{"id":"tas:sr-2013-083","name":"Proclamation under the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012","slug":"proclamation-under-the-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"83 of 2013","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187827,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2013-083-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012","content":"> Proclamation under the Water and Sewerage Corporation 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 42 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-051#GS42@EN) [Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2012-051) fix 1 December 2013 as the day on which the [Water and Sewerage Corporations Act 2008](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2008-012) is repealed.\n\n4 November 2013\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nS. BACON\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 November 2013\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient substantive content in the provided document to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent. Only metadata is visible — no operative provisions are present."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata is present — no substantive legal text is available for analysis","Proclamations are generally short and narrow in scope, limiting inherent complexity","The parent Act (Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012) may introduce complexity by reference, but cannot be assessed from this document alone","Existence of amendments adds minor uncertainty about current effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Governor’s Proclamation made under the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012 (Tasmania) — potentially affecting all Tasmanians who rely on water and sewerage services because it may commence or trigger powers in that Act.  \n\nThe provided file contains only administrative metadata (in force 13 Nov 2013; last modified 5 Jul 2017) and no substantive proclamation text, so its specific legal effect cannot be determined without the actual instrument and any amendments."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document described as current up to a 2026 access date should have been modified at some point after 2017 if amendments were made, or the 'current to date' language is misleading given no modifications appear to have occurred in nearly a decade.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 13 November 2013 to date' and was 'accessed 5 April 2026 at 18:46', yet the 'File last modified' date is listed as 5 July 2017. If the legislation is current to the access date of 2026 but was last modified in 2017, the currency claim is either misleading or the modification timestamp is incorrect."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation under a substantive Act has no mechanism to impose obligations on a website publisher. Including an operational website maintenance policy within the text of a statutory instrument creates no enforceable right or obligation and is logically out of place in a legal instrument.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The statement that 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' is an administrative promise that cannot be enforced or verified by any provision within the proclamation itself, rendering it a legally meaningless inclusion in a statutory instrument."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - All headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While likely a rendering artifact, if accepted as the authoritative legislative text, every section heading appears twice, creating ambiguity about whether each heading defines two separate provisions or one. A court interpreting the instrument would face genuine difficulty determining the operative structure.","confidence":0.72,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). If these duplications are part of the authoritative text of the proclamation, the document is internally self-referential and structurally absurd as a legal instrument."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 13 November 2013 to date')","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation ('File last modified 5 July 2017')","confidence":0.58,"description":"The currency statement asserts the version is current up to the access date of 5 April 2026, implying ongoing currency and potential ongoing amendment. However, the file modification date of 5 July 2017 contradicts this by indicating no changes have been made in approximately nine years, undermining the reliability of the 'current to date' representation."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation only fixes the repeal date for the Water and Sewerage Corporations Act 2008 under the authority of s 42 of the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012. It does not amend substantive rights, duties or powers in either Act; the substantive scope now rests with the 2012 Act and any transitional provisions contained there."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow operative effect: single-date repeal (low drafting complexity).","Cross-reference to another statute for authority (depends on s 42 of the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012).","Legal consequences depend entirely on substantive and transitional provisions in the 2012 Act (external complexity).","Administrative implementation (fixing a commencement/repeal date) involves coordination by Department of Treasury and Finance and affected entities.","Standard executive formality (Governor acting with Executive Council) — procedural rather than substantive complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 42 of the Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012, fixes 1 December 2013 as the day the Water and Sewerage Corporations Act 2008 is repealed. It affects water and sewerage corporations, their customers and regulators by ending the 2008 statutory framework and shifting legal obligations, compliance and administrative responsibilities to the 2012 Act and any transition rules."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended: it fixes a commencement date for the repeal of a previous Act. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this single, specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other sections beyond the citation of the empowering section (section 42) and the Act being repealed","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Extremely short—essentially one sentence of legal effect plus formal preamble","Standard proclamation format with no substantive regulatory content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (a **proclamation**) made by the Tasmanian Governor in 2013. It sets a specific date—**1 December 2013**—when an older law, the *Water and Sewerage Corporations Act 2008*, would be **repealed** (cancelled/removed from the statute books).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It tidied up Tasmania's water and sewerage laws by formally ending the 2008 Act\n- This allowed the newer *Water and Sewerage Corporation Act 2012* to take full effect without overlapping or conflicting with the old law\n- It's a routine but necessary piece of legal housekeeping that ensures the public knows exactly when the old rules stopped applying"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2012","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-and-sewerage-corporation-act-2012/documents"}}