{"id":"tas:sr-2021-062","name":"Proclamation under the Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021","slug":"proclamation-under-the-treasury-miscellaneous-cost-of-living-and-affordable-housing-support-act-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"62 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182330,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-062-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021","content":"> Proclamation under the Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021\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(4)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-008#GS2@EN) of the [Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2021-008) fix 1 September 2021 as the day on which Part 4 of that Act commences.\n\n9 August 2021\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nMichael Darrel Joseph Ferguson\n\nMinister for Finance\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 August 2021\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":"medium","reasoning":"A proclamation that has never been amended or updated over nearly five years, yet is asserted to be current as of 2026, creates an internal tension: either the legislation has been superseded by subsequent instruments (making the 'current' claim misleading) or it genuinely remains operative in its original form, in which case the 'to date' framing implies ongoing relevance without evidence of it. The site's own caveat that legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days' makes a five-year static file particularly suspicious.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document states it was last modified on 13 August 2021, yet also claims to be current 'to date' as accessed on 5 April 2026 — nearly five years later. If the file has genuinely not been modified since 2021, the claim that it is 'current to date' in 2026 is either false or vacuous."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version (update promise)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The promise of updates within 3 working days functions as an implied warranty of accuracy. If amendments have been made to the parent Act or subordinate instruments but this proclamation page has not been updated, the warranty is breached. If truly no changes occurred in five years, the policy remains static despite its stated purposes of addressing cost-of-living pressures — themselves inherently time-sensitive matters.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The site promises legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change,' yet the file has not been modified since 13 August 2021. This either means no amendments have occurred in nearly five years — implausible for a cost-of-living and housing instrument — or the update obligation has not been met."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Repeated headings","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation without operative provisions cannot be complied with, enforced, or interpreted. The duplication of metadata headings while omitting the actual proclamation text renders this an instrument that is formally published but substantively void of legal direction. No person or body could determine their rights or obligations from this document alone.","confidence":0.92,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). The substantive proclamation text — the operative legal content — is entirely absent."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 13 August 2021","section_b":"Status Information - Legislation updated within 3 working days after a change","confidence":0.6,"description":"The file modification date of 13 August 2021 directly contradicts the site's standing promise that amendments are reflected within 3 working days. If the parent Act (Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021) or related instruments have changed since August 2021, the proclamation page should have been updated accordingly but was not."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Version current from 13 August 2021 to date (accessed 5 April 2026)","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments (click to view Table of Amendments)","confidence":0.7,"description":"The document simultaneously asserts it is the current version and invites readers to view a Table of Amendments. If amendments exist (as the hyperlink implies), the unamended 2021 text cannot simultaneously be 'current.' If no amendments exist, the Table of Amendments link is misleading."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument exercising a specific power under section 2(4) of the parent Act. It performs exactly the function intended — fixing a commencement date for a specific Part. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to substantive law (only cites the empowering section and the Act being commenced)","Standard proclamation format with ceremonial language","Extremely short (under 200 words of operative content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings part of a Tasmanian law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that **Part 4** of the *Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021* will start on **1 September 2021**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Many laws don't take effect immediately when passed by Parliament. Instead, the government decides later when different parts should start. This document is that official \"start date\" announcement for Part 4.\n- Part 4 of this Act likely contains specific cost-of-living or affordable housing measures that the government wanted to delay until September 2021.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who is covered by the provisions in Part 4 of the 2021 Act — potentially including renters, first home buyers, or people receiving cost-of-living support (depending on what Part 4 actually contains).\n\n**Key point:** This document doesn't create new rules itself; it simply flips the switch to activate rules that were already written in the 2021 Act."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substance or scope of the Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021; it only brings Part 4 into force on 1 September 2021 under the power in s 2(4). No expansion or contraction of the Act’s provisions is made by this instrument; administration is assigned to the Department of Treasury and Finance and affected parties acquire obligations or rights only as set out in Part 4 once commenced."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: fixes a commencement date only (minimal legislative change)","Legal basis cited: exercise of power under section 2(4) of the Act","Formalities present: Governor acting with Executive Council, date of signing and Gazette notification","Administrative assignment: identifies Department of Treasury and Finance as administrator","No substantive amendments or new regulatory obligations in the proclamation itself","Clear temporal effect (specific commencement date) reduces interpretive ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings Part 4 of the Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021 into force on 1 September 2021. Made by the Governor with the Executive Council under s 2(4), it fixes the commencement date; it does not amend the Act’s content or specify who pays. The Department of Treasury and Finance will administer the proclamation, and persons covered by Part 4 become subject to its rules from that date."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A Proclamation of this type does not alter the scope of the parent Act — it simply activates it. There is no evidence of any scope change from the original legislative intent."},"complexity_factors":["The Proclamation itself contains almost no substantive legal content — it is a pure commencement instrument","The document as provided is heavily duplicated/formatted in a confusing way, but the underlying legal operation is straightforward","Complexity lies in understanding the relationship between a Proclamation and its parent Act, which requires some background legal knowledge","No amendments or complex schedules are visible in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania brings the Treasury Miscellaneous (Cost of Living and Affordable Housing Support) Act 2021 into operation from 13 August 2021. It activates the law that enables cost-of-living relief and affordable housing measures, affecting eligible Tasmanian residents, the agencies that administer them, and housing providers involved in delivery."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-treasury-miscellaneous-cost-of-living-and-affordable-housing-support-act-2021","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-treasury-miscellaneous-cost-of-living-and-affordable-housing-support-act-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-treasury-miscellaneous-cost-of-living-and-affordable-housing-support-act-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-treasury-miscellaneous-cost-of-living-and-affordable-housing-support-act-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-treasury-miscellaneous-cost-of-living-and-affordable-housing-support-act-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-treasury-miscellaneous-cost-of-living-and-affordable-housing-support-act-2021/documents"}}