{"id":"tas:sr-2004-159","name":"Proclamation under the Limitation Amendment Act 2004","slug":"proclamation-under-the-limitation-amendment-act-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"159 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318108,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-159-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Limitation Amendment Act 2004","content":"> Proclamation under the Limitation Amendment Act 2004\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-2004-066#GS2@EN) [Limitation Amendment Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-066) fix 1 January 2005 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n22 December 2004\n\nW. J. E. Cox\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJudy Jackson\n\nMinister for Justice and Industrial Relations\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 29 December 2004\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does exactly what proclamations of this type are designed to do — bring a previously passed Act into force on a specified date. There is no evidence of scope change from the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content — the document is purely procedural, setting a commencement date only","No operative legal provisions to interpret","The underlying Limitation Amendment Act 2004 (which is not reproduced here) carries the actual complexity; this proclamation merely activates it","Standard government proclamation format with repetitive metadata rather than substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation simply switches on the Limitation Amendment Act 2004 (Tasmania) by declaring its commencement date as 29 December 2004. It doesn’t amend the law itself but fixes when the changed limitation periods (deadlines for bringing legal claims) began to apply.\n\nThat date matters to anyone bound by the Limitation Act in Tasmania because limitation periods determine whether a claim can still be brought."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Limitation Amendment Act 2004; it only fulfils the Act’s commencement mechanism (section 2) by fixing the date on which the Act takes effect (1 January 2005)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative action: fixes a commencement date (straightforward legal effect)","Formal legal wording and ceremonial signatures required (Governor, Minister, Executive Council)","Dependence on external instrument (the Limitation Amendment Act 2004) for substantive content","Administrative formalities noted (Gazette notification, departmental administration)","No substantive amendments or discretionary delegations in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, signed by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council, fixes 1 January 2005 as the day the Limitation Amendment Act 2004 comes into force. It does not alter the Act’s content; it merely makes the Act’s legal changes effective from that date. Decision-maker: Governor with Executive Council. Who is affected: people and entities subject to limitation law (for example, litigants, legal advisers and courts) who must comply with the Act’s rules from that day."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, procedural purpose: to bring an Act into force. It has not expanded beyond its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard formal language typical of proclamations","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for a Tasmanian law. The **Limitation Amendment Act 2004** was passed by Parliament, but it needed this extra step to actually take effect. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on government advice, has declared that the law will begin on **1 January 2005**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Who issued it:** The Governor of Tasmania (the Queen's representative at state level), on advice from the Executive Council (senior ministers).\n- **What it does:** Fixes the 'commencement date' — the day the law comes into force.\n- **Why it matters:** Many laws don't start automatically when passed. This proclamation triggers the legal changes, so people know exactly when the new rules apply.\n- **Key date:** 22 December 2004 (when the proclamation was signed), with the law starting 1 January 2005."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-limitation-amendment-act-2004","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-limitation-amendment-act-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-limitation-amendment-act-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-limitation-amendment-act-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-limitation-amendment-act-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-limitation-amendment-act-2004/documents"}}