{"id":"tas:sr-2002-110","name":"Proclamation under the Sentencing Amendment Act 2002","slug":"tas-sr-2002-110","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"110 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318556,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-110-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Sentencing Amendment Act 2002","content":"> Proclamation under the Sentencing Amendment Act 2002\n\nI, the 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-2002-025#GS2@EN) [Sentencing Amendment Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025) fix 1 October 2002 as the day on which [sections 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025#GS3@EN) , [4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025#GS4@EN) , [5](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025#GS5@EN) , [6](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025#GS6@EN) , [9(b)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025#GS9@Hpb@EN) , [10](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025#GS10@EN) and [11](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-025#GS11@EN) of that Act commence.\n\n30 September 2002\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJUDY JACKSON\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 1 October 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation's scope is exactly as intended — it is a narrow administrative instrument whose sole purpose is to bring the Sentencing Amendment Act 2002 into force on 1 October 2002. There is no evidence of any scope change from its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Document is purely administrative — it sets a commencement date only, with no substantive legal content of its own","No operative provisions beyond declaring a start date","Short and formulaic in structure","Any complexity lies in the parent Act (Sentencing Amendment Act 2002), not this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania declares 1 October 2002 as the commencement date for the Sentencing Amendment Act 2002. It formally brings the amended sentencing rules into force.\n\nThat date matters to people sentenced on or after 1 October 2002, and to Tasmanian judges and lawyers determining which sentencing law applies."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content, coverage or legal effect of the Act’s provisions; it only fixes their commencement date. To assess changes in legal scope or obligations, one must read the specified sections of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2002 itself."},"complexity_factors":["Purely administrative commencement instrument rather than a substantive amendment","Clearly fixes a single commencement date (low procedural ambiguity)","Requires cross‑reference to the principal Act to know the substantive legal consequences","Formalities present (Governor’s proclamation, Ministerial sign‑off, Gazette notification) but no discretion or regulatory detail","Timing can affect pending matters or transitional arrangements in the principal Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 October 2002 as the day specific provisions of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2002 begin to operate. It affects anyone governed by those provisions (courts, offenders, legal practitioners and relevant agencies) because it determines when the Act’s new powers, duties or procedural changes become legally binding and enforceable."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing specified provisions into force. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act and standard administrative references)","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings specific parts of a law into force on a particular date.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on ministerial advice) has declared that **sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 9(b), 10 and 11** of the *Sentencing Amendment Act 2002* will start operating on **1 October 2002**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't always take effect immediately. This proclamation is the legal trigger that \"switches on\" these specific provisions.\n- It allows the government to control when new sentencing rules actually apply to real cases, giving courts and lawyers time to prepare.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone involved in criminal sentencing in Tasmania from 1 October 2002 onwards — including judges, lawyers, defendants, and victims — because these amended sentencing rules now apply to them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-110","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-110/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-110/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-110/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-110/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-110/documents"}}