{"id":"tas:sr-2024-026","name":"Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023","slug":"proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-regulatory-reforms-amendment-act-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"26 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177030,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2024-026-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 (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023","content":"> Proclamation under the Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023\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-2023-017#GS2@EN) [Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2023-017) fix 1 July 2024 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n20 June 2024\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nERIC ABETZ\n\nMinister for Transport\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 26 June 2024\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation performing exactly its intended function: bringing an Act into force on a specified date. The scope has not expanded beyond this narrow, procedural purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to substantive law (only cites the empowering section)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 July 2024** as the date when the *Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023* (Tasmania) starts operating.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who drives, owns vehicles, or deals with traffic regulations — the underlying Act makes changes to vehicle and traffic laws, and this proclamation activates those changes.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always start immediately. This document officially \"switches on\" the 2023 reforms, telling everyone exactly when the new rules apply.\n\n**Key details:**\n- Signed by the Governor of Tasmania (B. Baker) on 20 June 2024\n- Made with advice from the Executive Council (the Governor's formal advisory body)\n- Published in the *Gazette* on 26 June 2024\n- Administered by the Department of State Growth"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the scope or substance of the Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023; it only fixes the date on which the Act's provisions commence (1 July 2024), as authorised by section 2 of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal operation: fixes commencement date only.","No substantive or technical regulatory detail in the instrument.","Relies on the commencement power provided by the Act (section 2).","Formal execution and publication requirements (Governor, Executive Council, Gazette).","Low compliance burden: no new procedures, approvals or fees created by the proclamation.","Potentially affects all persons subject to the underlying Act, but effect depends on the Act’s provisions rather than this proclamation."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 July 2024 as the day the Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023 begins to operate in Tasmania. The Governor, acting with the Executive Council and signed by the Minister for Transport, issued the administrative notice; the proclamation itself does not change the Act’s content but gives its provisions legal effect from that date."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this nature is a routine administrative instrument. Its sole purpose is to activate legislation already passed — it does not alter, expand, or narrow the scope of the original Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023. No scope change is evident."},"complexity_factors":["The document is purely procedural — it contains almost no substantive legal content of its own","Its legal effect is entirely dependent on the underlying Amendment Act, which is not reproduced here","Minimal text and no operative clauses are visible in the provided extract, limiting analysis","Standard proclamation format with no unusual legal mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation formally brings parts of the Vehicle and Traffic (Regulatory Reforms) Amendment Act 2023 into force in Tasmania on 26 June 2024. It is the administrative \"on switch\" that makes the Act’s changes legally operative. \n\nIt affects drivers, vehicle owners, registrants and anyone dealing with traffic rules or licensing — to know the exact impacts you must read the underlying Amendment Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-regulatory-reforms-amendment-act-2023","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-regulatory-reforms-amendment-act-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-regulatory-reforms-amendment-act-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-regulatory-reforms-amendment-act-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-regulatory-reforms-amendment-act-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-vehicle-and-traffic-regulatory-reforms-amendment-act-2023/documents"}}