{"id":"tas:sr-2022-090","name":"Proclamation under the On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020","slug":"proclamation-under-the-on-demand-passenger-transport-services-industry-miscellaneous-amendments-act-","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"90 of 2022","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":179757,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2022-090-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020","content":"> Proclamation under the On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020\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-2020-028#GS2@EN) [On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-028) fix 1 December 2022 as the day on which sections 7-11, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 32, 37, 38, 42-44, 49-51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 60, 62 and 64 of that Act commence.\n\n7 November 2022\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON\n\nMinister for Infrastructure and Transport\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 16 November 2022\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the content or reach of the On‑Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020; it only sets the commencement date (1 December 2022) for specified sections. To assess substantive scope one must consult those sections in the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is purely a commencement proclamation (fixes a start date) rather than supplying substantive rules.","Effect is limited to bringing named sections of the Act into force — the substantive content remains in the underlying Act and must be read there.","Relies on a single enabling provision (s.2 of the Act) and standard executive powers; few discretionary elements within the proclamation itself.","Administrative metadata (Governor and Minister signatures, Gazette notification, administering department) add formal steps but no legal complexity.","Understanding practical effects requires cross‑reference to the listed sections of the principal Act, which increases task complexity for affected parties."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 December 2022 as the day on which a set of sections of the On‑Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020 come into force in Tasmania. It was made by the Governor under s.2 of the Act on the advice of the Executive Council.\n\nThe move affects on‑demand passenger transport providers, the State regulator and related businesses by creating enforceable legal obligations from that date; the Department of State Growth administers the proclamation. Regulated parties bear compliance costs and the government decides timing."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not a legislative drafting flaw per se, a proclaimed future access date embedded in the status metadata creates a logical inconsistency in the document's own temporal self-description. The document purports to describe its current status as of a date that, depending on when analysis occurs, may not yet have arrived, making the 'current version' claim circular or unfalsifiable at time of publication.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it was 'accessed 5 April 2026 at 14:45' while simultaneously stating the 'File last modified 9 November 2022'. The access date of 5 April 2026 is a future date relative to any plausible drafting or publication date, raising questions about whether the version currency claim is meaningful or verifiable."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is aspirational and unenforceable on its face. The word 'usually' further qualifies it into a non-binding statement. This is a metadata promise with no legal force, creating a representation that could mislead users relying on the site for current law without any accountability mechanism.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' but provides no mechanism, definition, or obligation specifying what constitutes a 'change' for the purposes of triggering this update window, nor any consequence or remedy if the 3-day period is not met."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (version current from 16 November 2022 to date)","section_b":"Authorisation - File last modified 9 November 2022","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document states the version has been current 'from 16 November 2022 to date', but the file was last modified on 9 November 2022 — seven days before the version currency commencement date. This means the file encoding the 'current' version predates the version itself, which is internally contradictory: a file cannot authoritatively represent a version that did not yet exist at the time of its last modification."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"As a Proclamation, this instrument has a narrow and fixed purpose: to bring provisions of the parent Act into force. There is no indication of scope change from original intent. It performs exactly the administrative function such instruments are designed for."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself contains almost no substantive legal content — it is a procedural instrument (a Proclamation) rather than detailed legislation","The actual legal complexity resides in the parent Act (the 2020 Amendments Act), which is not reproduced here","Limited metadata is available; the operative text of the Proclamation is not fully reproduced in the provided extract","Requires basic understanding of how Proclamations function as commencement instruments to interpret correctly"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brings into force provisions of the On‑Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020, activating the law changes that modernise regulation of taxis and ride‑share services in Tasmania. \n\nIt affects drivers, operators, passengers, businesses and regulators by setting the legal start date for the updated licensing, safety and platform rules — in force from 16 November 2022."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing specified provisions of an amending Act into force. The scope has not expanded beyond its original purpose of setting a commencement date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple list of section numbers without cross-referencing","Standard proclamation format used routinely in Tasmanian parliamentary practice"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings specific parts of a Tasmanian law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020 made changes to laws governing ride-sharing and taxi services in Tasmania.\n- This proclamation, signed by the Governor on 7 November 2022, sets **1 December 2022** as the date when most of those changes actually become law.\n\n**Which sections start on that date:**\n- Sections 7–11, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 32, 37, 38, 42–44, 49–51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 60, 62 and 64\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Ride-share drivers and companies (like Uber)\n- Taxi and hire car operators\n- Passengers using these services\n- The government department that regulates transport\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the amendments passed in 2020 would sit unused. This document \"switches on\" the bulk of the reforms, allowing the updated rules to be enforced from 1 December 2022."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-on-demand-passenger-transport-services-industry-miscellaneous-amendments-act-","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-on-demand-passenger-transport-services-industry-miscellaneous-amendments-act-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-on-demand-passenger-transport-services-industry-miscellaneous-amendments-act-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-on-demand-passenger-transport-services-industry-miscellaneous-amendments-act-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-on-demand-passenger-transport-services-industry-miscellaneous-amendments-act-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-on-demand-passenger-transport-services-industry-miscellaneous-amendments-act-/documents"}}