{"id":"tas:sr-2010-031","name":"Proclamation under the Economic Regulator Act 2009","slug":"tas-sr-2010-031","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"31 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315139,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2010-031-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Economic Regulator Act 2009","content":"> Proclamation under the Economic Regulator Act 2009\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-2009-058#GS2@EN) [Economic Regulator Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-058) fix 1 June 2010 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n17 May 2010\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL AIRD\n\nTreasurer\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 May 2010\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. No scope creep."},"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 long-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 **1 June 2010** as the date when Tasmania's *Economic Regulator Act 2009* officially starts operating.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian businesses and consumers who fall under the Economic Regulator's jurisdiction (typically utilities like electricity, water, and gas).\n- The Tasmanian Economic Regulator itself, which gains its powers from this date.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws don't automatically start working when Parliament passes them. This proclamation is the \"start button\" that activates the 2009 Act, allowing the regulator to begin setting prices, issuing licences, and enforcing rules.\n\n**Key point:** Without this proclamation, the Act would remain dormant — passed but not legally effective."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Economic Regulator Act 2009; it merely fixes the date (1 June 2010) on which the Act comes into force, identifies the executive authority making that choice (Governor with Executive Council) under section 2, and records administrative details (signed 17 May 2010; notified 26 May 2010; administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, procedural effect — the instrument only sets a commencement date and does not amend substantive law (Proclamation, first paragraph).","Clear legal authority — made under section 2 of the Economic Regulator Act 2009, limiting discretionary scope to commencement timing (Proclamation, first paragraph; authority: s2).","Single effective date — fixes a single calendar date (1 June 2010), which simplifies compliance planning but shifts timing of obligations for affected parties (Proclamation, first paragraph).","Limited operational detail — no transitional arrangements or phased commencement are specified, so implementation depends on the Act’s own provisions for effect and any agency guidance (Proclamation text).","Administrative metadata present — signed by the Governor (17 May 2010), notified in the Gazette (26 May 2010), and administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance, which identifies who coordinates implementation (Proclamation footer).","Low stakeholder complexity — affects regulated entities and government agencies subject to the Act; does not create new regulatory duties itself but triggers existing ones on the fixed date (Proclamation, first paragraph)."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 June 2010 as the commencement date for the Economic Regulator Act 2009. It is made by the Governor on the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of that Act.\n\nSetting this date determines when the Act’s powers, duties and compliance obligations take effect for regulated entities and government agencies; the proclamation is administered by the Department of Treasury and Finance and was notified in the Gazette on 26 May 2010."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available to assess whether the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. The document as provided contains only metadata, status information, and administrative details — not the operative provisions of the Proclamation itself."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided is largely metadata and status information rather than substantive legislative content","The actual operative clauses of the Proclamation are absent from the provided text, severely limiting analysis","Proclamations as a legislative instrument type are structurally simple — they typically perform one or a small number of functions","No complex definitions, schedules, or cross-referencing provisions are visible in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Proclamation made under Tasmania’s Economic Regulator Act 2009 that has been in force since 26 May 2010 and later amended. It implements or triggers provisions of the Act — affecting the Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator, regulated service providers, and the households and businesses that use services like water, sewerage and energy.\n\nIts importance lies in activating regulatory powers (for example, over pricing or the regulator’s jurisdiction), though the exact operative content isn’t included here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation that has been modified in 2018 but whose currency is described as running from 2010 'to date' without acknowledging the 2018 modification as a distinct version boundary is administratively misleading, though not strictly a logical impossibility.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument claims to be 'current from 26 May 2010 to date' while also stating 'File last modified 3 September 2018', creating an internal tension about what 'current' actually means and whether the 2018 modification is captured in the stated currency period."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update guarantee cannot be verified against the actual modification history shown. The document's own metadata contradicts the implied currency of the disclaimer.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The statement that 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' appears in a document whose file was last modified in 2018, yet the document presents itself as current to 2026. If updates occur within 3 working days of changes, the absence of any amendment notation beyond 2018 implies no changes have occurred in approximately 8 years, which is plausible but the disclaimer creates a false assurance that the reader is viewing a live and reliably updated document."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - File last modified 3 September 2018","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:43)","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument states it is current 'to date' (8 April 2026) yet the underlying file was last modified on 3 September 2018. These two claims are in tension: either the document has been substantively current and unchanged for over 7.5 years (possible but notable), or the currency statement is misleading in implying active maintenance through to 2026."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2010-031","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2010-031/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2010-031/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2010-031/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2010-031/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2010-031/documents"}}