{"id":"tas:sr-2015-044","name":"Proclamation under the Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015","slug":"proclamation-under-the-public-health-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"44 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186430,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-044-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015","content":"> Proclamation under the Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015\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 *Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015* fix 1 July 2015 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n22 June 2015\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 1 July 2015\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation by definition has no independent scope — its sole purpose is to activate the parent Act on a nominated date. There is no evidence of scope drift from that narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely procedural — it contains almost no substantive legal content of its own","The real complexity lies in the parent Act (Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015), which is not reproduced here","Standard commencement proclamation format with minimal interpretive ambiguity","No operative provisions, definitions, or exceptions to parse"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brought parts of the Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015 into force in Tasmania from 1 July 2015. It affects anyone governed by Tasmanian public health law — providers, regulated businesses, agencies and members of the public — by making the Act’s amendments legally operative. The document itself is administrative; the Act contains the substantive changes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope of the Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015; it merely sets the date on which the Act’s provisions take effect (1 July 2015) pursuant to the power in section 2. No new obligations, exemptions or altered coverage are introduced by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only fixes a commencement date rather than creating substantive duties or powers.","Clear statutory authority cited (section 2 of the Act) which limits legal ambiguity.","Short, unambiguous text with no interpretive provisions or conditional commencements.","Administrative note identifying the responsible department but no regulatory or enforcement detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015, fixes 1 July 2015 as the day the Act’s provisions commence. It determines when the Act’s legal obligations, powers and rights begin to operate and notes that administration of the proclamation is by the Department of Health and Human Services."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature has a single, narrow purpose: to activate legislation that has already been passed. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the empowering Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard formal language typical of proclamations","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 a Tasmanian law. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the state's top decision-making body (the Executive Council), has declared that the **Public Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2015** will come into force on **1 July 2015**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The law was passed by Parliament, but laws often need a specific 'start date' before they actually apply\n- This document officially fixes that date as 1 July 2015\n- Until this proclamation was made, the changes in the Act couldn't be enforced\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian health authorities and anyone subject to public health laws in Tasmania\n- The general public, once the amended rules take effect\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the law would sit unused. This is the final administrative step that 'switches on' the legislation so it has legal effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-public-health-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2015","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-public-health-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-public-health-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-public-health-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-public-health-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-public-health-miscellaneous-amendments-act-2015/documents"}}