{"id":"tas:sr-2017-087","name":"Proclamation under the Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017","slug":"proclamation-under-the-neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants-act-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"87 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186125,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2017-087-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017","content":"> Proclamation under the Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017\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-2017-032#) [Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-032) fix 1 December 2017 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n20 November 2017\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nELISE ARCHER\n\nMinister for Justice\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 November 2017","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, procedural purpose: to activate an existing Act. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act and Rules Publication Act in administrative notes)","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 **1 December 2017** as the date when the *Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017* (Tasmania) 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- Tasmanian neighbours who have disputes about trees, hedges, or plants that overhang or encroach on neighbouring properties.\n- From 1 December 2017 onwards, these neighbours could use the new legal processes in the Act to resolve their disputes (rather than relying on common law or going straight to court).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Many Acts of Parliament don't start automatically when passed. They need a \"commencement date\" fixed by the government.\n- This proclamation \"switches on\" the law, giving the public certainty about when the new neighbourhood dispute rules apply."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation has a single, narrow purpose — to bring an Act into force on a specified date. There is no scope to expand or contract from the original intent. This proclamation does exactly what it was always intended to do."},"complexity_factors":["This is a purely procedural commencement proclamation with no substantive legal content of its own","The document itself contains almost no operative text — it only sets a start date","No definitions, offences, obligations, or rights are created by this instrument","The repeated headings and metadata in the source document add visual noise but no legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation simply brings the Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017 into force on 29 November 2017. It doesn’t create new rights itself but starts a law that gives Tasmanian homeowners, renters and property owners a simpler, cheaper way to resolve disputes about trees, hedges and other plants without going straight to court."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope or content; it merely exercises the power in section 2 to fix the day the Act commences (1 December 2017), thereby bringing the existing provisions into legal effect."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal effect: fixes commencement date only","Makes express reference to statutory authority (section 2)","Formal execution requirements (Lieutenant‑Governor signature, Ministerial command)","Publication formalities noted (Gazette notification)","No substantive regulatory or compliance rules introduced"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Neighbourhood Disputes About Plants Act 2017 into force on 1 December 2017, fixing its commencement date under section 2. It was made by the Lieutenant‑Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council and therefore starts the Act's legal effect for persons to whom the Act applies (neighbourhood plant disputes) without altering the Act's substantive content."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants-act-2017","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants-act-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants-act-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants-act-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants-act-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants-act-2017/documents"}}