{"id":"F2008L04609","name":"Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Act 2008 - Proclamation","slug":"same-sex-relationships-equal-treatment-in-commonwealth-laws-superannuation-act-2008-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120960,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04609-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) 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\nSame-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — Superannuation) 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 Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — Superannuation) Act 2008, fix 1 January 2009 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 12 December 2008\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1074},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation that brings existing legislation into force on a specific date. It does not alter the substantive scope of the underlying Act, but rather executes the administrative function of setting the start date for the reforms."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward reference to existing legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal proclamation that activates part of the superannuation equality reforms. It sets **1 January 2009** as the date when Schedule 1 of the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws — Superannuation) Act 2008 comes into force.\n\n**What this means in practice:**\n\n*   From 1 January 2009, same-sex couples became entitled to equal treatment under Commonwealth superannuation laws\n*   Same-sex partners could be recognised as 'dependants' or 'spouses' for superannuation death benefits (payments made to family when a super fund member dies)\n*   Tax concessions and payment options that previously only applied to married or opposite-sex de facto couples became available to same-sex couples\n\nThis proclamation itself is an administrative mechanism—it does not contain the rights directly, but rather switches on the legal changes contained in the main Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/same-sex-relationships-equal-treatment-in-commonwealth-laws-superannuation-act-2008-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/same-sex-relationships-equal-treatment-in-commonwealth-laws-superannuation-act-2008-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/same-sex-relationships-equal-treatment-in-commonwealth-laws-superannuation-act-2008-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/same-sex-relationships-equal-treatment-in-commonwealth-laws-superannuation-act-2008-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/same-sex-relationships-equal-treatment-in-commonwealth-laws-superannuation-act-2008-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/same-sex-relationships-equal-treatment-in-commonwealth-laws-superannuation-act-2008-proclamation/documents"}}