{"id":"tas:sr-2007-137","name":"Proclamation under the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007","slug":"proclamation-under-the-weed-management-amendment-act-2007","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"137 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":316032,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2007-137-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007","content":"> Proclamation under the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007\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](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-003#GS2@EN) of the [Weed Management Amendment Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-003) fix 1 January 2008 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n20 December 2007\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\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 26 December 2007\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries and Water.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The metadata claims the instrument is current to 2026 but the file was last modified in 2018. While not legally contradictory per se, a proclamation instrument that has never been amended yet claims an 18-year currency window raises questions about whether it has any operative provisions at all, since no substantive operative text appears in the document as presented.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 26 December 2007 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:58)' while also stating 'File last modified 4 September 2018'. A proclamation under an Amendment Act that has not been modified since 2018 yet claims currency 'to date' (2026) creates an implicit claim of ongoing legal relevance without any substantive content being present in the extracted text to verify what is actually current."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure / Entire Document","severity":"high","reasoning":"Proclamations under Acts are executive instruments that must contain operative provisions (e.g., commencement dates, declared areas, appointed persons). A proclamation consisting solely of its own metadata cannot fulfil the statutory purpose for which it was made. Any person seeking to comply with or rely upon this instrument has no substantive content upon which to act.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document as presented contains no operative proclamation text whatsoever. A 'Proclamation under the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007' that contains only metadata, status information, and administrative headers — but no actual proclamatory content — is a legally meaningless instrument. A proclamation with no operative provisions cannot lawfully proclaim anything."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information — 'usually updated within 3 working days'","severity":"low","reasoning":"A consolidation service that acknowledges it may be up to several working days out of date while presenting itself as the authoritative source creates a logical tension: users cannot know with certainty whether they are reading current law. This is particularly acute for time-sensitive compliance obligations.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The site disclaimer states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' yet the document simultaneously represents itself as authoritative consolidated legislation. The qualifier 'usually' creates an indeterminate window during which the published version may not reflect actual law, undermining the reliability of the instrument as presented."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version: 'current from 26 December 2007 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 4 September 2018'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument claims to be current up to the access date of 8 April 2026, implying it reflects the law as at that date. However, the file was last modified on 4 September 2018 — nearly eight years before the claimed currency date. These two statements are in tension: if the file has not been touched since 2018, the claim of currency to 2026 is either redundant (because nothing has changed) or misleading (because potential changes post-2018 may not be reflected)."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title: 'Proclamation under the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007'","section_b":"Document body: contains no operative proclamation provisions","confidence":0.7,"description":"The title and legislative header assert this is a substantive proclamation instrument made under statutory authority. The body of the document as reproduced contains only administrative metadata and no operative text. A named statutory instrument that contains no operative provisions contradicts its own claimed legal character."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. The scope has not expanded beyond this single purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the enabling Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format following long-established conventions"],"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 January 2008** as the date when the *Weed Management Amendment Act 2007* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (the Queen's representative in the state), acting on advice from the **Executive Council** (the Premier and senior ministers).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the Amendment Act. Without it, the new weed management rules would sit dormant.\n- It ensures everyone knows exactly when the new requirements for controlling declared weeds in Tasmania become enforceable.\n\n**Key detail:**\n- The proclamation was signed on 20 December 2007 and published in the *Gazette* (the official government newspaper) on 26 December 2007, giving a few days' notice before the 1 January 2008 start date."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content, scope, or operation of the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007; it only specifies the date (1 January 2008) on which the Act’s existing powers, duties and obligations take effect. No substantive legal changes are made by this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument type: commencement proclamation (administrative, not substantive).","Single clear temporal effect (fixes a commencement date).","Legal formality requirements: signed by Governor on Executive Council advice and Gazette notification.","Cross-reference to the parent Act (s.2) requires checking the Act to see substantive provisions that commence.","Administrative assignment to a government department (Department of Primary Industries and Water) for implementation and enforcement."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007 into force on 1 January 2008 (under s.2). It is a formal executive step: the Governor, acting with Executive Council advice, signed and notified the commencement; the Department of Primary Industries and Water administers the instrument. Mechanically, it does not change the Act’s text — it sets the date from which the Act’s powers, duties and compliance obligations become operative and enforceable."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type has a fixed and narrow purpose — to activate legislation on a specified date. There is no indication from the available text that its scope differs from that original intent. It performs exactly the function such instruments are designed to perform."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely procedural — it is a commencement proclamation with minimal substantive content","The actual legal complexity lies in the underlying Weed Management Amendment Act 2007, which is not reproduced here","No definitions, offences, penalties, or operative provisions are set out in the proclamation itself","Single, clear purpose: setting a commencement date"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally brings the Weed Management Amendment Act 2007 into force in Tasmania, setting 26 December 2007 as the commencement date. It activates new legal obligations on landowners, farmers, local councils and anyone handling declared weeds, making the amendment's changes legally effective from that date."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-amendment-act-2007","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-amendment-act-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-amendment-act-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-amendment-act-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-amendment-act-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-weed-management-amendment-act-2007/documents"}}