{"id":"tas:sr-1999-176","name":"Proclamation under the Water Management Act 1999","slug":"proclamation-under-the-water-management-act-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"176 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319000,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1999-176-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Water Management Act 1999","content":"> Proclamation under the Water Management Act 1999\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-1999-045#GS2@EN) [Water Management Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-045) fix 1 January 2000 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n13 December 1999\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment\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 22 December 1999\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act's substantive scope; it solely sets the commencement date required by s 2, making existing provisions enforceable from 1 January 2000 and assigning administrative responsibility to the named department."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow legal action: a commencement proclamation rather than substantive amendment","Explicit statutory reference (s 2) determines authority and timing","Low interpretive ambiguity — fixes a calendar date","Administrative impact on a single department (implementation and enforcement)","Creates compliance timing effects for many stakeholders (water users, operators, developers)","Formalities (Gazette notification, Executive Council advice) required for validity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 January 2000 as the day the Water Management Act 1999 begins to operate in Tasmania (made under s 2). It makes the Act’s rules enforceable from that date. Decision-making: the Governor, acting with Executive Council advice, set the date and the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment administers the Act. Who pays/acts: regulated water users and operators bear compliance costs and must meet new obligations; the department takes on administrative and enforcement duties."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is present in the provided document to assess whether the scope changed from any original intent. The document contains only administrative metadata with no operative provisions visible."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive legal content — only metadata and administrative information","Proclamations are generally simpler instruments than full Acts or regulations, typically serving a narrow triggering or designating function","Without the operative text, the true complexity of what is being proclaimed cannot be assessed","The underlying Water Management Act 1999 may itself be complex, but that complexity is not reflected in this document"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Proclamation made under Tasmania’s Water Management Act 1999 — a formal instrument typically used to bring provisions into force or designate water management matters. It could affect farmers, irrigators, water‑dependent businesses, councils and environmental groups, but the operative text is missing from the provided document, so the specific effect cannot be determined."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement instrument with a single, narrow purpose. It has not expanded beyond its original intent of bringing the parent Act into force on a specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: fixes one date (1 January 2000)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","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 force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 January 2000** as the date when the *Water Management Act 1999* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n- Without this proclamation, the Act would remain on the statute books but wouldn't actually apply to anyone.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who uses, manages, or regulates water resources — farmers, landowners, water authorities, and environmental regulators.\n- These groups become subject to the Act's rules from 1 January 2000 onwards.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Many Australian laws are passed by Parliament but don't start immediately. They need a separate \"commencement\" step.\n- This document is that step — the legal trigger that makes the *Water Management Act 1999* enforceable.\n- It was issued by the Tasmanian Governor (the Queen's representative in the state) on the advice of the Executive Council (the state's top decision-making body)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-act-1999","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-act-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-act-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-act-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-act-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-act-1999/documents"}}