{"id":"tas:sr-2016-022","name":"Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015","slug":"proclamation-under-the-local-government-amendment-code-of-conduct-act-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"22 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186261,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015","content":"> Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015\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 [Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-029) fix 13 April 2016 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n4 April 2016\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nPETER GUTWEIN\n\nMinister for Planning and Local Government\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 13 April 2016\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument with no substantive scope. It performs exactly the function intended: bringing the parent Act into force on a specified date."},"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","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 **13 April 2016** as the date when the *Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015* officially starts operating.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain on the statute books but wouldn't actually apply to anyone.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Local councils and councillors in Tasmania** — the underlying Act introduces a mandatory code of conduct for local government officials.\n- **The general public** — who can now expect local councillors to follow specific behavioural standards.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically come into force. Many require a proclamation like this to \"switch them on.\"\n- This document is the legal trigger that makes the code of conduct rules binding and enforceable."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation only fixes the commencement date for the Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015 under section 2. It does not amend the Act’s content or expand/restrict its legal scope; any duties, costs or enforcement are determined by the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative action: fixes a commencement date.","Direct legal reliance on an external instrument (the 2015 Act) and on section 2 of that Act.","Formal procedural elements present (Governor acting on Executive Council advice; Gazette notification; Rules Publication Act reference).","No substantive regulatory detail, definitions, or compliance mechanisms in the proclamation itself.","Administrative allocation (administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet) but no delegated policy discretion.","Temporal effect (specific commencement date) creates minor scheduling considerations for affected parties."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015 into force on 13 April 2016. It was made by the Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of that Act.\n\nThe proclamation does not change the Act’s content; it only fixes the commencement date. It contains no financial measures—any compliance costs or obligations arise from the Act itself and take effect from that date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation is typically a fixed, one-time instrument that brings legislation into force on a specified date. It should not require modification. A file modification date of 2024 on a 2016 proclamation implies either metadata updates or substantive changes occurred, neither of which is explained within the instrument itself. This creates ambiguity about what the authoritative version actually is.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 13 April 2016 to date' yet the file was last modified 28 February 2024, suggesting amendments or changes occurred that are not reflected in or explained by the proclaimed version currency statement."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"Proclamations under an Act are subordinate legislative instruments. Describing their currency in terms reserved for principal legislation creates a category error. If the proclamation itself cannot be amended in substance (as it merely fixes a commencement date), then the update guarantee is meaningless as applied to this instrument.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' but a proclamation is not legislation in the substantive sense — it is a subordinate instrument that brings legislation into force. Applying this currency statement to a proclamation conflates the instrument type with the parent Act."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 13 April 2016 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 28 February 2024')","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument is represented as continuously current and unchanged since 13 April 2016, yet the authorisation metadata records a file modification date of 28 February 2024, nearly eight years later. These two statements cannot both be straightforwardly true: either the instrument has been modified (contradicting implied continuity) or the modification date reflects only administrative/formatting changes that are not disclosed to the reader."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation is a narrow, mechanical instrument — its sole purpose is to commence the parent Act. There is no indication that the scope of the original Act was altered or expanded by this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely procedural — it is a commencement proclamation with no substantive legal rules of its own","Very limited text is available; the proclamation itself contains almost no operative content beyond activating another Act","To fully understand the legal effect, you must cross-reference the parent Act (Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015), adding a minor layer of complexity","Standard proclamation format with no ambiguous or disputed provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania brings the Local Government Amendment (Code of Conduct) Act 2015 into legal effect from 13 April 2016. It makes the Act’s rules about councillor and council staff behaviour enforceable.\n\nIt affects Tasmanian local councillors, council employees, local councils and members of the public who interact with or complain about council conduct."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-amendment-code-of-conduct-act-2015","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-amendment-code-of-conduct-act-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-amendment-code-of-conduct-act-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-amendment-code-of-conduct-act-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-amendment-code-of-conduct-act-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-amendment-code-of-conduct-act-2015/documents"}}