{"id":"tas:sr-2016-101","name":"Proclamation under the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016","slug":"proclamation-under-the-pharmacy-control-amendment-act-2016","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"101 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186193,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-101-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016","content":"> Proclamation under the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016\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-2016-022#GS2@EN) [Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-022) fix 1 January 2017 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n29 November 2016\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON\n\nMinister for Health\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 7 December 2016\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","Standard proclamation format with no conditional logic or exceptions","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"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 January 2017** as the date when the *Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016* (Tasmania) 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 the **Minister for Health** (Michael Ferguson at the time).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically come into force immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act.\n- Without this document, the amendments to pharmacy regulation would remain dormant on the statute books.\n\n**Key details:**\n- Made on: 29 November 2016\n- Published in the *Gazette* (the official government newspaper): 7 December 2016\n- Administered by: Department of Health and Human Services"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or scope of the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016; it only sets the commencement date (1 January 2017) under the Act's section 2. It therefore changes timing and implementation obligations, not substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only fixes a commencement date","Uses an existing statutory power (section 2) rather than creating new obligations","Administrative implementation required by the Department of Health and Human Services","Affects multiple regulated parties (pharmacists, pharmacy businesses, regulators) for compliance planning","Low legal drafting complexity but can create operational timing pressure for affected parties"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 January 2017 as the day the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016 comes into force, using the Governor's power under section 2 of that Act and the advice of the Executive Council. Mechanically, it makes the Act's legal rules enforceable from that date. \n\nPharmacists, pharmacy businesses and regulators must meet any new obligations and implementation costs from that day. The Governor (on Executive Council advice) fixed the date and the Department of Health and Human Services administers the proclamation."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope has not changed. This proclamation performs exactly the narrow administrative function it was designed for — bringing the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016 into force. There is no evidence of scope expansion or deviation from its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["This is a purely procedural instrument with no substantive legal content of its own","Contains no operative provisions beyond activating existing legislation","Single, clear purpose: commencement of another Act","No definitions, exceptions, or conditions to interpret","The underlying Act it activates is not reproduced here, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brought the Pharmacy Control Amendment Act 2016 in Tasmania into effect, setting its commencement date as 7 December 2016. \n\nIt doesn’t change rules itself but activates the amendments already passed by Parliament, affecting pharmacists, pharmacy owners and businesses required to comply with the Act’s changes from that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-pharmacy-control-amendment-act-2016","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-pharmacy-control-amendment-act-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-pharmacy-control-amendment-act-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-pharmacy-control-amendment-act-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-pharmacy-control-amendment-act-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-pharmacy-control-amendment-act-2016/documents"}}