{"id":"tas:sr-2011-018","name":"Proclamation under the Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010","slug":"proclamation-under-the-relationships-amendment-recognition-of-registered-relationships-act-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"18 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314554,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2011-018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010","content":"> Proclamation under the Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010\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-2010-018#GS2@EN) [Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-018) fix 1 April 2011 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n28 March 2011\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nDAVID BARTLETT\n\nMinister for Justice\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 30 March 2011\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010; it only fixes the Act's commencement date as 1 April 2011 under section 2 and records administrative and notification details."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: fixes one commencement date (1 April 2011) under the Act.","Formal legal authority: issued by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under s 2 of the Act.","No substantive regulatory change: does not alter rights, duties or scope of the underlying Act.","Administrative formalities: Gazette notification and Department of Justice administration add routine procedural steps.","Temporal effect: timing can affect transitional arrangements and when regulated actors must comply."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this proclamation does:** Under section 2 of the Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010, the Governor (with the advice of the Executive Council) fixes 1 April 2011 as the day that Act commences in Tasmania. This brings the Act’s legal effects into force on that date. \n\nMechanically it does not change the Act’s content or coverage; it only sets the start date. The proclamation was notified in the Gazette and is administered by the Department of Justice."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation is a narrow, administrative instrument with a fixed purpose: to bring legislation into force on a specified date. There is no indication of scope change — it performs exactly the function intended."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is a short administrative Proclamation — its only real function is to set a commencement date for another Act","The substantive legal complexity lies in the parent Act (Relationships Amendment Act 2010), not this instrument","Very limited operative content is visible in the provided text — mostly metadata and status information","No schedules, regulations, or technical provisions are present"],"plain_english_summary":"The Governor of Tasmania proclaimed commencement of the Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010, putting into effect formal recognition in Tasmania of relationships registered in other Australian jurisdictions (and potentially overseas).  \n\nIt affects couples in registered relationships who move to or deal with Tasmanian law, ensuring access to rights and entitlements (eg, inheritance, medical decisions, property) and providing cross‑jurisdictional consistency. In force from 30 March 2011."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. The scope remains precisely limited to this procedural 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)","Standard proclamation format with no conditional logic or exceptions","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"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 April 2011** as the date when the *Relationships Amendment (Recognition of Registered Relationships) Act 2010* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (Peter G. Underwood), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the Premier and senior ministers).\n- Signed off by the **Minister for Justice** (David Bartlett).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation \"switches on\" the law, making registered relationships legally recognised in Tasmania from that date.\n- Without this document, the Act would remain dormant (inactive) even though it had been passed by Parliament.\n\n**Key point:** This is not the substantive law itself — it's the **trigger** that makes the law operational."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-amendment-recognition-of-registered-relationships-act-2010","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-amendment-recognition-of-registered-relationships-act-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-amendment-recognition-of-registered-relationships-act-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-amendment-recognition-of-registered-relationships-act-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-amendment-recognition-of-registered-relationships-act-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-relationships-amendment-recognition-of-registered-relationships-act-2010/documents"}}