{"id":"tas:sr-2001-089","name":"Proclamation under the Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001","slug":"tas-sr-2001-089","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"89 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318764,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-089-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001","content":"> Proclamation under the Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001\n\nI, the Lieutenant-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-2001-043#GS2@EN) [Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-043) fix 22 August 2001 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n13 August 2001\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nP. PATMORE\n\nMinister for Justice and Industrial Relations\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 22 August 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the proclamation has not been amended since it came into force on 22 August 2001, suggesting its scope has remained consistent with its original intent. No amending instruments appear to have altered its operation."},"complexity_factors":["Operates within a cooperative federalism framework, which requires understanding of how multiple state laws interact","The proclamation itself references a parent Act that is part of a national scheme, adding a layer of cross-jurisdictional context","The actual operative content of the proclamation is not reproduced in the provided text, making full analysis impossible","Proclamations as a legislative form can be unfamiliar to non-lawyers","Low complexity overall as it appears to be a straightforward administrative activation instrument with no amendments since 2001"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation activates parts of Tasmania’s Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001, making the state’s administrative‑action rules for cross‑jurisdictional cooperative schemes operational. It affects participants in such schemes, government administrators, and anyone seeking review or appeal of administrative decisions. It’s a technical legal switch whose practical effect depends on the specific proclamation text, which is not provided here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document that has not been modified since 2018 cannot self-certify currency to 2026 without some external validation mechanism. If no amendments have occurred, this is merely a presentation quirk, but the combination of a 2018 modification date with a 2026 currency claim creates an unexplained gap that could mask unrecorded changes or render the currency statement meaningless.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 22 August 2001 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:12)' but the file was last modified on 13 August 2018. If the file has not been modified since 2018, the claim of currency 'to date' (2026) is potentially misleading or unverifiable."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"medium","reasoning":"While likely a rendering/scraping artefact rather than a legislative drafting flaw, if accepted as the authoritative text, duplicated headings create genuine interpretive uncertainty. Legislation must be capable of being read with clarity. Duplicated structural elements at the level of the official published instrument undermine certainty of reference.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document as reproduced contains extreme and systematic duplication of every heading and section title (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). If this reflects the authoritative version of the instrument, it renders the document structurally absurd and potentially ambiguous as to which instance of a heading is operative."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day currency promise implies active maintenance. An unmodified file spanning nearly 8 years while claiming to be 'current to date' either means nothing has changed (making the promise trivially satisfied but unhelpfully vague) or that the maintenance promise is not being tested. This is a soft logical tension rather than a hard contradiction.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The update policy states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file modification date (13 August 2018) predates the access date (8 April 2026) by approximately 7.5 years with no apparent amendments recorded. The 3-working-day update guarantee is internally inconsistent with a multi-year absence of recorded modifications while the instrument remains described as 'current'."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 13 August 2018","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 22 August 2001 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:12)","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument's file modification date (13 August 2018) is inconsistent with the currency claim extending to 8 April 2026. The Table of Amending Instruments link is present but no amendments are described in the reproduced text. There is no reconciliation between the frozen modification date and the rolling currency assertion, creating a potential contradiction between the static record and the dynamic currency claim."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the Act’s content or scope; it merely declares the date on which the Act’s provisions commence and records administrative responsibility and publication."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action: sets a commencement date only (22 August 2001)","Clear legal source: made under section 2 of the named Act","Formal actors: issued by the Lieutenant‑Governor acting with Executive Council","Administrative detail: identifies administering department and Gazette notification","No substantive amendments or regulatory detail in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 22 August 2001 as the day the Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001 comes into force in Tasmania. It was made by the Lieutenant‑Governor with the advice of the Executive Council and was notified in the Gazette.\n\nThe proclamation brings the Act’s administrative powers and duties into effect for persons and bodies covered by that Act and identifies the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations as the administering agency."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by its nature has a single, narrow purpose: to activate legislation. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format following established conventions"],"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 **22 August 2001** as the date when the *Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the state's Executive Council, which is the formal body of senior ministers).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" the Act, making it enforceable from 22 August 2001.\n- Without this document, the Act would remain dormant — passed but not active.\n\n**Key point:** This is purely procedural. It doesn't change what the Act says; it simply tells everyone when the rules start applying."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-089","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-089/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-089/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-089/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-089/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-089/documents"}}