{"id":"tas:sr-2015-030","name":"Proclamation under the State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015","slug":"proclamation-under-the-state-grants-commission-amendment-act-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"30 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186417,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-030-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015","content":"> Proclamation under the State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015\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-2015-003#GS2@EN) [State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-003) , fix 15 May 2015 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n6 May 2015\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nPETER GUTWEIN\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 13 May 2015\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document that claims currency through to the access date (2026) but shows no modification since 2017 creates an internal tension: either updates have occurred and are not reflected in the modification date, or the currency claim is misleading. This is a metadata integrity issue rather than a substantive legal flaw, but it undermines the reliability representation made to users.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 13 May 2015 to date' while simultaneously stating the 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If the file was last modified in 2017, the version cannot be truly 'current to date' (2026) without further amendments being reflected."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update promise is offered as a reliability guarantee. If no amendments have been made since 2017, the promise is vacuously true but potentially misleading to a reader who might assume active curation is ongoing. The combination of a 2026 currency date and a 2017 last-modified date creates an implicit contradiction in the metadata layer of the instrument.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document asserts legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file modification date of 5 July 2017 suggests no updates have occurred in approximately 9 years despite the currency claim extending to 2026. This renders the update-timeliness assurance internally hollow."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 13 May 2015 to date')","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation ('File last modified 5 July 2017')","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument claims to be current as of the access date (5 April 2026), implying ongoing validity and potential updates, while the authorisation metadata records no file modification since 5 July 2017. These two representations are in tension: a truly 'current' document maintained under a 3-working-day update policy should reflect a more recent modification date if any legislative changes had occurred in the intervening ~9 years."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Amendment Act; it only fixes the date on which that Act takes legal effect (under s.2). Any changes in rights, duties, finances or obligations flow from the Amendment Act itself, not from this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: fixes a commencement date (straightforward legal effect).","Formal executive procedure: issued by the Governor with Executive Council advice (constitutional formality).","Explicit reliance on section 2 of the State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015 (legal hook).","Publication and notification formalities referenced (Rules Publication Act 1953; Gazette).","Administrative assignment to the Department of Treasury and Finance (administration, not policy).","Substantive effects depend entirely on the content of the Amendment Act (not set out here), increasing interpretive dependence on that Act."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor of Tasmania with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015, fixes 15 May 2015 as the date that the Amendment Act commences in Tasmania and its Dependencies. The proclamation itself creates no new substantive rules; it simply brings the amendments into legal effect from that date. It was signed by the Governor and Treasurer, notified in the Gazette, and is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type is entirely within scope — its sole function is to activate the parent Act. There is no indication of scope change from original intent. It performs exactly the narrow administrative role proclamations are designed for."},"complexity_factors":["Purely procedural instrument with no substantive legal content of its own","Requires cross-referencing the parent Act (State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015) to understand the real policy impact","Standard proclamation format — straightforward in structure and purpose","Limited text available to analyse — document appears largely structural/metadata with minimal operative content"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation simply brings the State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015 into force from 13 May 2015. It does not itself change rights or policy but activates the Act’s changes to how the State Grants Commission operates. That matters to the Commission, state administrators, and local councils (and indirectly ratepayers) because it makes the amended grant‑allocation rules legally effective."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to substantive provisions (only cites the empowering section)","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only","Length: approximately 150 words of operative content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on advice from the Executive Council) officially declares that the *State Grants Commission Amendment Act 2015* will start operating on **15 May 2015**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always take effect immediately. This document fixes the exact date when the amendments become legally binding.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain inactive (\"on the statute books but not in force\").\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Primarily the Tasmanian State Grants Commission and anyone dealing with state financial grants, though the direct legal effect here is simply \"the law starts now.\"\n\n**Key people mentioned:**\n- **C. Warner** — Governor of Tasmania (the formal signatory)\n- **Peter Gutwein** — Treasurer (who \"commands\" the proclamation on behalf of the government)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-state-grants-commission-amendment-act-2015","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-state-grants-commission-amendment-act-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-state-grants-commission-amendment-act-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-state-grants-commission-amendment-act-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-state-grants-commission-amendment-act-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-state-grants-commission-amendment-act-2015/documents"}}