{"id":"tas:sr-2011-086","name":"Proclamation under the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011","slug":"proclamation-under-the-sullivans-cove-waterfront-authority-repeal-act-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"86 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314720,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2011-086-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011","content":"> Proclamation under the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011\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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-020#GS2@EN) of the [Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-020) fix 31 August 2011 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n29 August 2011\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Planning\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 31 August 2011\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substance or scope of the Repeal Act; it only activates that Act on the fixed date in accordance with s2. Any change in legal rights, duties, or obligations follows from the Repeal Act itself, not from this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: fixes a commencement date only","Legal reference to another provision (s2 of the Repeal Act) required to understand authority","Formal executive process elements (Governor acting with Executive Council) and Gazette notification","No operational or regulatory detail in the proclamation — consequences depend on the text of the Repeal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This proclamation, made by the Governor of Tasmania with the Executive Council under section 2 of the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011, fixes 31 August 2011 as the day that Act begins to operate and records its Gazette notification. \n\n**Who decides and what changes:** The Governor (with Executive Council) sets the commencement date; the proclamation itself only brings the repeal Act into force and does not, by itself, create fees or regulatory duties. Administration is recorded as with the Department of Justice."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that repeals a body should be a spent instrument upon commencement. Its perpetual 'currency' in the database suggests either the repeal never fully took effect or the database is treating a spent instrument as if it remains operative legislation requiring ongoing maintenance.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation purports to repeal the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority, yet the version metadata states it has been 'current from 31 August 2011 to date (accessed 8 April 2026)' — meaning a repeal instrument has been continuously 'in force' for nearly 15 years, which is logically incongruous for a one-time operative act."},{"type":"other","section":"Authorisation - File last modified 5 July 2017","severity":"low","reasoning":"A repeal proclamation typically has no operative provisions capable of amendment after commencement. A modification in 2017 implies either administrative correction (raising questions about the accuracy of the original) or substantive amendment of an instrument that should have been spent, neither of which is explained anywhere in the visible text.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The file was last modified on 5 July 2017, approximately six years after the proclamation's operative date of 31 August 2011. If the instrument is a simple one-time repeal proclamation with no amendable substantive content, there is no obvious legislative basis for a modification occurring years after a spent instrument commenced."},{"type":"other","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Once a repeal proclamation commences, it is functionally exhausted — there is nothing left to amend. The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments suggests either (a) amendments were purportedly made to a spent instrument, which is legally absurd, or (b) the table is empty and its presence is misleading. Either scenario represents a logical flaw in how the instrument has been treated.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument links to a 'Table of Amendments', implying the repeal proclamation has itself been amended. A proclamation whose sole function is to repeal another Act is a spent instrument upon taking effect and logically cannot be meaningfully amended after that point."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (31 August 2011 to date)","section_b":"Authorisation - File last modified 5 July 2017","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument is stated to have been 'current' and unchanged since 31 August 2011, yet the file was last modified on 5 July 2017. These two statements cannot both be true: if the currency is continuous from 31 August 2011, the file should not have been modified in 2017."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Proclamation's scope aligns precisely with its original intent — to bring the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011 into force on a specified date. It does not expand or narrow the effect of the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content — functions purely as a commencement notice","Requires cross-referencing the parent Repeal Act to understand full effect","No operative provisions beyond activating another piece of legislation","Straightforward administrative instrument with no complex legal concepts"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania sets the commencement date for the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011, formally winding up the Authority that managed Hobart’s waterfront. It mainly affects government agencies, the public, tenants and staff by transferring responsibilities and existing contracts to a successor body; it’s an administrative step rather than a law creating new rights."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the limited function it was designed for: commencing the parent Act. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original intent of bringing the Repeal Act into force."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act's section 2)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format—essentially a template with blanks filled in","Total length: 4 sentences of substance"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') made by the Governor of Tasmania in 2011. It simply sets the date—31 August 2011—when the *Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority (Repeal) Act 2011* would come into force (become active law).\n\n**What this means:**\n- The Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority was a Tasmanian government body that managed waterfront development in Hobart's Sullivans Cove area.\n- The Repeal Act abolished (shut down) this Authority.\n- This proclamation is the formal 'start button' that made the abolition happen on the specified date.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Former staff and operations of the Sullivans Cove Waterfront Authority.\n- Property developers and businesses in the Hobart waterfront area (transferred to other government bodies).\n- Tasmanian taxpayers (simplified government structure).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the Repeal Act would have remained inactive 'on the shelf.' This document triggered the actual abolition of the Authority, transferring its functions to the Hobart City Council and the Tasmanian Planning Commission."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sullivans-cove-waterfront-authority-repeal-act-2011","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sullivans-cove-waterfront-authority-repeal-act-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sullivans-cove-waterfront-authority-repeal-act-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sullivans-cove-waterfront-authority-repeal-act-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sullivans-cove-waterfront-authority-repeal-act-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-sullivans-cove-waterfront-authority-repeal-act-2011/documents"}}