{"id":"tas:sr-2007-124","name":"Proclamation under the Litter Act 2007","slug":"proclamation-under-the-litter-act-2007","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"124 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315930,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2007-124-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Litter Act 2007","content":"> Proclamation under the Litter Act 2007\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-2007-038#GS2@EN) [Litter Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-038) fix –\n\n> > (a) 26 December 2007 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than [Division 6 of Part 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-038#HP3@HD6@EN) , commence; and\n> \n> > (b) 17 January 2008 as the day on which [Division 6 of Part 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-038#HP3@HD6@EN) of that Act commences.\n\n17 December 2007\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nPAULA WRIEDT\n\nMinister for Tourism, Arts and the 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 December 2007\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, fixed purpose: to specify when an Act comes into force. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two straightforward commencement dates","No defined terms, no cross-references beyond the basic citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or substantive legal rules","Document is purely procedural/administrative in nature","Total length: approximately 150 words of operative content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\nThis document officially starts the clock on Tasmania's *Litter Act 2007*. It tells everyone exactly when the new litter laws begin to apply.\n\n**The two-stage start:**\n- **26 December 2007**: Most of the Act becomes law (things like littering offences, penalties, and enforcement powers).\n- **17 January 2008**: A specific section — Division 6 of Part 3 — starts later. This delay likely allowed extra time to set up systems needed for that particular part (possibly related to specific enforcement tools or reporting mechanisms).\n\n**Who it affects:**\nEveryone in Tasmania, once those dates pass. After 26 December 2007, you could be fined for littering under this Act. After 17 January 2008, the delayed provisions also kick in.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLaws don't automatically apply the moment Parliament passes them. This proclamation is the legal switch that turns the written law into active, enforceable rules. Without it, police and councils couldn't actually fine anyone for littering."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation operates under s.2 of the Litter Act 2007 to fix commencement dates; it does not amend, broaden, or narrow the Act’s substantive provisions and therefore does not change the statutory scope — it only sets when the Act (and one specified division) take legal effect."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument only fixes commencement dates rather than changing substantive law","Single decision-maker mechanism: Governor acting with Executive Council (text explicitly states this)","Two separate commencement dates (general provisions vs. Division 6 of Part 3) increase a minor administrative detail","No amendment, exemption, or procedural rules introduced in the proclamation itself","Administrative information included (Gazette notification; administering department) but no regulatory detail"],"plain_english_summary":"Sets the start dates for the Litter Act 2007 in Tasmania: most of the Act began on 26 December 2007, and Division 6 of Part 3 began on 17 January 2008. Made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council (under s.2), and administered by the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment, the proclamation simply determines when the Act’s legal effects begin; people and entities to whom the Act applies must comply from those dates."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation has no scope of its own to change. It performs a single administrative function — activating the Litter Act 2007 — and there is no indication that this function deviated from the original intent of the parent legislation."},"complexity_factors":["This is a commencement proclamation only — it contains no substantive legal rules or obligations of its own","Its sole legal function is to set an operative date for parent legislation","No definitions, exceptions, penalties, or cross-references to interpret","Very short and formulaic in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the Governor of Tasmania’s formal “on” switch for the Litter Act 2007, bringing the state’s anti‑littering law into force on 26 December 2007. It affects everyone in Tasmania by activating the legal powers and penalties that make dropping litter in public places an offence."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-litter-act-2007","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-litter-act-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-litter-act-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-litter-act-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-litter-act-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-litter-act-2007/documents"}}