{"id":"tas:sr-2019-032","name":"Proclamation under the Justices of the Peace Act 2018","slug":"proclamation-under-the-justices-of-the-peace-act-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"32 of 2019","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184446,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2019-032-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Justices of the Peace Act 2018","content":"> Proclamation under the Justices of the Peace Act 2018\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-2018-015#GS2@EN) [Justices of the Peace Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2018-015) fix 1 July 2019 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n18 June 2019\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 26 June 2019\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file cannot logically be last modified on 25 June 2019 if the version it represents only comes into currency on 26 June 2019. Either the file was modified after commencement (making the modification date wrong) or the commencement date is misstated. The instrument effectively claims to have been finalised before it legally existed in its current form.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 26 June 2019 to date' while the file is recorded as last modified on 25 June 2019 — one day before the commencement date."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If updates may lag by up to 3 working days, the published version cannot simultaneously be assured to be 'current to date'. The disclaimer and the currency claim cannot both be true at the same moment of access. This is a logical contradiction embedded in the status metadata.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet simultaneously asserts the version is 'current to date', creating an internally inconsistent guarantee of currency."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure - entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation is a formal exercise of executive power under a parent Act. Without any operative provisions, there is nothing to comply with, enforce, or give legal effect to. The instrument is structurally self-defeating — it exists as a legal instrument but performs no legal function. Any person seeking to rely on or act under this Proclamation would find it impossible to do so.","confidence":0.91,"description":"The substantive operative content of the Proclamation is entirely absent. The instrument purports to be a Proclamation under the Justices of the Peace Act 2018 but contains no operative clauses, no appointees, no dates of appointment, and no exercise of any statutory power whatsoever."},{"type":"other","section":"Title block - repeated headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Legal instruments must be unambiguous and singular in their expression. The wholesale duplication of every structural element raises a genuine question of which instance of any given heading or provision is the authoritative one. In the event of any discrepancy between duplicates, there is no rule of construction provided to resolve it. While this appears to be a technical rendering artefact, it constitutes a logical defect in the published instrument as accessed.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading and section title in the document is duplicated verbatim, suggesting either a severe drafting/rendering error or that the instrument contains two overlapping versions of itself simultaneously."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 25 June 2019","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 26 June 2019","confidence":0.74,"description":"The file modification date (25 June 2019) precedes the commencement date of the version it contains (26 June 2019), meaning the authoritative file was recorded as finalised before the version it represents had legal currency."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change'","section_b":"Status Information - 'Version current from 26 June 2019 to date'","confidence":0.67,"description":"The caveat that updates may be delayed up to 3 working days directly contradicts the assertion that the version is current 'to date', as the published text may at any given moment be up to 3 working days out of date."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"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 July 2019** as the date when the *Justices of the Peace Act 2018* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who interacts with Justices of the Peace (JPs) — people authorised to witness signatures, certify documents, and perform minor legal functions.\n- The legal system more broadly, as the 2018 Act replaced or updated previous laws governing JPs.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation \"switches on\" the 2018 Act, telling everyone when the new rules for appointing, regulating, and removing JPs actually apply.\n- Without this document, the Act would remain dormant (unenforceable) even though it had been passed by Parliament."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or scope of the Justices of the Peace Act 2018; it solely fixes the Act's commencement date under section 2. It implements timing for the Act to take effect and does not amend rights, obligations or regulatory coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative act: fixes a commencement date (minimal legal complexity)","Explicit statutory authority referenced (s.2 of the Act) — limited interpretive work","Formal executive action required (Governor in Council) but no discretionary criteria","No regulatory detail, procedural rules or sanctioning provisions included","Administrative tasks for the Department of Justice and affected persons (moderate implementation work)","Clear publication and notification steps (Gazette date noted) reduce legal uncertainty"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 2018, fixes 1 July 2019 as the date the Act commences. It brings the Act’s legal framework into force, affecting justices of the peace, the Department of Justice and people who use JP services. The Governor, with the Executive Council, sets the date; the effect is primarily administrative—triggering obligations and compliance steps by the department and regulated persons, with minimal direct fiscal cost."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation has a singular, narrow purpose: to declare when an Act takes effect. There is no indication from the available text that the scope of this proclamation has changed from its original intent. It has remained in force unchanged since 26 June 2019."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is a short administrative proclamation, not a substantive piece of legislation — minimal legal complexity","The underlying Justices of the Peace Act 2018 may be more complex, but its content is not reproduced here","The purpose (commencement proclamation) is straightforward and well-understood in Australian legislative practice","No technical legal definitions, offence provisions, or regulatory schemes are set out in this document","Limited substantive content available for analysis — the document is largely repeated metadata and formatting artefacts"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, issued by the Governor of Tasmania, brought the Justices of the Peace Act 2018 into force on 26 June 2019. It activates the new legal framework that governs how JPs are appointed, what JP services they may provide, and how they are regulated.\n\nIt affects people who use JP services, current and prospective JPs, and government bodies that rely on JPs for witnessing, certifying, and taking statutory declarations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justices-of-the-peace-act-2018","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justices-of-the-peace-act-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justices-of-the-peace-act-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justices-of-the-peace-act-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justices-of-the-peace-act-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-justices-of-the-peace-act-2018/documents"}}