{"id":"tas:sr-2009-095","name":"Proclamation under the Poisons Amendment Act 2009","slug":"proclamation-under-the-poisons-amendment-act-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"95 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315462,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2009-095-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Poisons Amendment Act 2009","content":"> Proclamation under the Poisons Amendment Act 2009\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-2009-029#GS2@EN) [Poisons Amendment Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-029) fix 1 September 2009 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n10 August 2009\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nLARA GIDDINGS\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 19 August 2009\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument with no substantive scope beyond its intended purpose of activating the parent Act. It has not expanded beyond its original function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the enabling 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 effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 September 2009** as the date when the *Poisons Amendment Act 2009* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (Peter G. Underwood), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the Governor's formal advisory body).\n- Signed off by **Lara Giddings**, then Minister for Health.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always start immediately. This document formally \"switches on\" the amendments to Tasmania's poisons laws, ensuring everyone knows exactly when the new rules apply.\n- Without this proclamation, the *Poisons Amendment Act 2009* would remain inactive — passed but not enforceable."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation is entirely consistent with its narrow original intent: to bring the Poisons Amendment Act 2009 into force on a specified date. There is no indication of any scope change."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely administrative — it contains no substantive legal provisions of its own","Its sole function is to set a commencement date for another piece of legislation","No technical definitions, schedules, or operative clauses are present","Very short with minimal content requiring interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation simply brings the Poisons Amendment Act 2009 into force in Tasmania, declaring it effective from 19 August 2009. It does not itself change policy but activates the Amendment Act so its regulatory changes take effect.\n\nThat matters to anyone covered by Tasmania’s poisons and controlled-substances laws — health professionals, businesses handling scheduled substances, and members of the public buying regulated medicines — because it makes the Amendment Act enforceable."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content, scope or obligations of the Poisons Amendment Act 2009; it solely activates that Act by specifying its commencement date (per the reference to section 2) and notes administration by the Department of Health and Human Services."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: fixes a commencement date (references section 2 of the Poisons Amendment Act 2009).","No substantive changes to law or regulatory detail in the proclamation itself.","No conditional or staged commencement provisions; date is fixed and deterministic.","Low administrative discretion—action taken by Governor with Executive Council advice.","Compliance burdens and substantive obligations arise from the underlying Act, not from this proclamation.","Formal procedural steps recorded (Gazette notification, departmental administration)."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 September 2009 as the day the Poisons Amendment Act 2009 comes into force. Mechanically, it brings the Act’s legal duties and regulatory framework into effect on that date, affecting health regulators, suppliers and handlers of poisons, and triggering compliance, enforcement and administrative responsibilities administered by the Department of Health and Human Services."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-poisons-amendment-act-2009","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-poisons-amendment-act-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-poisons-amendment-act-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-poisons-amendment-act-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-poisons-amendment-act-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-poisons-amendment-act-2009/documents"}}