{"id":"tas:sr-2017-110","name":"Proclamation under the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017","slug":"proclamation-under-the-tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-act-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"110 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":185141,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2017-110-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017","content":"> Proclamation under the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017\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-2017-040#GS2@EN) [Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-040) fix 14 February 2018 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n19 December 2017\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nELISE ARCHER\n\nMinister for the Arts\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 27 December 2017","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Proclamation does exactly what it was designed to do — commence the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017. There is no evidence of scope change from its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Purely procedural instrument with no substantive legal content of its own","Single purpose: commencement of the parent Act","No definitions, conditions, exceptions, or discretionary powers to interpret","Very short document with minimal operative text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued by the Governor of Tasmania, formally brought the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017 into force on 27 December 2017. It affects TMAG, its board and staff, and anyone who visits, donates to or deals with the institution by making the Act’s governance and collection rules legally effective."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, single-purpose scope: to bring an Act into force. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one 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 — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017. The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the Executive Council, has declared that this Act will come into force (become legally effective) on **14 February 2018**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Who issued it:** The Governor of Tasmania (the Queen's representative in the state), acting with the advice of the Executive Council (the Premier and senior ministers).\n- **What it does:** It 'commences' the Act — meaning the law officially starts working on that date. Before this proclamation, the Act was passed by Parliament but wasn't yet active.\n- **Why it matters:** Many laws don't start automatically when Parliament passes them. The government needs to pick a practical date for when the law takes effect. This proclamation does exactly that for the museum and gallery legislation.\n- **Who it affects:** The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, its staff, and anyone who deals with the institution — though the practical impact depends on what the actual Act says (this document just starts the clock)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A version described as 'current to date' implies active curation and updating. Yet the file modification date of 25 January 2018 suggests no substantive update has occurred in over 8 years. These two statements create an implicit contradiction about the document's maintenance status.","confidence":0.62,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'Version current from 27 December 2017 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 17:14)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 25 January 2018'. If the file was last modified in January 2018, the version currency claim extending to 2026 is misleading at best and logically unsupported at worst — currency implies ongoing maintenance, which the modification date contradicts."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A guarantee of timeliness ('usually updated within 3 working days') cannot be meaningfully assessed when the modification date is 8 years old. The assurance provides false comfort about currency without any mechanism to verify it has been honoured.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The site states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 25 January 2018 — approximately 8 years before the accessed date of 5 April 2026. This raises the question of whether no amendments occurred in 8 years (plausible for a proclamation) or the update obligation has not been met. The 3-working-day update promise is rendered unverifiable and potentially illusory."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"low","reasoning":"Consolidated legislation is presumed to be the authoritative version. Systematic duplication of section headings throughout the document creates ambiguity about which instance is operative, even if the cause is a technical rendering error rather than a drafting flaw.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The proclamation document as reproduced contains extensive verbatim repetition of headings and content sections (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Table of Amending Instruments Table of Amending Instruments', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While likely a formatting/rendering artefact, if this were treated as the authoritative legislative text, it would be internally duplicated and self-referential in a way that undermines interpretive clarity."},{"type":"other","section":"Proclamation Title","severity":"low","reasoning":"Legal instruments depend on precise identification. While the truncation is almost certainly a display artefact, the document as presented contains both a complete and an incomplete statement of its own title, which is logically inconsistent within a single authoritative text.","confidence":0.38,"description":"The document title appears in truncated form as 'Proclamation under the Tasmani...' at multiple points alongside the full title. A proclamation is a formal legal instrument; truncation of its own title within the same document is an internal inconsistency that could, in edge cases, raise questions about the instrument's formal integrity under strict construction."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 27 December 2017 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 17:14)')","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation ('File last modified 25 January 2018')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The version currency claim asserts the document is current up to 5 April 2026, implying active maintenance over an 8-year period. The file modification date of 25 January 2018 directly contradicts this by indicating no changes have been made to the file for over 8 years. These two statements cannot both be fully accurate as presented."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Update commitment ('Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation')","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation ('File last modified 25 January 2018')","confidence":0.52,"description":"The 3-working-day update commitment implies an ongoing active obligation to reflect legislative changes promptly. The last modification date of January 2018, spanning over 8 years to the access date, either means no legislative changes have occurred in that period (making the commitment statement superfluous and misleading in context) or the commitment has not been fulfilled. The two statements are in tension about the document's living currency."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017. It only fixes the date on which the Act commences under the authority of section 2; no modifications to duties, powers or coverage are made in the proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete operation: sets a commencement date only","No substantive amendments to the Act or additional obligations introduced","Clear statutory authority cited (section 2 of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017)","Formal executive procedure required (Governor acting with Executive Council advice; ministerial signature)","Publication and notification steps referenced (Gazette; Rules Publication Act 1953)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 14 February 2018 as the day the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Act 2017 commences; mechanically, the Act’s legal effects begin on that date. The decision was made by the Governor acting with the advice of the Executive Council and signed by the Minister for the Arts. The proclamation does not specify financial or compliance impacts; from the commencement date, the Act’s statutory powers and duties apply to the museum, government entities and any persons bound by the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-act-2017","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-act-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-act-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-act-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-act-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-tasmanian-museum-and-art-gallery-act-2017/documents"}}