{"id":"tas:sr-2003-004","name":"Proclamation under the Natural Resource Management Act 2002","slug":"proclamation-under-the-natural-resource-management-act-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318269,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Natural Resource Management Act 2002","content":"> Proclamation under the Natural Resource Management Act 2002\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-2002-037#GS2@EN) [Natural Resource Management Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-037) fix 1 March 2003 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n24 February 2003\n\nG.S.M. Green\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBryan Green\n\nMinister for Primary Industries, Water and 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 27 February 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"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 ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"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 March 2003** as the date when Tasmania's *Natural Resource Management Act 2002* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal body of senior ministers).\n- Signed by Governor G.S.M. Green and countersigned by Minister Bryan Green.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation \"switches on\" the Act, telling everyone — farmers, land managers, government agencies, and the public — exactly when the new rules about natural resource management become legally binding.\n- Without this document, the Act would remain dormant (a \"sleeping\" law) even though it had been passed by Parliament."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope or the content of rights, duties or powers; it solely fixes the date the Natural Resource Management Act 2002 takes legal effect, records signatories and publication, and names the administering department."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: fixes a commencement date rather than changing substantive law","No amendments to operative provisions are made — only activation of existing Act","Formal signature and publication requirements (Governor, Minister, Gazette) required for legal effect","Administrative assignment specified (Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment)","Reference to enabling provision (s.2) determines the legal basis for commencement","Impacts multiple regulated parties indirectly by activating the Act's compliance and enforcement regime"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Natural Resource Management Act 2002 into force on 1 March 2003 (under s.2). It makes the Act legally operative from that date and assigns administration to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. It affects landholders, resource managers, businesses and government agencies subject to the Act because statutory obligations, powers and compliance duties become effective then. The commencement decision was made by the Governor with the Executive Council."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient operative content is present in the provided document to assess whether scope changed from the original intent. The document appears to be a straightforward proclamation under the parent Act, consistent with standard NRM administrative instruments."},"complexity_factors":["The document contains almost no operative legal content — only metadata and administrative information","The parent Act (Natural Resource Management Act 2002) is moderately complex, but this instrument appears to be a simple declaratory proclamation","No substantive provisions, definitions, or obligations are visible in the provided text","Short instrument type (proclamation) with limited legal mechanics compared to full Acts or regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Natural Resource Management Act 2002, would formally bring into effect regions, regional NRM bodies, or specific Act provisions — but the provided document contains only administrative metadata; the operative text is missing. If typical, it affects landholders, local councils and community/environment groups in declared regions and matters because it can create binding obligations, rights and management arrangements for land, water and biodiversity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-natural-resource-management-act-2002","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-natural-resource-management-act-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-natural-resource-management-act-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-natural-resource-management-act-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-natural-resource-management-act-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-natural-resource-management-act-2002/documents"}}