{"id":"tas:sr-1999-186","name":"Proclamation under the Youth Justice Act 1997","slug":"proclamation-under-the-youth-justice-act-1997","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"186 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318960,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1999-186-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Youth Justice Act 1997","content":"> Proclamation under the Youth Justice Act 1997\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-1997-081#GS2@EN) [Youth Justice Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-081) fix 1 February 2000 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n22 December 1999\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJUDY JACKSON\n\nMinister for Health and Human Services\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 29 December 1999\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","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 February 2000** as the date when Tasmania's *Youth Justice Act 1997* 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- Young people in Tasmania who come into contact with the criminal justice system (the Youth Justice Act governs how children and teenagers are dealt with when accused of offences).\n- Legal practitioners, police, courts, and youth justice workers who needed to know exactly when the new rules took effect.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws often pass Parliament years before they become enforceable. This document bridges that gap.\n- It provides legal certainty — everyone knows precisely when the old system ended and the new youth justice regime began."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement Proclamation by its nature has a fixed and narrow purpose: to bring legislation into force. There is no indication of scope change from original intent. It performs exactly the administrative function such instruments are designed to perform — no more, no less."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself contains almost no substantive legal content — it is a short administrative instrument (a Proclamation) rather than a detailed Act or regulation","Its sole function is to set a commencement date, which is a simple and well-understood legal mechanism","No complex definitions, offence provisions, penalties, or procedural requirements are contained within the Proclamation itself","The underlying Act (Youth Justice Act 1997) may be complex, but this document does not reproduce or engage with its content"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation by the Tasmanian Governor sets the commencement date for the Youth Justice Act 1997, bringing its youth-criminal-justice rules into legal effect. It affects young people in contact with the justice system and the police, courts, families and practitioners who deal with them.\n\nIts significance is procedural: it simply confirms when the Act — which governs treatment, rights and interventions for offenders under 18 — became enforceable (from 29 December 1999)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Youth Justice Act 1997; it merely declares the day the Act commences (1 February 2000) under s 2. It records who made the proclamation and its notification and administration details but does not create new obligations, fees, or policy content."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: fixes commencement date only","Explicit legal authority invoked (section 2 of the Youth Justice Act 1997)","No substantive amendments or regulatory detail to interpret","Administrative metadata included (Governor, Minister, Gazette notification, administering department)","No new discretion, compliance regimes, or financial arrangements specified"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Youth Justice Act 1997, fixes 1 February 2000 as the date the Act begins to operate in Tasmania. It is a procedural start‑date: it does not amend the Act, set fees, or allocate funding. The Governor, acting with the Executive Council, made the decision; the proclamation is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and was notified in the Gazette on 29 December 1999."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified in 2018 but the version is described as current to 2026, either amendments have occurred that are not reflected in the modification date, or the 'current' designation is misleading. This creates ambiguity about the true currency of the instrument.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 29 December 1999 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:21)' while also stating the 'File last modified 24 July 2018'. A proclamation cannot be simultaneously unmodified since 2018 yet current to 2026 without any amendments being reflected, raising questions about what 'current' actually means."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation with no operative text cannot fulfil any legal function. If this is the complete instrument, it is legally void for want of operative provisions. No person or body could comply with, enforce, or give effect to a proclamation that states nothing. This may be a reproduction error, but as presented the instrument is a legal nullity.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The proclamation document as reproduced contains no substantive operative provisions whatsoever. A Proclamation under the Youth Justice Act 1997 would ordinarily proclaim a commencement date or bring specific provisions into force, yet no such operative content is present. The document is entirely metadata and status information."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is a representation about administrative practice embedded in the legal instrument's metadata. It creates a reasonable expectation that cannot be tested or enforced from the face of the document, and sits oddly within what purports to be a legal instrument rather than a website disclaimer.","confidence":0.35,"description":"The site claims legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' yet the file was last modified 24 July 2018, despite being described as current to 8 April 2026. If no changes have occurred in nearly 8 years this is unremarkable, but the update promise cannot be verified against the stale modification date."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version - 'current from 29 December 1999 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:21)'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 24 July 2018'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The version is described as continuously current from 1999 through to April 2026, yet the underlying file was last modified in July 2018. These two statements are not necessarily contradictory if no amendments occurred post-2018, but if the Table of Amending Instruments (linked but not reproduced) records any post-2018 amendments, then the modification date directly contradicts the currency claim."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Document title - 'Proclamation under the Youth Justice Act 1997'","section_b":"Document body - Contains no operative proclamation text","confidence":0.78,"description":"The title asserts this is a legally operative proclamation made under statute, but the body of the document contains only administrative metadata, status information, and navigation links. A proclamation must contain operative words (e.g. fixing a date, appointing a person, bringing provisions into force). 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