{"id":"tas:sr-2016-014","name":"Proclamation under the Unclaimed Money Act 2015","slug":"proclamation-under-the-unclaimed-money-act-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"14 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186240,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Unclaimed Money Act 2015","content":"> Proclamation under the Unclaimed Money 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-2015-040#GS2@EN) [Unclaimed Money Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-040) fix 1 July 2016 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n14 March 2016\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 23 March 2016\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a single, narrow purpose: to activate legislation. 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 formal language typical of proclamations","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal government notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for Tasmania's Unclaimed Money Act 2015. \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Fixes 1 July 2016** as the day the Unclaimed Money Act 2015 officially comes into force\n- This means the law doesn't apply to anything that happened before that date\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (C. Warner), acting on advice from the Executive Council (the Premier and senior ministers)\n- Signed off by the Treasurer (Peter Gutwein)\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Many laws aren't active immediately after being passed by Parliament. This document officially 'switches on' the Unclaimed Money Act.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant (a 'sleeping' law that exists on paper but has no legal effect)\n- This gives businesses, government agencies, and the public certainty about when they need to start following the new rules about unclaimed money\n\n**Context:**\nThe Unclaimed Money Act 2015 deals with money held by businesses or government that belongs to people who can't be found—things like forgotten bank accounts, unclaimed wages, or uncollected refunds. This proclamation simply says: 'that law starts working on 1 July 2016'."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation has no independent scope — its sole purpose is to bring the parent Act into force. There is no evidence of any scope change from the original intent, which was simply to activate the Unclaimed Money Act 2015 from 23 March 2016."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is extremely short — it is merely a commencement proclamation, not substantive legislation","Legal effect is narrow and singular: it activates another Act on a specific date","No operative provisions, definitions, penalties, or procedural requirements are contained within this document itself","Minor complexity arises from needing to understand the relationship between a Proclamation and the parent Act it commences"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation switches the Unclaimed Money Act 2015 (Tas.) on, giving it legal effect from 23 March 2016. It starts the scheme requiring businesses to report and hand over dormant customer funds to the State, lets Tasmanians reclaim missing money, and empowers the government to administer the regime."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation is typically a one-time instrument that brings an Act or provision into force on a specified date. If the file was modified in 2024 but the version currency date remains 23 March 2016, this creates an ambiguity as to whether the modification constitutes a substantive legal change that should have reset the currency date, or was merely administrative. If administrative, the 'file last modified' date is legally misleading on a government legislation portal.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states it has been 'current from 23 March 2016 to date' yet the file was 'last modified 28 February 2024', implying the instrument was amended or updated without any corresponding amendment being listed as substantively changing the operative content, yet the version date remains anchored to 2016."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in 2024, the site's own promise of updating within 3 working days of a legislative change should have produced a new version date. The static 2016 currency date alongside a 2024 modification timestamp is internally inconsistent with the stated update policy.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified on 28 February 2024 while the version currency date has not changed from 23 March 2016. This implies either a change occurred that was not reflected in the currency date, or the modification note is misleading."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure - entire proclamation","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation derives its legal force and purpose entirely from its operative content (e.g., 'I proclaim that the Unclaimed Money Act 2015 commences on [date]'). Without any such provision, the instrument cannot perform its legal function. Any person or agency attempting to rely on this instrument to determine commencement of the Act would find it impossible to do so from the text provided.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation document as presented contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under an Act must at minimum specify the date on which the Act or a provision commences. The absence of any operative clause renders the instrument legally incoherent — it purports to be a proclamation but proclaims nothing."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 28 February 2024'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The site's stated update policy (within 3 working days of a change) conflicts with the version currency date remaining at 23 March 2016 despite a file modification occurring on 28 February 2024. If the 2024 modification reflected a legislative change, the currency date should have advanced. If it did not reflect a legislative change, the modification timestamp is misleading to users relying on the portal for authoritative version information."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act’s substantive scope or content; it only specifies the date the Act begins to operate in Tasmania and records the administering department and notification details."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: fixes one commencement date (1 July 2016)","No substantive legislative amendments or new regulatory obligations in the proclamation itself","Clear legal authority cited (s.2 of the Unclaimed Money Act 2015)","Administrative details present (Governor/Executive Council, Treasurer, administering department) but no technical implementation rules","Low interpretive ambiguity: commencement date and notification details only"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Unclaimed Money Act 2015 into force in Tasmania on 1 July 2016 (under s.2 of the Act). It makes the Act’s reporting, transfer and claim rules operative from that date. The immediate parties affected are holders of unclaimed money (who face new compliance duties) and the Department of Treasury and Finance (which administers the law); the Governor and Treasurer issued the commencement proclamation to set the Act’s start date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-unclaimed-money-act-2015","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-unclaimed-money-act-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-unclaimed-money-act-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-unclaimed-money-act-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-unclaimed-money-act-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-unclaimed-money-act-2015/documents"}}