{"id":"tas:sr-2017-028","name":"Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Act 2017","slug":"proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-offensive-advertising-act-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"28 of 2017","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186025,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2017-028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Act 2017","content":"> Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) 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-2017-005#GS2@EN) [Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-005) fix 1 June 2017 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n22 May 2017\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nM. T. (RENE) HIDDING\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 31 May 2017\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the version has been current and unchanged since 31 May 2017, there is no legitimate reason for the file to have been last modified on 3 September 2018 unless content was altered. If content was altered, the 'current from' date or the Table of Amending Instruments should reflect this. The discrepancy creates an internal inconsistency about the document's integrity.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 31 May 2017 to date' yet the file was last modified on 3 September 2018, after the stated commencement date. A document that is supposedly current 'to date' should not have been substantively modified after its commencement without a corresponding amendment entry."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Title / Preamble","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is a formal instrument that must, at minimum, state the date on which the Act (or specified provisions) commences. Without that operative clause the instrument cannot bring the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Act 2017 into force, meaning the Act may never have lawfully commenced, rendering all enforcement under it potentially invalid.","confidence":0.82,"description":"This document is a Proclamation — a brief instrument whose sole legal function is to bring an Act into force on a specified date — yet it contains no operative text whatsoever. There is no date of commencement proclaimed, no Governor's signature, no Executive Council reference, and no substantive clause. A Proclamation without operative content is legally meaningless and cannot achieve its stated purpose."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure (entire instrument)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The Tasmanian legislation website states updates occur within 3 working days, implying the online version is authoritative for currency purposes. Systematic duplication of all headings undermines confidence in the document's completeness and accuracy as an authoritative legal source, which is particularly problematic for a proclamation whose only operative function is a single date-fixing clause.","confidence":0.75,"description":"Every heading and sub-heading in the document is repeated verbatim at least twice (e.g. 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While likely a publishing/formatting error rather than a drafting error in the instrument itself, if this is the authoritative consolidated version it raises questions about whether any operative text has similarly been duplicated, omitted, or corrupted."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version: 'Version current from 31 May 2017 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 3 September 2018'","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document asserts it has been the current version continuously since 31 May 2017, implying no changes have been made. Yet the file modification date of 3 September 2018 — some 15 months later — directly contradicts this by evidencing that the file was altered after the stated commencement date. Either the currency date is wrong, or the file was modified for reasons not disclosed in the Table of Amending Instruments."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation, which serves exactly its intended purpose of bringing an Act into force on a specified date. There is no expansion or alteration of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the enabling Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format with ceremonial language only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that sets the start date for a Tasmanian law about offensive advertising on vehicles.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Activates the law:** It officially declares that the *Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Act 2017* will come into force on **1 June 2017**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who displays advertising on vehicles in Tasmania (the underlying Act bans offensive or inappropriate ads on vehicles like buses, taxis, and trucks).\n- The general public, who are protected from seeing offensive advertising on public roads.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the formal 'switch' that turns the law on, giving everyone certainty about when the new advertising rules apply.\n- Without this document, the offensive advertising ban would sit unused on the statute books."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substance or scope of the Amendment Act; it only sets the commencement date under section 2 and records administrative and notification details. No substantive provisions, offences, definitions or enforcement powers are altered by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only fixes a commencement date (low substantive complexity)","Relies on cross-reference to the Act's section 2 commencement power","Formal executive procedure required (Governor acting with Executive Council)","Timing and notification formalities (Gazette notice)","Administrative assignment to Department of State Growth creates an implementation node","Downstream legal and compliance effects depend on the substantive Act (not included here)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes the start date of the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Act 2017: the Act commences on 1 June 2017. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, exercised the commencement power in section 2 of the Act. Mechanically, persons and agencies subject to the Act must comply from that date; the Department of State Growth administers the proclamation and it was notified in the Gazette on 31 May 2017. Compliance costs fall on those who must change advertising or traffic arrangements."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no evidence of scope change. This is a straightforward commencement proclamation that brings an existing Act into force on a specified date. No amendments to the original intent of the Act are apparent from this document."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely administrative — a proclamation with no substantive legal content of its own","The underlying Act it activates is not reproduced here, so its full scope cannot be assessed from this document alone","Minimal technical language or cross-referencing required to understand its purpose"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brought the Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (Offensive Advertising) Act 2017 into force in Tasmania, making new rules on offensive advertising displayed on vehicles legally enforceable from 31 May 2017. It primarily affects vehicle owners, operators and businesses using vehicle-based advertising, and matters because it allows authorities to act against publicly displayed offensive content."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-offensive-advertising-act-2017","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-offensive-advertising-act-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-offensive-advertising-act-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-offensive-advertising-act-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-offensive-advertising-act-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-amendment-offensive-advertising-act-2017/documents"}}