{"id":"tas:sr-2000-154","name":"Proclamation under the Weed Management Act 1999","slug":"proclamation-under-the-weed-management-act-1999","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"154 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318926,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-154-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Weed Management Act 1999","content":"> Proclamation under the Weed Management Act 1999\n\nI, the Lieutenant-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-1999-105#GS2@EN) [Weed Management Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-105) fix 1 September 2000 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n7 August 2000\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nPAULA WRIEDT\n\nFor and on behalf of the Minister 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 16 August 2000\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 substance or scope of the Weed Management Act 1999. It only sets the Act's commencement date (1 September 2000) under the Act's section 2 authority and records administrative and publication details; any who‑pays, compliance burdens, incentives or discretions are governed by the Act itself, not this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Purely formal commencement instrument with a single operative act: fixing a commencement date (\"fix 1 September 2000 as the day on which that Act commences\").","Relies on an enabling provision in the primary Act (referenced as section 2 of the Weed Management Act 1999).","No substantive regulatory detail, obligations, penalties or procedural rules contained in the proclamation itself.","Confers immediate legal effect by bringing the primary Act into force on a set date, which changes the legal environment for stakeholders when that date arrives.","Records administrative responsibility (\"This proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment\").","Signed by the Lieutenant‑Governor acting with the advice of Executive Council (executive decision-making formality and authority).","Publication formalities noted (Gazette notification and Rules Publication Act compliance) which create official notice and timing certainty."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Weed Management Act 1999, fixes 1 September 2000 as the date the Act begins to operate in Tasmania. It does not itself create regulatory duties or penalties; it brings into force the Act’s powers, duties and liabilities for the persons and organisations covered by that Act, and records that the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment will administer it."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is insufficient content in the provided document to assess whether the scope changed from original intent. The document appears to be a stable proclamation unchanged since 16 August 2000, with no visible amendments altering its scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short and procedural document — the substantive content of the proclamation itself is not reproduced in the provided text","Operates as a delegated instrument (secondary legislation) under a parent Act, requiring understanding of that relationship","Minimal legal complexity on its face, though the parent Weed Management Act 1999 may impose significant obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian government proclamation brings specified parts of the Weed Management Act 1999 into legal effect (in force since 16 August 2000). It empowers authorities to designate and require control of declared weeds, creating legal duties and potential penalties for landowners, land managers and businesses dealing in plants.\n\nThe proclamation’s specific plants or areas aren’t shown in the provided document, so exact obligations here aren’t visible."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation serves exactly its intended purpose: bringing the parent Act into force on a specified date. It has not expanded beyond this narrow, technical function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing the commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only","Total length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings the Weed Management Act 1999 into legal effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 September 2000** as the date when the Weed Management Act 1999 officially starts operating\n- This is essentially the \"switch on\" date for the law\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal body of senior government ministers)\n- Signed on 7 August 2000\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Acts of Parliament don't automatically become law the moment they pass through Parliament. They often need a separate official document (like this proclamation) to specify exactly when they start.\n- Without this proclamation, the Weed Management Act 1999 would have remained inactive — a law on paper but not enforceable.\n- This ensures everyone knows precisely when the rules about weed management in Tasmania became legally binding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-act-1999","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-act-1999/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-act-1999/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-act-1999/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-act-1999/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-act-1999/documents"}}