{"id":"tas:sr-2005-149","name":"Proclamation under the Sex Industry Offences Act 2005","slug":"proclamation-under-the-sex-industry-offences-act-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"149 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317748,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2005-149-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Sex Industry Offences Act 2005","content":"> Proclamation under the Sex Industry Offences 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-2005-042#GS2@EN) [Sex Industry Offences Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-042) fix 1 January 2006 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n12 December 2005\n\nW. J. E. COX\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 21 December 2005\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 proclamation performs exactly its intended function: bringing an Act into force on a specified date. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the enabling Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard formal language following a template","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Sex Industry Offences Act 2005. \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes the commencement date** — the Act was passed by Parliament but needed this official notice to actually become law. The Governor of Tasmania has declared it will start on **1 January 2006**.\n\n**Who is involved:**\n- The **Governor** (W. J. E. Cox) — Tasmania's representative of the Crown, who formally signs off on laws\n- The **Executive Council** — the Governor's advisory body (essentially the Cabinet)\n- The **Minister for Justice** (Judy Jackson) — the government minister responsible\n\n**Why this matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Sex Industry Offences Act would remain a 'paper law' — passed by Parliament but not yet active. This document flips the switch, making the new rules about sex work offences legally enforceable from New Year's Day 2006.\n\nThis is a standard procedural document — common in Australian lawmaking where Parliament passes an Act but leaves the exact start date to be decided later by the government."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type has no independent scope — it exists purely to activate the parent Act. There is no indication of any deviation from its intended administrative function of commencing the Sex Industry Offences Act 2005 on 21 December 2005."},"complexity_factors":["This is a bare proclamation — its sole function is to set a commencement date for another Act, containing virtually no substantive legal content of its own.","The actual legal detail and complexity resides in the parent Act (Sex Industry Offences Act 2005), not in this instrument.","No definitions, exceptions, schedules, or operative provisions to interpret.","Standard administrative instrument with a well-understood legal function in Australian legislative practice."],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the legal \"on switch\" that brings Tasmania’s Sex Industry Offences Act 2005 into force, specifying the date the Act’s criminal prohibitions became enforceable. It affects people working in or running sex-industry businesses, law enforcement and prosecutors, and the Tasmanian public — the Act took effect on 21 December 2005."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the Act's substantive scope or content; it merely sets the date on which the Act and its existing offences, duties and penalties take effect in Tasmania."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow function: instrument only fixes the Act's commencement date (procedural, not substantive).","Legal dependence on a single statutory power (section 2) to proclaim commencement.","No amendment, discretion or regulatory detail added—substantive rules remain in the parent Act.","Limited stakeholder impact confined to entities regulated by the Act (compliance/enforcement costs).","Routine administrative responsibilities for the Department of Justice (publication, notification).","Low implementation risk and minimal compliance complexity for regulators and regulated parties."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 January 2006 as the commencement date for the Sex Industry Offences Act 2005 in Tasmania. It is made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Act. From that date, people and businesses operating in Tasmania's sex industry become subject to the Act's offences, duties and penalties and therefore bear any compliance and enforcement costs. The proclamation is administered by the Department of Justice."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sex-industry-offences-act-2005","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sex-industry-offences-act-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sex-industry-offences-act-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sex-industry-offences-act-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sex-industry-offences-act-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sex-industry-offences-act-2005/documents"}}