{"id":"tas:sr-2003-188","name":"Proclamation under the Police Service Act 2003","slug":"proclamation-under-the-police-service-act-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"188 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318233,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-188-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Police Service Act 2003","content":"> Proclamation under the Police Service Act 2003\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-2003-075#GS2@EN) [Police Service Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-075) fix 1 January 2004 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n23 December 2003\n\nRICHARD BUTLER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Police and Public Safety\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 31 December 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Police and Public Safety.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope or content; it simply brings the Police Service Act 2003 into force on the specified date (1 January 2004) under the authority of section 2 and records required publication/administration steps."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear legal action: fixes a commencement date rather than creating substantive rules","Uses statutory commencement power under section 2 of the Police Service Act 2003","Formal constitutional actors involved (Governor acting with Executive Council)","Publication and notification formalities (Gazette; Rules Publication Act 1953)","Administrative assignment to the Department of Police and Public Safety"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Police Service Act 2003 into force by fixing its commencement date as 1 January 2004. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, made the decision; the proclamation activates the Act’s provisions and names the Department of Police and Public Safety as the administering agency."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this proclamation appears to serve its straightforward original purpose of commencing or activating provisions of the Police Service Act 2003. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the instrument's original intent. The document has remained current and unchanged since 31 December 2003 (with only a file modification noted in 2017, likely administrative)."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content visible — the document is largely administrative/metadata rather than operative legal text","Proclamations are generally short, formulaic instruments with limited interpretive complexity","The underlying Act (Police Service Act 2003) may itself be complex, but this instrument simply triggers its commencement","No amending provisions, schedules, or regulatory detail are apparent in the available text"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania formally brought the Police Service Act 2003 into legal effect on 31 December 2003. It chiefly affects Tasmania Police, police officers employed under the Act, and members of the public who interact with the force, by activating the Act’s provisions. The document shown includes metadata and status only, so its full operative text and precise legal effects are not reproduced here."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation serves exactly its intended purpose — bringing the Police Service Act 2003 into operation. It has not expanded beyond its original scope as a commencement instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a 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","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Police Service Act 2003. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the state's executive government, has declared that the Act will come into force on **1 January 2004**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Before this proclamation, the Police Service Act 2003 existed on paper but wasn't legally active\n- From 1 January 2004 onwards, the Act became operational law\n- This is a standard procedural step in law-making — many Acts don't start immediately when passed by Parliament; they need a specific 'commencement date' fixed by the Governor\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian Police Service members\n- The Department of Police and Public Safety\n- Anyone interacting with Tasmanian police (as the Act governs police powers, conduct, and structure)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant. This document officially 'switches on' the legislation, allowing the modern framework for Tasmania's police service to replace whatever previous laws were in place."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-police-service-act-2003","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-police-service-act-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-police-service-act-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-police-service-act-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-police-service-act-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-police-service-act-2003/documents"}}