{"id":"tas:sr-2006-026","name":"Proclamation under the Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005","slug":"proclamation-under-the-retirement-benefits-state-fire-commission-superannuation-scheme-act-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"26 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317572,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2006-026-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005","content":"> Proclamation under the Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005\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(1) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-026#GS2@Gs1@EN) [Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-026) fix 1 May 2006 as the day on which sections 7, 8, 12 and 15 of that Act and Schedules 1 and 3 to that Act commence.\n\n1 May 2006\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL AIRD\n\nTreasurer\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 May 2006\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the proclamation appears to serve its original intended purpose of activating or giving effect to provisions of the parent Act. It has remained unchanged since 1 May 2006, suggesting no scope creep or alteration from original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very limited substantive content is visible in the provided text — mostly administrative metadata","Proclamations are inherently brief instruments with narrow purpose","Requires cross-referencing with the parent Act (Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005) to fully understand its effect","Narrow subject matter limited to a specific superannuation scheme for one workforce group"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under the Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005, brings elements of the State Fire Commission’s superannuation scheme into legal effect. It affects current and former Tasmania Fire Service employees who are scheme members (and their dependants/beneficiaries) and the Commission as employer. It has been in force since 1 May 2006."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing specified provisions into force on a fixed date. No scope creep is present."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references beyond citation of the parent Act and standard administrative references","Standard proclamation format following long-established conventions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings specific parts of a Tasmanian law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 May 2006** as the date when certain sections of the *Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005* officially start operating.\n\n**Which parts start on that date:**\n- **Sections 7, 8, 12 and 15** — specific provisions of the main Act\n- **Schedule 1** — typically contains detailed rules about the superannuation scheme itself\n- **Schedule 3** — usually contains transitional or savings provisions (rules about how to move from old arrangements to new ones)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Members of Tasmania's State Fire Commission superannuation scheme — essentially firefighters and related staff who are part of this government retirement benefits system.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this proclamation, those parts of the law would remain dormant. This document \"switches on\" key operational and transitional provisions, allowing the new superannuation arrangements to actually function. It's a routine but legally essential step in implementing retirement benefit reforms."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document that has not been modified since March 2025 but claims currency 'to date' as of April 2026 presents a logical tension: either amendments occurred after March 2025 that are not reflected in the modification date, or the currency claim is overstated. The statement that the site is 'usually updated within 3 working days' compounds this by implying active maintenance that the static modification date contradicts.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 1 May 2006 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:37)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 27 March 2025'. If the file was last modified in March 2025, it cannot be authoritatively current as of April 2026 without qualification, creating an unverifiable currency claim."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire Proclamation","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation is an instrument of legal effect that must contain operative provisions to have any legal meaning. A document that is titled as a Proclamation but contains no proclamation is a logical nullity — it is impossible for any person or body to comply with, enforce, or rely upon content that does not exist. The instrument references a Table of Amendments, implying it has been amended, yet there is nothing to amend.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The document purports to be a Proclamation under the Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005 but contains no operative proclamation text whatsoever — no commencement date proclaimed, no provisions activated, no substantive legal content. The entire document consists solely of metadata and navigation elements."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update Policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"The word 'usually' renders this statement legally meaningless as a currency guarantee — it is neither a warranty of accuracy nor a legally enforceable commitment. Its inclusion in formal status information implies a reliability it cannot deliver, which could mislead a reader into treating a potentially stale version as authoritative.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The claim that 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' is presented as part of a legal instrument's operative status information, yet it describes an administrative website policy rather than a legal obligation, creating an absurd conflation of IT policy with legislative currency guarantees."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 1 May 2006 to date, accessed 8 April 2026')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 27 March 2025')","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document claims to be current as of 8 April 2026, but the file was last modified on 27 March 2025, a gap of over 12 months. If the legislation or its proclamation changed after March 2025, the document cannot be reliably current; if it did not change, the 'to date' currency claim is misleading because it implies ongoing verification that the modification date refutes."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (reference to amendments existing)","section_b":"Document body (containing no operative proclamation text)","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document references a Table of Amendments, logically presupposing that there is substantive content capable of being amended. However, the document contains no operative provisions. One cannot amend a document that has no content, making the reference to amending instruments internally contradictory."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or scope of the Act; it merely brings specified provisions and schedules into force on a stated date (1 May 2006). To understand substantive effects, one must read the cited sections and schedules of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow operational change: only sets commencement date (no substantive amendments).","Identifies specific sections and schedules rather than entire Act.","Formal legal formalities: proclamation by Governor on Executive Council advice.","Administrative attribution: notes Department of Treasury and Finance as administrator.","Requires cross-reference to the named Act to determine practical effects for affected parties."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 May 2006 as the day when sections 7, 8, 12 and 15 and Schedules 1 and 3 of the Retirement Benefits (State Fire Commission Superannuation Scheme) Act 2005 come into force. It was made by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance, so it brings those parts of the Superannuation Scheme Act into legal effect for the persons and bodies governed by those provisions from that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-retirement-benefits-state-fire-commission-superannuation-scheme-act-2005","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-retirement-benefits-state-fire-commission-superannuation-scheme-act-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-retirement-benefits-state-fire-commission-superannuation-scheme-act-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-retirement-benefits-state-fire-commission-superannuation-scheme-act-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-retirement-benefits-state-fire-commission-superannuation-scheme-act-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-retirement-benefits-state-fire-commission-superannuation-scheme-act-2005/documents"}}