{"id":"tas:sr-2005-123","name":"Proclamation under the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005","slug":"proclamation-under-the-security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-act-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"123 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317964,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2005-123-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005","content":"> Proclamation under the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances 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 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-031#GS2@EN) [Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-031) fix 21 November 2005 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n31 October 2005\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources\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 9 November 2005\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in September 2018, any claim of currency to April 2026 is questionable on its face. Either amendments have occurred that are not reflected in the modification date, or the currency claim is misleading. The two statements are internally inconsistent within the same status block.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 9 November 2005 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:45)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 3 September 2018'. A file last modified in 2018 cannot be genuinely current to 2026 without any amendments being reflected."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"Legislative instruments are static authoritative texts. Embedding a specific access time as part of the reproduced legislative text conflates the instrument itself with a generated view of it. If taken literally as part of the instrument, the access time would be fixed at publication and therefore never accurate for any subsequent reader.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The proclamation purports to be 'accessed 8 April 2026 at 2:45' yet the access timestamp appears embedded as static text within the legislation document itself, creating an impossibility: a fixed legislative instrument cannot contain a dynamic real-time access timestamp as a permanent textual element."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Legislation update notice","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment creates an implicit representation of currency that is difficult to verify and potentially misleading when juxtaposed with a 2018 modification date on a document claimed current to 2026.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The notice states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 3 September 2018 despite the version being represented as current to April 2026. This implies either no changes occurred over approximately 7.5 years (plausible but notable for a security instrument) or the update commitment has not been met."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (Version current from 9 November 2005 to date, accessed 8 April 2026)","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation (File last modified 3 September 2018)","confidence":0.74,"description":"The document simultaneously claims currency up to April 2026 and that the file was last modified in September 2018, a gap of approximately 7 years and 7 months. These two statements are in tension: if the instrument is genuinely current and unchanged, the 'to date' currency claim is vacuously true but potentially misleading; if amendments have occurred, the modification date is incorrect."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature has a single, narrow purpose: to activate an Act. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (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 established conventions","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is a formal proclamation (an official government announcement) that sets the start date for the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005.\n\n**What it does:** It fixes **21 November 2005** as the day the Act comes into force. Before this date, the Act was passed by Parliament but wasn't legally active. After this date, the law's rules about handling dangerous substances that could be used for security threats became enforceable.\n\n**Who it affects:** \n- Anyone in Tasmania who handles security-sensitive dangerous substances (such as certain chemicals, explosives, or precursor chemicals that could be used to make weapons)\n- Businesses and organisations that must comply with the Act's licensing, storage, and handling requirements\n- Government agencies responsible for regulating these substances\n\n**Why it matters:** This proclamation is the legal trigger that makes the Act operational. Without it, the Act would remain dormant on the statute books. The specific date gives affected parties certainty about when they need to start complying with the new regulatory regime."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope or content; it only sets the date on which the Act begins to operate under the authority of section 2. It imposes no new duties, exemptions or amendments to the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete operative action (fixes commencement date)","Authority depends on a single enabling provision (section 2 of the Act)","No substantive regulatory or compliance provisions in the instrument itself","Formalities present (signature, Gazettal date, administrative responsibility) but low interpretative ambiguity","Temporal references and publication requirements create minor procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, signed by the Governor on 31 October 2005, fixes 21 November 2005 as the commencement date for the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005. The Governor acted with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of that Act.\n\nMechanically, the proclamation makes the Act's legal rules start to apply from that date; it does not itself create substantive obligations, allocate costs, or alter the Act's content. Notice was published in the Gazette and the instrument is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, this proclamation appears to serve its original administrative purpose of commencing or activating provisions under the Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005. It has been in continuous force since 9 November 2005 with no indication of substantive scope change, though the Table of Amendments notes some amending instruments exist."},"complexity_factors":["Proclamation is a narrow, administrative instrument rather than substantive legislation — limited operative content","Derives its legal effect entirely from the parent Act (Security-sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005), requiring cross-reference to understand full impact","The actual operative text of the proclamation is not present in the provided extract, limiting analysis","Short instrument with minimal interpretive complexity on its face"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Security‑sensitive Dangerous Substances Act 2005, formally brings aspects of that national security framework into effect in Tasmania. It affects businesses, individuals and regulators who handle, store, transport or oversee substances that could be misused to cause harm. The proclamation matters as a legal step in tightening controls against misuse, but the extract provided does not show the specific substances, dates or operative details."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-act-2005","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-act-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-act-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-act-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-act-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-security-sensitive-dangerous-substances-act-2005/documents"}}