{"id":"tas:sr-2012-088","name":"Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012","slug":"proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-heavy-vehicle-charges-act-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"88 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314410,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2012-088-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012","content":"> Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012\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(2)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-035#GS2@Gs2@EN) of the [Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-035) fix 1 December 2012 as the day on which [section 4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-035#GS4@EN) of that Act commences.\n\n15 October 2012\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. J. O'BYRNE\n\nMinister for Infrastructure\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 16 October 2012\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012. It solely sets the commencement date for section 4 (1 December 2012), thereby bringing that section's pre-existing legal effects into operation on that date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative action: fixes a commencement date for one provision (references section 2(2) of the Act and commencement of section 4).","No substantive amendments included in the proclamation; the legal effect depends entirely on the content of section 4 in the parent Act.","Low procedural complexity: formal executive act (Governor acting with Executive Council advice) and standard publication steps (Gazette notification).","Limited compliance burden signalled by the instrument itself: it activates obligations but contains no regulatory detail or administrative mechanisms.","Administrative responsibility identified (Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources) but no delegated discretion or ongoing powers created by this proclamation."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council, fixes 1 December 2012 as the day section 4 of the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 commences. It brings into force the heavy-vehicle charges and related obligations in that section, affecting heavy-vehicle operators, drivers and responsible agencies in Tasmania by making those legal duties and charges enforceable from that date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Proclamation does exactly what it was designed to do — activate the commencement of the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. It is a narrow, purpose-built commencement instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Purely administrative instrument with no substantive legal provisions of its own","Requires cross-referencing the parent Act (Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012) to understand actual legal effect","Brief and formulaic — standard proclamation format with minimal interpretive complexity","Part of a broader national heavy vehicle charging framework, which adds minor contextual complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation sets 16 October 2012 as the commencement date for the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012 in Tasmania. It doesn’t change policy but formally activates revised fees and charging rules for heavy vehicle operators, transport businesses and the agencies that administer registration and road‑use charges."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation exercising the specific power granted by section 2(2) of the parent Act. It performs exactly the function intended: setting a fixed date for a specific provision to commence. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one commencement date for one section","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation except citation of the empowering Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format following Tasmanian executive procedure","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A formal government notice (called a \"proclamation\") that sets the start date for a specific part of a Tasmanian road transport law.\n\n**What it does:** This document officially fixes **1 December 2012** as the day when **section 4** of the *Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2012* comes into force (becomes legally active).\n\n**Why this matters:** Laws passed by Parliament don't always start immediately. This proclamation acts like a \"go-live\" button, telling everyone exactly when the new heavy vehicle charges rules take effect. Without this proclamation, section 4 would remain inactive even though Parliament passed the law.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Heavy vehicle operators** in Tasmania (trucks, buses, and other large vehicles)\n- **Transport businesses** that pay registration and road use charges\n- **Government agencies** responsible for collecting these charges\n\n**Key detail:** Only **section 4** is being activated here. Other parts of the Act may have started on different dates or started automatically when the Act received Royal Assent (formal approval)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-heavy-vehicle-charges-act-2012","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-heavy-vehicle-charges-act-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-heavy-vehicle-charges-act-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-heavy-vehicle-charges-act-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-heavy-vehicle-charges-act-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-heavy-vehicle-charges-act-2012/documents"}}