{"id":"tas:sr-2008-018","name":"Proclamation under the Legal Profession Act 2007","slug":"tas-sr-2008-018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"18 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315725,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2008-018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Legal Profession Act 2007","content":"> Proclamation under the Legal Profession Act 2007\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 661(1) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024#GS661@Gs1@EN) [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024)  –\n\n> > (a) repeal the provisions of the [Legal Profession Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-090) listed in column 1 of the following table to the extent specified in column 2 of that table:\n> > \n> > | Column 1 | Column 2 |\n> > | Section 108(2)(a)(ii) | Omit \"a liquidator appointed in the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (iii),\" |\n> > | Section 108(2)(a)(iii) | Omit the provision |\n> > | Section 108(2A) | Omit the provision |\n> > | Section 108(2B) | Omit the provision |\n> > | Section 108(2C) | Omit the provision |\n> > | Section 111(1)(d) | Omit the provision |\n> > | Section 116(3A) | Omit \"a liquidator appointed in the circumstances referred to in section 108(2)(a)(iii) or\" |\n> \n> > (b) declare that this proclamation takes effect on 9 April 2008.\n\n17 March 2008\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Justice\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 26 March 2008\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation alters the operative scope of the Legal Profession Act 1993 by repealing or omitting the provisions listed in the table: it omits wording from section 108(2)(a)(ii), entirely omits section 108(2)(a)(iii), omits sections 108(2A), 108(2B) and 108(2C), omits section 111(1)(d), and omits wording from section 116(3A). Effect: from 9 April 2008 the specified text and subsections no longer form part of the 1993 Act, thereby changing which persons and circumstances (notably those involving the liquidators referenced) are subject to those provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, targeted instrument: repeals only specific subsections and phrases rather than creating new regulatory regimes","Cross‑statute references: effects are expressed by amendment to an earlier Act (Legal Profession Act 1993), requiring readers to consult both instruments","Precise drafting: some changes are phrase-level omissions which can have subtle legal effects","Commencement clarity: single, retroactive commencement date provided (9 April 2008) reduces implementation ambiguity","Low administrative discretion: Governor in Council makes the proclamation per statutory power, with no new rule‑making or enforcement mechanisms introduced"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation uses powers under the Legal Profession Act 2007 to repeal specified parts of the Legal Profession Act 1993, including omissions of several subsections and removing certain references to a liquidator. The repeal takes effect on 9 April 2008.\n\nMechanically, it narrows the text of the 1993 Act as listed in the table, so it directly changes which people and circumstances (notably those involving liquidators named in the repealed passages) are covered by or exempt from those provisions. The Department of Justice administers it."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No scope change is evident. The Proclamation appears to serve its original narrow purpose of commencing provisions under the Legal Profession Act 2007. No amendments to its scope are indicated by the available metadata."},"complexity_factors":["The document is almost entirely administrative metadata with minimal substantive legal content visible","The actual operative content of the Proclamation (which provisions it commences and from what date) is not included in the provided text","No complex legal concepts or obligations are defined within the visible text","Single-purpose instrument with a narrow administrative function"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation under Tasmania’s Legal Profession Act 2007 is an administrative instrument that set the Act’s commencement and thereby activated legal regulation for lawyers, firms and clients in Tasmania. The text provided lacks the specific clause it commences, but it came into effect on 9 April 2008, has not substantively changed, and shows an administrative update on 5 July 2017."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the limited, technical function it was designed for — removing specific liquidator-related provisions from the superseded 1993 Act as part of the transition to the 2007 Act. The scope remains tightly constrained to the transitional amendments listed in the table."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 7 specific technical amendments, all deletions or omissions","No defined terms within the proclamation itself","Single operative section with straightforward tabular format","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Cross-references only to the Act being amended (Legal Profession Act 1993) and the enabling provision (section 661(1) of Legal Profession Act 2007)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian proclamation** (an official government order) that makes specific technical changes to the **Legal Profession Act 1993**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Removes references to \"liquidators\"** (people appointed to wind up companies) from several sections of the old 1993 Act\n- Specifically, it deletes rules that mentioned liquidators appointed in particular circumstances, and removes entire subsections that dealt with liquidator-related matters\n- These changes took effect on **9 April 2008**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Lawyers and law firms in Tasmania\n- Liquidators who previously had certain rights or obligations under the 1993 Act\n- Anyone dealing with legal professional matters involving company insolvency\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis was a **cleanup exercise** — removing outdated provisions about liquidators from the old 1993 Act, likely because those matters were being moved to other legislation or were no longer needed after the **Legal Profession Act 2007** came into force. It's part of the transition from the old legal profession regulatory regime to the new one."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2008-018","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2008-018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2008-018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2008-018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2008-018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2008-018/documents"}}