{"id":"tas:sr-2002-155","name":"Proclamation under the Surveyors Act 2002","slug":"proclamation-under-the-surveyors-act-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"155 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318462,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-155-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Surveyors Act 2002","content":"> Proclamation under the Surveyors Act 2002\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-2002-999#) [Surveyors Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-999) fix 1 January 2003 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n9 December 2002\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment\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 18 December 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope; it only fixes the commencement date under section 2 of the Surveyors Act 2002 and sets administrative/notification particulars. It brings the existing Act into force rather than altering its content."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow legal action: proclamation fixes one commencement date (1 January 2003).","Formal executive step required: Governor acting with advice of the Executive Council (proclamation opening).","Statutory notification requirements and publication: displayed under Rules Publication Act 1953 and notified in the Gazette (proclamation footer).","Administrative assignment: identifies Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment as administrator (proclamation footer).","No substantive regulatory content in the proclamation itself — it does not amend or add operational rules, only sets the Act's start date."],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** Fixes 1 January 2003 as the day the Surveyors Act 2002 comes into force. **Who it affects and why it matters:** The date determines when the Act's rules, obligations and powers bind surveyors, prospective registrants, their employers and regulators; administrative bodies must be ready to implement and enforce the Act from that date."},"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 bring an Act into force. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') made by the Governor of Tasmania in December 2002. It simply sets the start date for the Surveyors Act 2002 — making that law take effect from 1 January 2003. Without this proclamation, the Act would have remained inactive on the books. This affects anyone who works as a surveyor in Tasmania, as well as property owners and developers who rely on surveyors' work, because it activated the legal framework that regulates who can call themselves a surveyor and how surveying must be done."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient substantive content in the provided text to determine whether the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. No amendments are recorded, and the instrument appears to have remained unchanged since 18 December 2002, suggesting its scope has stayed consistent with its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive content available — only metadata and administrative information is present in the provided text","Proclamations are generally short and formulaic instruments with limited interpretive complexity","The underlying Surveyors Act 2002 may carry its own complexity, but this instrument itself appears straightforward","No amendments recorded, suggesting static and simple operation since commencement"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the Surveyors Act 2002 is a formal government notice that brought the Act (or part of it) into force on 18 December 2002. It governs the regulation of the surveying profession in Tasmania, affecting licensed surveyors, their employers, and those who engage surveyors (e.g., property buyers, developers, councils). Its effect is to activate the legal framework that regulates surveying practice in the state."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-surveyors-act-2002","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-surveyors-act-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-surveyors-act-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-surveyors-act-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-surveyors-act-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-surveyors-act-2002/documents"}}