{"id":"tas:sr-2003-174","name":"Proclamation under the Relationships Act 2003","slug":"proclamation-under-the-relationships-act-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"174 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318205,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-174-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Relationships Act 2003","content":"> Proclamation under the Relationships 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-2003-044#GS2@EN) [Relationships Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-044) fix 1 January 2004 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n15 December 2003\n\nRICHARD BUTLER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJUDY JACKSON\n\nMinister for Justice and Industrial 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 24 December 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Relationships Act 2003; it only sets the Act’s commencement date (1 January 2004) under the power in section 2. It therefore changes timing rather than legal coverage or obligations. Administrative responsibility and formal notification are recorded (Governor with Executive Council advice; Gazette notification on 24 December 2003)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: only fixes a commencement date (1 January 2004).","Made under a specific statutory power (section 2 of the Relationships Act 2003) — limited legal discretion.","Formality requirements: Governor’s signature, Executive Council advice, Gazette notification (24 December 2003).","Administrative assignment: identifies Department of Justice and Industrial Relations as administrator — low implementation complexity.","No substantive amendments or regulatory detail to apply or enforce; minimal compliance burden on regulated parties.","Clear temporal effect reduces interpretive uncertainty about when the Act begins to operate."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Relationships Act 2003 into force in Tasmania by fixing its commencement day as 1 January 2004. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Act, made the declaration; the proclamation was notified in the Gazette on 24 December 2003 and is administered by the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation — a procedural instrument with a single, narrow purpose. It has no substantive scope beyond activating the parent Act on a specific date. There is no indication of scope creep as the document performs exactly the function intended."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing one date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond 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 short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Relationships Act 2003. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the state government, has declared that this law will come into force on **1 January 2004**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The Relationships Act 2003 was passed by the Tasmanian Parliament, but laws don't automatically start working the moment they're passed. Someone needs to officially 'switch them on' by setting a commencement date.\n- This proclamation does exactly that — it tells everyone that the law begins on New Year's Day 2004.\n- The document is signed by the Governor (the Queen's representative in Tasmania) and the Minister for Justice, making it legally binding.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Relationships Act 2003 would remain inactive — a 'sleeper' law on the books with no legal effect. This document activates the law, allowing Tasmanian couples (including same-sex couples) to register their relationships and gain legal recognition and rights under state law."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no evidence of scope change. The proclamation performs a single, narrow function — commencing the Relationships Act 2003 — and the text shows it has remained unchanged since 24 December 2003."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a bare proclamation with almost no substantive content of its own — it simply activates another Act","No operative provisions, definitions, obligations, or penalties are contained within the proclamation itself","The actual legal complexity lies in the parent Relationships Act 2003, not this instrument","Repeated metadata and formatting artifacts in the source text add noise but no legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania put the Relationships Act 2003 into effect from 24 December 2003. It enabled Tasmanians — including same‑sex couples — to register their relationships and gain statutory recognition, rights and responsibilities outside of marriage. It affects anyone in Tasmania who has registered, or wishes to register, a personal relationship under that law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-act-2003","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-act-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-act-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-act-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-act-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-act-2003/documents"}}