{"id":"tas:sr-2006-131","name":"Proclamation under the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005","slug":"proclamation-under-the-property-agents-and-land-transactions-act-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"131 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":316088,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2006-131-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005","content":"> Proclamation under the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005\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-2005-075#GS2@EN) [Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-075) fix 1 December 2006 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, except [Part 10](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-075#HP10@EN) , commence.\n\n20 November 2006\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nSTEVEN KONS\n\nMinister for Justice and Workplace Relations\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 2006\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","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 with a specific exclusion. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions beyond the simple exclusion of Part 10","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with dates filled in","Total length: 3 short paragraphs of substance"],"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 2006** as the date when the *Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005* (Tasmania) starts operating\n- **Excludes Part 10** — that section of the Act does **not** start on this date (it would commence later, presumably by another proclamation)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property agents, real estate professionals, and anyone involved in land transactions in Tasmania\n- The general public buying or selling property from 1 December 2006 onwards\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLaws don't automatically start when Parliament passes them. This proclamation is the \"on switch\" that makes the rules legally enforceable. Without it, the Act would just be words on paper. The delay between the Act passing (2005) and this proclamation (2006) gave the government and industry time to prepare for the new rules."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. It appears to have remained in force in its original form since 29 November 2006, with only a minor administrative file update noted in 2017."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely administrative/procedural in nature — a Proclamation rather than substantive legislation","The actual operative content of the Proclamation is not reproduced, limiting analysis","The parent Act (Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005) is moderately complex, but this instrument itself is a simple triggering mechanism","No technical legal definitions, cross-references, or complex conditions are visible in the available text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation under Tasmania’s Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005 formally brought parts of that Act into effect on 29 November 2006. It thereby activated legal obligations and rights affecting property agents and anyone buying, selling or leasing property in Tasmania.\n\nThe document provided contains only administrative metadata; the Proclamation’s specific operative content isn’t reproduced here, so its precise legal effects can’t be confirmed from this text alone."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document claiming to be current to a date nearly a decade after its last modification creates a logical tension. Either the document has been updated (contradicting the modification date) or it has not been updated (undermining the currency claim). The 'usually updated within 3 working days' promise compounds this by implying active maintenance that the 2017 modification date contradicts.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 29 November 2006 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:59)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If the file was last modified in 2017, it cannot meaningfully claim currency to 2026 without contradiction."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Title and Headers","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A proclamation under the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005 is a formal legal instrument carrying the force of law. A document with repeated truncated titles ('Propert') and duplicated headings raises questions about whether this represents the authentic, authoritative version. If not authentic, any reliance on it could be legally problematic. The repeated duplication of every heading suggests systematic formatting corruption rather than a drafting error in the original instrument.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The proclamation title is duplicated and contains apparent typographical errors ('Propert' instead of 'Property') that are themselves repeated across multiple headers, suggesting the document as presented may not be authoritative or may be a corrupted version of the official instrument."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The phrase 'to date' requires an external reference point (the date of access) to have any meaning. The instrument cannot define its own currency without reference to a fact extrinsic to itself. While common in online legislation, it creates a logical circularity where the document's validity period is only knowable by consulting the document at a specific moment.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The currency statement 'Version current from 29 November 2006 to date' is inherently open-ended and self-referential, as 'to date' is defined only at the moment of access, making the legal currency of the instrument indeterminate in the abstract."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 29 November 2006 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:59)')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 5 July 2017')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document claims to be current and up-to-date as of April 2026, yet the authorisation section states the file was last modified on 5 July 2017. These two statements are in direct tension: a document last modified in 2017 cannot straightforwardly be described as reflecting the current state of legislation through 2026, particularly given the promise of updates within 3 working days of legislative change."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency statement ('Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 5 July 2017')","confidence":0.5,"description":"The site's own undertaking to update legislation within 3 working days of change contradicts the file modification date of 2017, implying either no amendments have occurred in approximately 9 years (plausible for a proclamation but notable) or that the update obligation has not been met."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the substance or coverage of the Act. It exercises the Act's statutory commencement power (see section 2) to bring almost all provisions into force on 1 December 2006 while leaving Part 10 uncommenced. The action is temporal/administrative only and does not amend obligations, rights or penalties in the underlying statute."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow legal effect: only fixes a commencement date rather than changing substantive law","Explicit exclusion: Part 10 remains uncommenced, creating a two-tier start-date outcome","Formal executive procedure: signed by Governor on Executive Council advice (legal formality)","Publication and administrative steps: Gazette notification and Rules Publication Act compliance","Reliance on statutory power: enacted under section 2 of the Act (delegated commencement power)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor of Tasmania with the Executive Council's advice, fixes 1 December 2006 as the day most of the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005 takes effect, excluding Part 10. It records the formal start date, notes Gazette notification, and names the Department of Justice as the administering agency. The immediate practical effect is to make the Act's operative rules binding from that date for persons and businesses subject to the Act (for example, property agents and parties to land transactions)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-property-agents-and-land-transactions-act-2005","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-property-agents-and-land-transactions-act-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-property-agents-and-land-transactions-act-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-property-agents-and-land-transactions-act-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-property-agents-and-land-transactions-act-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-property-agents-and-land-transactions-act-2005/documents"}}