{"id":"tas:sr-2005-063","name":"Proclamation under the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005","slug":"proclamation-under-the-local-government-consequential-amendments-act-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"63 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317872,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2005-063-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005","content":"> Proclamation under the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005\n\nI, the Administrator 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-2005-009#GS2@EN) [Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-009) fix 1 July 2005 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n22 June 2005\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nAdministrator\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJ. G. COX\n\nMinister Assisting the Premier on 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 29 June 2005\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Title/Header","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering artefact from the Tasmanian legislation website, the document as presented contains the title 'Proclamation under the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005' duplicated multiple times in succession. A legally operative proclamation should have a single, unambiguous title. The repetition creates uncertainty about which instance constitutes the authoritative heading, though in practice courts would look past formatting errors.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The proclamation title is repeated at least four times in the document header alone, creating recursive self-referential heading duplication that serves no legal purpose."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency Statement","severity":"low","reasoning":"The statement that the site 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change' is rendered somewhat absurd when the underlying file has not changed since 2017. The promise of timeliness is inapplicable to a document with no amendments. This is a minor structural absurdity rather than a legal flaw, but it creates a false impression of ongoing legislative activity.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The currency statement 'Version current from 29 June 2005 to date' appears alongside the notation 'accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:43', yet the file is stated to have been 'last modified 5 July 2017'. This creates a logical tension: if the legislation has not been modified since 2017, the 'to date' currency claim extending to 2026 is technically accurate but potentially misleading, as it implies active maintenance when the file has been static for nearly nine years."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Entire Section","severity":"low","reasoning":"Administrative duplication within a legislative instrument, while almost certainly a website rendering error, could in principle create interpretive difficulty if the duplicated sections ever contained conflicting information. As presented, the document contains no operative substantive provisions whatsoever — only duplicated metadata — making it impossible to assess the actual legal content of the proclamation.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The Status Information section and all its subsections (Currency of version, Table of Amending Instruments, Responsible Minister and Department, Authorisation) are each duplicated verbatim, meaning every administrative metadata element appears twice. This creates ambiguity about which instance governs if the two ever diverged."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document as a whole","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation with no operative text cannot be complied with, interpreted, or applied. If this represents the complete instrument as published, it is legally inoperative. Persons seeking to understand what the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005 proclaimed — presumably a commencement date — cannot determine this from the document. This renders the instrument effectively void of legal effect as presented, though the underlying proclamation presumably exists in the Tasmanian Gazette.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The document contains zero operative provisions. A proclamation is a legally operative instrument that should contain substantive content — typically a commencement date or declaration bringing an Act or provisions into force. This document as reproduced contains only title, status metadata, and administrative information, with no operative clause whatsoever."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency statement: 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The site represents itself as being updated promptly after legislative changes, yet the file has remained unmodified for approximately nine years (2017 to the 2026 access date). While not a contradiction if no amendments have occurred, combined with the 'to date' currency claim and the absence of any operative content, this creates an internally inconsistent picture of an actively maintained current instrument."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation is purely a commencement instrument. It does not alter or expand the scope of the parent Act — it simply activates it. There is no evidence of scope change from the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a proclamation instrument, which is one of the simplest forms of delegated legislation","It contains minimal substantive content — its primary function is to set a commencement date","The actual legal complexity lies in the parent Act (Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005), not this instrument itself","No technical definitions, offence provisions, or regulatory frameworks are present"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally brings the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005 into force—effectively setting the date (around 29 June 2005) when a package of technical changes stemming from local government reform became active.  \n\nIt mainly affects Tasmanian councils, their staff, residents, ratepayers and businesses that deal with local government, and is administrative: it activates previously decided legislative adjustments rather than creating new policy."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation only sets the date (1 July 2005) on which the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005 commences. It does not alter the content or substantive scope of that Act and contains no provisions extending or narrowing the Act’s coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow operative act: fixes a commencement date only.","No substantive amendments or regulatory details included.","Relies on authority in section 2 of the cited Act (procedural link only).","Standard administrative formalities: Executive Council advice and Gazette notification.","Low compliance and enforcement burden because it does not itself create obligations.","Administrative responsibility recorded (Department of Premier and Cabinet)."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 July 2005 as the commencement date for the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005. Mechanically, it makes the Act's provisions legally operative in Tasmania from that date.\n\nThe proclamation itself creates no new substantive duties or penalties; it only triggers whatever obligations, powers or changes are contained in the Act. Who pays or bears compliance costs is determined by the Act’s provisions — this instrument fixes timing, records Executive Council advice and provides Gazette notification."},"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 limited function it was designed for: activating another Act on a specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one 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 with blanks filled in"],"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 **1 July 2005** as the date when the *Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005* starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Administrator of Tasmania** (acting on behalf of the Governor when the Governor is unavailable), with approval from the **Executive Council** (the formal body of senior ministers that advises the Governor/Administrator).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always start immediately. This document officially \"switches on\" the Act, telling everyone — councils, government departments, and the public — exactly when the new local government rules take effect.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant (inactive) even though Parliament passed it. This is a common feature in Australian lawmaking — Parliament passes the law, but the government decides the exact start date through a proclamation like this one."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-consequential-amendments-act-2005","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-consequential-amendments-act-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-consequential-amendments-act-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-consequential-amendments-act-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-consequential-amendments-act-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-consequential-amendments-act-2005/documents"}}