{"id":"F2009L03731","name":"Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008 - Proclamation","slug":"protection-of-the-sea-legislation-amendment-act-2008-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":141588,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03731-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008 - Proclamation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nProtection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008, fix 13 October 2009 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 8 October 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nANTHONY ALBANESE\n\nMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1392},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation has a fixed, singular purpose: to trigger the operation of Schedule 1 on a specific date. It does not alter, expand, or modify the substantive content or scope of the underlying Amendment Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a calendar date","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional provisions","Purely administrative commencement instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This commencement proclamation, signed by the Governor‑General, brings Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008 into force on 13 October 2009. It’s a procedural but consequential act: it fixes the statutory start date so the Act’s maritime pollution and shipping law amendments take legal effect from that day under the parent Act’s commencement power."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/protection-of-the-sea-legislation-amendment-act-2008-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/protection-of-the-sea-legislation-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/protection-of-the-sea-legislation-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/protection-of-the-sea-legislation-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/protection-of-the-sea-legislation-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/protection-of-the-sea-legislation-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/documents"}}