-legislation-amendments-criminal-responsibility-act-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"40 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182618,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-040-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020","content":"> Proclamation under the Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020\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-2020-010#GS2@EN) [Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-010) fix 1 July 2020 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n22 June 2020\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nELISE ARCHER\n\nMinister 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 24 June 2020\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 the parent 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 and Rules Publication Act 1953)","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 brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 July 2020** as the date when the *Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020* (Tasmania) starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (C. Warner), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the Premier and senior ministers).\n- Signed off by **Elise Archer**, the Minister for Justice at the time.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always start immediately. This document officially \"switches on\" the Act so it can be enforced.\n- Without this proclamation, the criminal responsibility reforms in the parent Act would remain dormant on the statute books.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- The proclamation was made on **22 June 2020** and published in the *Tasmanian Government Gazette* on **24 June 2020**, giving just over a week's notice before commencement."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation is a purely mechanical instrument — its sole purpose is to activate an existing Act on a specified date. By definition, it cannot expand or narrow the scope of the underlying legislation. The scope of the Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020 remains exactly as Parliament intended."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely administrative — it is a commencement proclamation with minimal substantive content","The underlying Act (Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020) likely carries significant complexity, but its full text is not provided here","No technical legal definitions, schedules, or cross-referencing provisions are present in this document","Single jurisdictional instrument (Tasmania only) with no federal interaction visible from this text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation (Tasmania) brings the Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020 into force on 24 June 2020. It is an administrative notice that activates changes to how criminal responsibility is determined under Tasmanian law.\n\nIt affects defendants, lawyers, judges, prosecutors and the Tasmanian public where issues like mental illness or other defences alter legal accountability."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Act; it only brings the Act into force on 1 July 2020 under the commencement power in s 2, and allocates administration/notification details."},"complexity_factors":["Single, concrete action: sets a commencement date rather than altering substantive law","Legal formality: issued by the Governor on advice of the Executive Council (executive decision-making)","References a specific enabling provision (s 2 of the Act) — limited cross-reference complexity","Administrative detail only: notes Department of Justice administration and Gazette notification","Low compliance complexity: obligation is temporal (start date) rather than introducing new regulatory regimes"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 July 2020 as the day the Justice Legislation Amendments (Criminal Responsibility) Act 2020 takes effect in Tasmania. It is issued by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council under s 2 of that Act. Mechanically, the proclamation sets when the Act’s obligations, powers and administrative duties begin; the Department of Justice administers the proclamation, and persons and agencies subject to the Act must comply from that date and meet any related implementation costs."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justice-legislation-amendments-criminal-responsibility-act-2020","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justice-legislation-amendments-criminal-responsibility-act-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justice-legislation-amendments-criminal-responsibility-act-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justice-legislation-amendments-criminal-responsibility-act-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justice-legislation-amendments-criminal-responsibility-act-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justice-legislation-amendments-criminal-responsibility-act-2020/documents"}}