{"id":"tas:sr-2005-062","name":"Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment Act 2005","slug":"tas-sr-2005-062","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"62 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":317859,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2005-062-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment Act 2005","content":"> Proclamation under the Local Government Amendment Act 2005\n\nI, the Administrator 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-2005-008#GS2@EN) [Local Government Amendment Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-008) fix 1 July 2005 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, except section 156, commence.\n\n22 June 2005\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nAdministrator\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJ. G. COX\n\nMinister Assisting the Premier on Local Government\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 29 June 2005\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation, which by definition has a narrow, technical purpose: to activate legislation. It has not expanded beyond this original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No conditional logic or exceptions beyond the simple exclusion of one section","Extremely short (under 150 words of substantive content)","Standard proclamation format with ceremonial language that creates no legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A formal government notice (called a \"proclamation\") that sets the start date for a new law.\n\n**What it does:** This document officially declares that most parts of the *Local Government Amendment Act 2005* will begin operating on **1 July 2005**. The only exception is **section 156**, which starts on a different date (not specified here).\n\n**Who made it:** The Administrator of Tasmania (acting on behalf of the Governor, who was likely unavailable) with approval from the Executive Council (the Premier and senior ministers).\n\n**Why it matters:** Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. Someone in authority must formally \"turn them on.\" This proclamation is that switch. It tells local councils, ratepayers, and officials exactly when the new rules apply.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Made:** 22 June 2005\n- **Published in Gazette:** 29 June 2005\n- **Takes effect:** 1 July 2005 (for all sections except section 156)"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content of the Local Government Amendment Act 2005; it only fixes the commencement date for its provisions (except s156) as of 1 July 2005 and records administrative details (notification and department)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal action: sets a commencement date for an Act rather than creating new substantive rules.","Explicit exception: excludes section 156, requiring attention to that remaining provision.","Formal decision-making: made by the Administrator with Executive Council advice (cites s2 of the Act).","Administrative details: Gazette notification and departmental administration are recorded, but add no substantive legal complexity.","Low interpretive content: no ambiguous definitions, no delegated rulemaking or conditional commencements within the text."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 July 2005 as the day when the provisions of the Local Government Amendment Act 2005 take effect, except for section 156. The Administrator, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, made the proclamation under section 2 of the Act.\n\nFrom that date the Act's provisions apply to the persons and bodies covered by the Act; the proclamation was notified in the Gazette on 29 June 2005 and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation by definition does not change scope — it simply activates the parent Act (Local Government Amendment Act 2005) as originally passed by Parliament. There is no evidence of scope modification."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a purely administrative proclamation with no substantive legal content of its own","It contains no operative provisions beyond setting a commencement date","The document as provided is largely metadata and status information rather than legislative text","No technical legal definitions, exceptions, or cross-references to navigate"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation by the Governor of Tasmania sets the commencement date — 29 June 2005 — for the Local Government Amendment Act 2005, bringing that Act’s changes to local government into force. It affects Tasmanian councils, their elected members, residents and ratepayers, and anyone involved in local government administration by legally triggering the Act’s implementation."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-062","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-062/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-062/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-062/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-062/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2005-062/documents"}}