{"id":"tas:sr-2001-067","name":"Proclamation under the Witness Protection Act 2000","slug":"proclamation-under-the-witness-protection-act-2000","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"67 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318733,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-067-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Witness Protection Act 2000","content":"> Proclamation under the Witness Protection Act 2000\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-2000-026#GS2@EN) [Witness Protection Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-026) fix 1 July 2001 as the day on which that Act, except section 32 and Schedule 1, commences.\n\n11 June 2001\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Police and Public Safety\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 20 June 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Police and Public Safety.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"There is no evidence of scope change. This is a commencement proclamation whose sole function is to activate the Witness Protection Act 2000. It has remained unchanged since 20 June 2001, indicating it fulfilled its narrow purpose without modification or expansion."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is purely procedural — it is a commencement instrument with minimal substantive content.","The actual legal complexity resides in the parent Act (Witness Protection Act 2000), not this proclamation.","No amending instruments appear to have changed its substance since 2001, suggesting a stable and simple instrument.","The document as reproduced is heavily duplicated in formatting, making it harder to extract meaningful content, though the underlying legal instrument is straightforward."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania brought the Witness Protection Act 2000 into force from 20 June 2001.\n\nIt enabled legal protections and programs for at‑risk criminal witnesses and the agencies that run and rely on them (Tasmania Police, prosecutors and courts), making those safeguards legally enforceable."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the Act's substantive provisions; it sets the operative date (1 July 2001) for most of the Act while postponing commencement of section 32 and Schedule 1. This is a temporal/administrative change only, not a change to the Act's subject‑matter scope (proclamation text: fixes commencement date; excludes s32 and Sch1)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow legal effect: a commencement proclamation (limited substantive change).","Partial commencement: excludes section 32 and Schedule 1, adding a temporal carve‑out.","Statutory basis: exercise of power under section 2 of the Act (referenced in the text).","Administrative formalities recorded: date of proclamation, gazette notification, and administering agency.","Decision-making traceability: Governor acted with advice of the Executive Council (limits independent discretion)."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Witness Protection Act 2000, fixes 1 July 2001 as the day the *Witness Protection Act 2000* begins to operate, except for section 32 and Schedule 1 which are not commenced on that date. The Governor made the order on the advice of the Executive Council and it was gazetted; the instrument is administered by the Department of Police and Public Safety. The proclamation triggers implementation duties for police and related agencies from the commencement date."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended: bringing a parent Act into force with specific exclusions. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","Simple binary condition: everything commences except two specified provisions","Total length under 150 words","Standard proclamation format with no substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into force.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that the *Witness Protection Act 2000* will start operating on **1 July 2001**.\n- However, **two parts are held back**: section 32 and Schedule 1 of the Act do **not** commence on that date. They remain inactive until a later proclamation brings them into force.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian police and justice agencies, who must prepare for the new witness protection scheme to begin.\n- Potential witnesses in criminal cases who may need protection under the new law.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically start working. This proclamation is the \"green light\" that makes most of the *Witness Protection Act 2000* legally active. The delayed sections suggest those parts needed more preparation time or further policy decisions before implementation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-witness-protection-act-2000","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-witness-protection-act-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-witness-protection-act-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-witness-protection-act-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-witness-protection-act-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-witness-protection-act-2000/documents"}}