{"id":"tas:sr-2002-060","name":"Proclamation under the Land Valuers Act 2001","slug":"proclamation-under-the-land-valuers-act-2001","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"60 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318542,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-060-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Land Valuers Act 2001","content":"> Proclamation under the Land Valuers Act 2001\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(2) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-101#GS2@Gs2@EN) [Land Valuers Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-101) fix 28 June 2002 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than [section 22](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-101#GS22@EN) , commence.\n\n17 June 2002\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment\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 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive content or reach of the Land Valuers Act 2001. It solely fixes the commencement date for the Act's provisions (other than s 22) under the authority of s 2(2), so scope of regulation remains as enacted; only the timing of when those legal obligations become effective is set."},"complexity_factors":["Single, short legal instrument with a one-line operative effect (fixes commencement date).","Relies on statutory power in s 2(2) of the Land Valuers Act 2001 to set the date.","Explicit exclusion of s 22 creates a discrete open issue (that provision remains uncommenced).","Administrative details (signature date, Gazette notification, administering department) but no subordinate rules or delegated discretion in the text.","Practical complexity arises only from downstream compliance timing for regulated parties, not from interpretive ambiguity in the proclamation itself."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This proclamation sets 28 June 2002 as the day the Land Valuers Act 2001 takes effect, except for section 22 which is left out. It is made under s 2(2) of the Act and was signed by the Governor on advice of the Executive Council. Who it affects: land valuers and businesses regulated by that Act — their legal obligations and any licensing or compliance duties begin on that date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"There is a tension between the claim of currency 'to date' (April 2026) and the file modification date of January 2025. While not strictly a legal absurdity in the substantive law, the metadata creates an internal consistency problem: either the document is current to April 2026 (implying it was updated then) or it was last modified January 2025, which leaves a 15-month gap unaccounted for in a document that claims real-time currency.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 26 June 2002 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:06)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 16 January 2025'. If the file was last modified in January 2025, it cannot accurately represent the law 'to date' as of April 2026 without confirmation that no changes have occurred in the intervening 15+ months."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update promise is a general site-wide assurance. However, when applied to a document whose last modification predates the access date by over a year, a user relying on that assurance to confirm currency cannot determine whether the absence of updates reflects genuine legislative stability or a failure to update. The assurance is thus logically empty in this context.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document asserts that 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the gap between the stated last modification date (16 January 2025) and the access date (8 April 2026) spans over 14 months. This renders the 3-working-day update promise practically unverifiable and potentially misleading as applied to this specific instrument."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 26 June 2002 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:06)')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 16 January 2025')","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be current as of 8 April 2026 and to have been last modified on 16 January 2025. These two statements are in tension: if 'current to date' means the document reflects the law as at April 2026, the file modification date should reflect a date on or near April 2026, not over 14 months earlier."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no evidence of scope change. The proclamation appears to serve its original administrative purpose of formally activating or giving effect to provisions of the Land Valuers Act 2001, and has remained unchanged since 26 June 2002."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content — the document is an administrative instrument (proclamation) rather than a detailed legislative text","Requires cross-referencing the parent Act (Land Valuers Act 2001) to understand full context and effect","Repetitive formatting in the source document makes it difficult to extract meaningful unique content","No operative clauses are visible in the provided text, limiting analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation is a formal notice under Tasmania’s Land Valuers Act 2001 that brought the Act into effect. It mainly records the commencement date (in force from 26 June 2002) and has little substantive content itself. It matters to licensed land valuers and to property owners, buyers and sellers because it establishes the legal framework regulating who may value land and how."},"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 beyond the simple exclusion of one section","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 **28 June 2002** as the date when the *Land Valuers Act 2001* (Tasmania) starts operating\n- **Excludes section 22** — that section starts on a different date (not specified here)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Land valuers in Tasmania — they can now be regulated under this Act\n- Anyone who needs a registered land valuer for property matters\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Act would just be words on paper. This document officially \"switches on\" the law, making it enforceable. It's a routine but essential step in the legislative process."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-land-valuers-act-2001","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-land-valuers-act-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-land-valuers-act-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-land-valuers-act-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-land-valuers-act-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-land-valuers-act-2001/documents"}}