{"id":"F2009L03902","name":"Safe Work Australia Act 2008 - Proclamation","slug":"safe-work-australia-act-2008-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":81240,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03902-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safe Work Australia Act 2008 -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\nSafe Work Australia 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 Safe Work Australia Act 2008, fix 1 November 2009 as the day on which sections 3 to 73 of that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 29 October 2009\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nJULIA GILLARD\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1491},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation exercising the specific power in section 2(1) of the Safe Work Australia Act 2008. It does not alter the substantive scope of the legislation; it merely activates sections 3-73 on the specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward executive instrument exercising a specific statutory power"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal **commencement proclamation**—essentially the 'start button' for parts of the Safe Work Australia Act 2008.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Brings sections 3 to 73 of the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 into legal effect on **1 November 2009**\n- Signed by the Governor-General (Quentin Bryce) on 29 October 2009, acting on ministerial advice\n\n**Why it matters:**\nParliament can pass a law, but it doesn't automatically become active. This document officially 'switches on' the main body of the workplace safety legislation, allowing Safe Work Australia to begin operating and the new work health and safety rules to take effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safe-work-australia-act-2008-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/safe-work-australia-act-2008-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safe-work-australia-act-2008-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safe-work-australia-act-2008-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safe-work-australia-act-2008-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safe-work-australia-act-2008-proclamation/documents"}}