{"id":"tas:sr-2013-066","name":"Proclamation under the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012","slug":"proclamation-under-the-national-energy-retail-law-tasmania-consequential-amendments-act-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"66 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187794,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-066-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012","content":"> Proclamation under the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012\n\nI, the Lieutenant-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-2012-009#GS2@EN) [National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-009) fix 28 August 2013 as the day on which [section 14](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-009#GS14@EN) of that Act commences.\n\n19 August 2013\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Energy and Resources\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 28 August 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Act. It merely sets the commencement date for section 14 under the authority of section 2 and records administrative arrangements (Gazette notice; Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: fixes commencement date for one section (section 14)","Uses a straightforward statutory power (section 2) to proclaim commencement","No substantive amendment to the Act’s text is made by the proclamation","Limited administrative detail (Gazette notification and administering department specified)","Low discretion: outcome is a dated commencement rather than discretionary regulatory settings"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation uses the Lieutenant‑Governor’s power under section 2 of the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 to bring section 14 of that Act into force on 28 August 2013. From that date the legal effects created by section 14 (rights, duties or regulatory changes) apply to the persons and businesses covered by the Act; those parties bear any compliance costs and the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources administers the proclamation."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does exactly what it was designed to do — activate the consequential amendments Act on a specific commencement date. There is no evidence of scope expansion or drift from the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["Purely procedural instrument with no substantive legal content of its own","Requires understanding of the parent Act and the broader National Energy Retail Law framework to fully appreciate its effect","Indirect impact on consumers — effect flows through other legislation rather than this document directly"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brings parts of the National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 into effect in Tasmania on 28 August 2013. It triggers the switch to the national energy retail framework — changing how electricity and gas are sold, billed and regulated — and so affects Tasmanian consumers, energy retailers and relevant government agencies. It is an administrative step activating laws already passed, not a standalone rights-creating instrument."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A file last modified in 2017 being described as current to a 2026 access date creates a minor logical tension — either changes occurred that are not reflected in the modification date, or the currency claim is misleading. However, this may simply reflect metadata limitations rather than a substantive legal flaw.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 28 August 2013 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 18:45)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If the file was last modified in 2017, it cannot logically be described as current 'to date' for an access date of 2026 without acknowledging potential staleness."},{"type":"other","section":"Update policy statement","severity":"low","reasoning":"The combination of a 2017 modification date with a 2026 currency claim and a promise of 3-day update turnarounds is not strictly contradictory if no amendments were made, but the juxtaposition is logically awkward and potentially misleading to readers relying on the currency assurance.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' yet the file was last modified 5 July 2017 despite the currency claim extending to 5 April 2026. If no amendments occurred in that nine-year period, the update policy statement is vacuously satisfied but creates a misleading impression of active maintenance."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version: 'Version current from 28 August 2013 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 18:45)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document claims to be current up to an access date of 5 April 2026, but the file was last modified on 5 July 2017 — nearly nine years earlier. These two statements are in tension: either the document has been updated since 2017 (contradicting the modification date) or it has not been updated for nine years (undermining the currency claim)."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing a specific provision into force. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date for one section","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the empowering Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a specific section of a Tasmanian law into effect on a particular date.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania (acting on advice from the Executive Council) has officially declared that **section 14** of the *National Energy Retail Law (Tasmania) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012* will start operating on **28 August 2013**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Many laws don't take effect immediately when passed by Parliament. Instead, the government \"proclaims\" (officially announces) a future start date. This gives time for preparation — such as setting up systems, training staff, or notifying affected businesses.\n- In this case, the proclamation was made on 19 August 2013, with the law taking effect nine days later.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- This particular proclamation relates to energy retail law in Tasmania. Section 14 likely deals with technical amendments to how energy is sold and regulated in the state, though the proclamation itself doesn't specify the content — it only triggers the start date.\n\n**Key point:** Without this document, section 14 of the Act would remain inactive, even though Parliament had already passed the law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-energy-retail-law-tasmania-consequential-amendments-act-2012","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-energy-retail-law-tasmania-consequential-amendments-act-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-energy-retail-law-tasmania-consequential-amendments-act-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-energy-retail-law-tasmania-consequential-amendments-act-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-energy-retail-law-tasmania-consequential-amendments-act-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-energy-retail-law-tasmania-consequential-amendments-act-2012/documents"}}