{"id":"tas:sr-2024-090","name":"Proclamation under the Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024","slug":"proclamation-under-the-racing-regulation-and-integrity-consequential-amendments-act-2024","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"90 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174510,"registerId":"tas-sr-2024-090-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024","content":"> Proclamation under the Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024\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-2024-014#GS2@EN) [Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2024-014) fix 1 February 2025 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n2 December 2024\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nJ. HOWLETT\n\nMinister for Racing\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 11 December 2024\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While metadata timestamps are administrative rather than substantive, a proclamation document self-referencing an access date of 5 April 2026 creates a temporal inconsistency if the document was generated or analysed prior to that date. The document cannot logically confirm currency 'to date' where 'date' is a future point in time from the perspective of any prior reader.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 11 December 2024 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:43)' but the access date of 5 April 2026 is a future date relative to any realistic analysis date, implying the document itself references a future access timestamp as though it were a present or past fact."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version (update notice)","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation or statutory instrument providing a currency assurance qualified by 'usually' creates no actionable obligation. Parties relying on the currency of the legislation for compliance purposes are given a non-binding, aspirational statement rather than a definitive one, which is incongruous in a legal instrument.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The statement that 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' is internally vague to the point of being practically meaningless as a legal guarantee — 'usually' provides no enforceable standard and no consequence for non-compliance, making it a representation with no legal effect whatsoever."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Header - 'Version current from 11 December 2024 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:43)'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 11 December 2024'","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document simultaneously claims currency through to 5 April 2026 while also stating the file was last modified on 11 December 2024. If the file was last modified in December 2024, the basis for asserting currency through to April 2026 is undermined — either the file has been updated (contradicting the last modified date) or it has not (contradicting the currency claim covering that extended period)."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope of the underlying Act; it only specifies the commencement date (1 February 2025) under the Act's section 2 so the Act's existing provisions become operative on that date. No amendments to coverage, obligations or enforcement powers are made by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: fixes a commencement date rather than creating substantive rights or duties","Legal authority explicitly cited (s 2 of the Act) — straightforward statutory power","Formalities present (Gazette notification, departmental administration) but no technical implementation rules","No transitional arrangements or phased commencements included in the proclamation itself","Low stakeholder interaction required beyond preparing for the start date"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 February 2025 as the day the Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024 takes effect, made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of that Act. Mechanically, it starts the Act on that date so its powers, duties and obligations become operative then. Who decides: the Governor (with Executive Council). Who is affected: racing industry participants and regulators who will incur new or changed legal obligations from that date. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania will administer the proclamation."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation is a narrow, administrative instrument with a single function: setting a commencement date. There is no indication of scope change from its original intent. It does exactly what it was made to do."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely procedural — a one-purpose instrument with no substantive legal rules of its own","Complexity lies in the *referenced* legislation (the parent Act and the laws it amends), not in this Proclamation","Very limited text provided — the actual operative clause (the commencement date) is implied rather than explicitly shown in the excerpt","Understanding its full effect requires reading the Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024 separately"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation brings the Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024 into force in Tasmania from 11 December 2024. It implements housekeeping changes that align existing laws with the new Racing Regulation and Integrity Act, activating Tasmania’s reformed regime for horse, greyhound and harness racing.\n\nIt affects racing participants, clubs, regulators and anyone subject to or interacting with the state’s racing rules and integrity processes."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"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 proclamation format following long-established conventions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that sets the date when a particular law starts to have legal effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that the *Racing Regulation and Integrity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2024* will come into force on **1 February 2025**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone involved in horse racing, greyhound racing, or harness racing in Tasmania — including racing clubs, participants, and regulators — because the underlying Act makes changes to how racing is regulated and overseen in the state.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws don't automatically start working the moment Parliament passes them. This proclamation is the \"green light\" that tells everyone exactly when the new rules take effect. Without this document, the Act would sit dormant. Now racing bodies know they have until 1 February 2025 to prepare for the changes.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- The proclamation was made on 2 December 2024 and published in the government Gazette on 11 December 2024, giving roughly two months' notice before the law kicks in."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-racing-regulation-and-integrity-consequential-amendments-act-2024","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-racing-regulation-and-integrity-consequential-amendments-act-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-racing-regulation-and-integrity-consequential-amendments-act-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-racing-regulation-and-integrity-consequential-amendments-act-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-racing-regulation-and-integrity-consequential-amendments-act-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-racing-regulation-and-integrity-consequential-amendments-act-2024/documents"}}