{"id":"C2004L06679","name":"Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 - Proclamation (02/05/2002)","slug":"regional-forest-agreements-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28325,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06679-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002 - Proclamation (02/05/2002)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nRegional Forest Agreements Act 2002\n\n \n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002, fix 3 May 2002 as the day on which sections 3 to 12 of that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 2 May 2002   \n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nIAN MACDONALD\n\nMinister for Forestry and Conservation\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1642},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly its intended procedural function: bringing specified sections of the parent Act into force on a fixed date. There is no expansion beyond the commencement mechanism, nor any alteration of the substantive scope of the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms, schedules, or interpretation clauses","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other statutes","Document contains only procedural machinery (signature block and single substantive paragraph)","Length of approximately 100 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **commencement proclamation** — the legal mechanism that switches on specific parts of an Act of Parliament.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares that **sections 3 to 12** of the *Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002* start operating on **3 May 2002**.\n- Made by the Governor-General (acting on advice from the Federal Executive Council) under the authority granted by subsection 2(1) of that Act.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen Parliament passes a law, the provisions don't always take effect immediately. This proclamation formally activates the substantive parts of the forest agreements legislation, allowing the Commonwealth to enter into agreements with States about sustainable forest management and the protection of native forests.\n\n**In short:** This is the official 'go live' notice for the main operational sections of the Regional Forest Agreements Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/regional-forest-agreements-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002","history":"/api/acts/regional-forest-agreements-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/regional-forest-agreements-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/regional-forest-agreements-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/regional-forest-agreements-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/regional-forest-agreements-act-2002-proclamation-02-05-2002/documents"}}