{"id":"tas:sr-2008-069","name":"Proclamation under the National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008","slug":"proclamation-under-the-national-gas-tasmania-act-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"69 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315846,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2008-069-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008","content":"> Proclamation under the National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008\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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-019#GS2@EN) of the [National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-019) fix 1 July 2008 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n30 June 2008\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\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 1 July 2008\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement instrument with a single, narrow purpose. It has not expanded beyond its original intent of 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 beyond citation of the parent Act and Rules Publication 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 force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 July 2008** as the date when the *National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal name for the state Cabinet).\n- Signed by Governor Peter G. Underwood and Minister D. E. Llewellyn.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the National Gas Act, allowing Tasmania to participate in the national gas market scheme.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant — passed but not legally active."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008; it only declares the date on which the Act's provisions take effect, thereby triggering the Act's existing obligations, powers and regulatory regime."},"complexity_factors":["Single, procedural action: fixes a commencement date rather than creating new substantive rules (source: proclamation text referencing section 2).","No substantive regulatory content or transitional arrangements included in the instrument itself.","Routine constitutional/formal actors involved (Governor acting with Executive Council; Minister signed) — formalities rather than discretionary policy-making.","Clear, unambiguous effective date and publication (Gazette notification) reduce implementation uncertainty.","Administrative responsibility explicitly assigned to the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation (under section 2) fixes 1 July 2008 as the day the National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008 comes into force. It makes the Act's regulatory and licensing rules legally effective from that date. The Governor, acting with the Executive Council, issued the commencement; the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources administers it and it was notified in the Gazette. Businesses and individuals covered by the Act begin to bear its compliance obligations and related costs from 1 July 2008."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, this Proclamation appears to have remained in its original form since 1 July 2008, with no substantive amendments identified. The file was last modified in July 2017, likely reflecting an administrative or formatting update rather than a change in legal scope."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself contains minimal substantive legal content — it is a procedural proclamation rather than substantive legislation","The underlying Act (National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008) is part of a complex national cooperative legislative scheme, but that complexity is not contained within this instrument","No amending instruments appear to have changed its substance since commencement in 2008","Limited text is available in the provided extract, reducing ability to assess finer details"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation switched on the National Gas (Tasmania) Act 2008, bringing Tasmania into the national gas regulation framework from 1 July 2008. It enabled the law governing pipelines, network access and pricing to operate in Tasmania.\n\nIt affects gas network operators, retailers, large industrial users and indirectly Tasmanian consumers, and has remained in force unchanged since that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-gas-tasmania-act-2008","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-gas-tasmania-act-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-gas-tasmania-act-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-gas-tasmania-act-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-gas-tasmania-act-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-gas-tasmania-act-2008/documents"}}