{"id":"tas:sr-2015-085","name":"Proclamation under the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015","slug":"proclamation-under-the-water-management-amendment-dam-works-act-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"85 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":186392,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-085-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015","content":"> Proclamation under the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015\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 [Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2015-033) fix 1 January 2016 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n27 November 2015\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nJEREMY ROCKLIFF\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Water\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 9 December 2015\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument with no substantive scope; it performs exactly the function intended — bringing the parent Act into force on a specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the Act being proclaimed)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"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 2016** as the date when the *Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015* (Tasmania) officially starts operating.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who builds, modifies, or owns dams — the underlying Act changes rules about dam construction and safety, but this document itself just \"switches it on.\"\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws don't automatically apply the moment Parliament passes them. This proclamation is the legal \"start button\" that makes the dam works rules active and enforceable from New Year's Day 2016."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or scope of the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015; it solely fixes the Act's commencement date as 1 January 2016 pursuant to section 2. There are no substantive changes, qualifications, or limitations introduced by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: fixes a commencement date (1 January 2016).","Made under a clear statutory power (section 2 of the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015).","No substantive amendments or additional regulatory detail in the proclamation itself.","Administrative steps documented: executed by Governor, notified in the Gazette, administered by a named department.","Practical complexity arises from the Act coming into force (compliance obligations shift to regulated parties), not from the proclamation text."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 January 2016 as the day the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015 comes into force, using authority given by section 2 of that Act. It affects owners and builders of dams, water managers, and the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment because the Act’s regulatory obligations and approval requirements begin to apply from that date."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change or expand the scope of the Amendment Act — it simply activates it. The scope remains exactly as Parliament intended when passing the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely procedural — it only sets a commencement date, containing almost no substantive legal content","The actual regulatory complexity lies in the parent Act (Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015), which is not reproduced here","Minimal drafting complexity; proclamations of this type follow a standard template","No cross-referencing to multiple legislative schemes required to understand this document in isolation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued by the Governor of Tasmania, sets 9 December 2015 as the commencement date for the Water Management Amendment (Dam Works) Act 2015, thereby activating the new legal regime governing dam construction, modification and maintenance. It directly affects dam owners/operators, engineers and builders, and regulators — effectively switching on the amended dam‑works rules from that date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that has been modified in August 2023 cannot logically be described as a single unbroken version current from December 2015. The modification date suggests the instrument is not identical to its original form, yet no distinct versioning is reflected. This is a metadata integrity issue rather than a substantive legal flaw, but it creates ambiguity about which version of the instrument is actually operative.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 9 December 2015 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was last modified 16 August 2023, implying amendments occurred but the version is still presented as continuously current from 2015."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the 3-working-day update commitment is meaningful, a file modification in August 2023 should have produced a new version commencement date or at minimum a changelog entry. The absence of any disclosed amendment in the Table of Amendments (which is merely linked, not reproduced) while the file modification date changes is a transparency inconsistency, albeit an administrative rather than a legislative one.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The site claims legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet the file modification date of 16 August 2023 is presented alongside a version described as current from 9 December 2015, with no explanation of what changed in August 2023."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 16 August 2023","section_b":"Currency of version - current from 9 December 2015 to date","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument is described as having a single continuous version from 9 December 2015, yet the file was modified on 16 August 2023, suggesting a substantive or structural change occurred that is not reflected in the versioning metadata."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-amendment-dam-works-act-2015","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-amendment-dam-works-act-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-amendment-dam-works-act-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-amendment-dam-works-act-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-amendment-dam-works-act-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-management-amendment-dam-works-act-2015/documents"}}