{"id":"tas:sr-2015-045","name":"Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013","slug":"proclamation-under-the-residential-tenancy-amendment-act-2013","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"45 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186434,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-045-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013","content":"> Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013\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-2013-045#GS2@EN) [Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-045) fix 1 August 2015 as the day on which sections 19 and 26 of that Act commence.\n\n22 June 2015\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nDR. VANESSA GOODWIN\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 1 July 2015\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 proclamation performing exactly its intended function: bringing specific sections of an amending Act into force. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, procedural purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act and two section numbers","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template document with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is a formal government notice (called a \"proclamation\") that sets the start date for two specific sections of a Tasmanian law about renting homes.\n\n**What it does:** It tells everyone that **sections 19 and 26** of the *Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013* will become law on **1 August 2015**.\n\n**Why this matters:** Laws often pass through Parliament in one piece, but different parts start on different dates. This proclamation is the official \"go button\" that activates those two specific sections. Without this proclamation, those sections would sit unused.\n\n**Who it affects:** \n- **Landlords** and **tenants** in Tasmania — the sections likely change rules about rental agreements, bonds, or dispute resolution\n- The **Department of Justice**, which administers tenancy laws\n\n**Key detail:** This is a **commencement proclamation** — a common legal tool that brings specific parts of an Act into force on a chosen date, rather than having everything start automatically when the Act receives Royal Assent."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or wording of the Amendment Act. It only fixes the commencement date for sections 19 and 26 under the power in section 2; the legal coverage and obligations remain those set out in those sections."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is purely a commencement proclamation fixing a start date (limited legal effect in itself).","Substantive effects depend entirely on the contents of sections 19 and 26 of the Amendment Act (the proclamation does not reproduce or modify their text).","Made under the statutory power in section 2 of the Amendment Act and issued by the Governor on advice of the Executive Council (formal constitutional/administrative steps).","Administrative formalities and publication: Gazette notification and Department of Justice administration create predictable publication/compliance pathways.","Practical compliance burden and who bears costs cannot be determined from the proclamation alone; they require inspection of the commenced sections."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 August 2015 as the day that sections 19 and 26 of the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013 come into force in Tasmania. From that date, the rights and obligations created by those two sections apply to landlords, tenants and other persons covered by the Act.\n\nThe Governor made the proclamation under section 2 of the Amendment Act on the advice of the Executive Council; the instrument was notified in the Gazette and is administered by the Department of Justice."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type has no independent legislative scope — its sole purpose is to activate an already-passed Act. There is no evidence of scope change; it performs exactly the narrow administrative function such instruments are designed for."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely administrative — it contains no substantive legal rules or obligations","Its sole function is to declare a commencement date, which is a single, straightforward act","No technical legal concepts, exceptions, definitions, or cross-references are present in the proclamation itself","The underlying Amendment Act (2013) may be more complex, but that complexity is not present in this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation fixes the commencement date for the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013 in Tasmania, bringing the Act (or specified parts) into force on 1 July 2015.  \n\nIt affects tenants, landlords and property managers in Tasmania by activating the 2013 changes to residential tenancy law — the proclamation doesn’t change policy itself, it simply makes those amendments legally effective."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A document that was last substantively modified in July 2017 but claims currency up to April 2026 creates a logical tension. The 'current to date' representation implies ongoing accuracy, yet the modification date suggests no updates have occurred for nearly nine years. Either the legislation has genuinely not changed (in which case the 'usually updated within 3 working days' notice is misleading in context) or the file has not been properly maintained.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 1 July 2015 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 17:49)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If the file was last modified in 2017, it cannot meaningfully be described as current 'to date' in 2026 without qualification, as any changes post-2017 would not be reflected."},{"type":"other","section":"Title / Heading Structure","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or publishing artifact rather than a substantive legal flaw, a proclamation that cannot be reliably parsed due to repeated duplicate headings creates genuine ambiguity about where operative provisions begin and end. In a strict legal interpretation context, duplicated headings could obscure the authoritative structure of the instrument.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document repeats its own title and section headings verbatim multiple times (e.g., 'Proclamation under the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013' appears at least four times as a heading, and all Status Information sub-headings are duplicated). This structural absurdity renders the document internally incoherent as a legal instrument."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update promise is a representation about reliability and currency. Presenting it alongside a modification date nearly a decade old creates an internal inconsistency: the promise of timeliness sits uneasily with a record suggesting prolonged non-update.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The update policy states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' yet the file was last modified 5 July 2017. Applied to itself, this notice implies either no legislative changes have occurred in approximately nine years, or the 3-working-day update commitment has not been met — making the assurance of currency self-undermining."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version — 'Version current from 1 July 2015 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 17:49)'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.78,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be current up to the access date of 5 April 2026 and discloses a last modification date of 5 July 2017. These two statements are in direct tension: a file unmodified since 2017 cannot, without further explanation, be credibly represented as reflecting the current state of the law nearly nine years later."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-residential-tenancy-amendment-act-2013","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-residential-tenancy-amendment-act-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-residential-tenancy-amendment-act-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-residential-tenancy-amendment-act-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-residential-tenancy-amendment-act-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-residential-tenancy-amendment-act-2013/documents"}}