{"id":"tas:sr-2012-018","name":"Proclamation under the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011","slug":"tas-sr-2012-018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"18 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314235,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2012-018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011","content":"> Proclamation under the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011\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-2011-051#GS2@EN) [Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-051) fix 1 July 2012 as the day on which commence the provisions of that Act that have not already commenced.\n\n2 April 2012\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHELLE O'BYRNE\n\nMinister for Health\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 11 April 2012\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural instrument with a single, narrow purpose: commencing provisions of the parent Act. It has not expanded beyond its 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 ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 July 2012** as the date when the remaining provisions of the *Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011* come into force.\n- Some parts of the Act had already started earlier; this proclamation activates the rest.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Tasmanian public health organisations (the entities that run hospitals and health services in Tasmania).\n- Anyone who uses or works in the Tasmanian public health system.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Laws often pass Parliament months or years before they actually apply to people. A proclamation like this is the \"on switch\" that makes the law operational.\n- In this case, it finalised the legal framework for how Tasmania's public hospitals and health services are organised and governed."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient operative text is present to determine whether the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. The metadata indicates amendments have been made, but the nature of those amendments cannot be assessed from the available content."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata is present — the operative legal content of the Proclamation is absent from the provided text","Proclamations are generally short and narrow in scope, making them inherently less complex than substantive legislation","The parent Act (Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011) is moderately complex, but this document only references it rather than engaging with its substance","Existence of amendments adds a minor layer of complexity as the current effect may differ from the original"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011 and in force from 11 April 2012, relates to the establishment or modification of Tasmanian public health organisations. The available file shows only administrative metadata (including later amendments), so the operative text isn’t visible. It affects health organisations, administrators, staff and potentially patients because such proclamations can create, alter or dissolve health service structures."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the content or reach of the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011; it only sets the timing for when the Act's remaining provisions take legal effect under section 2. In consequence, legal obligations begin earlier or later depending on the date fixed, but the substantive scope of the Act is unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Single procedural action: fixes a commencement date rather than changing substantive law","Reference to enabling provision (section 2) creates a narrow legal basis","Multiple formal dates to track (proclamation date, commencement date, Gazette notice)","Administrative assignment (Department of Health and Human Services) for implementation","Low ambiguity: no subordinate rules, conditions, or transitional schedules included"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 1 July 2012 as the commencement date for all remaining provisions of the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011, made under section 2. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, thereby makes those provisions legally operative from that date; entities subject to the Act must comply from 1 July 2012. The proclamation is dated 2 April 2012, was notified in the Gazette on 11 April 2012, and is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Header/Title Block","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A Proclamation is a formal legal instrument whose title carries legal weight. Truncated and duplicated titles ('Tasmani' vs 'Tasmanian') could theoretically be argued to create uncertainty as to which document is the operative instrument, though in practice courts would apply a purposive reading. The duplication is nonetheless a formal defect.","confidence":0.62,"description":"The document title is duplicated and truncated multiple times. 'Proclamation under the Tasmani' appears as a standalone heading repeated alongside the full title, suggesting a structural rendering failure that may create ambiguity about the instrument's formal name and legal identity."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information — Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A gap of nearly 9 years between last file modification (2017) and the claimed currency date (2026) raises a logical tension: the site asserts currency to the access date, yet the only evidence of any review or update activity stops in 2017. This is not a strict legal contradiction but undermines the reliability of the currency representation.","confidence":0.7,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 11 April 2012 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:27)' but also states 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If no amendments have occurred since 5 July 2017, the currency claim extending to 2026 is logically hollow — the instrument has not been maintained or verified as current, merely not amended."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information — Currency of version / Update commitment","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment creates a standing representation to users. The absence of any modification since 2017 over a nearly 9-year window, during which Tasmania's health organisation landscape demonstrably changed, creates a plausible tension between this commitment and the actual state of the document.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 5 July 2017. If any subordinate legislative changes, administrative arrangement orders, or related amendments occurred between 2017 and 2026 affecting this Proclamation, the 3-working-day commitment would have been breached without any visible correction."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information block — entire section","severity":"medium","reasoning":"In legal instruments, duplication of operative or quasi-operative status provisions without explicit subordination of one to the other creates an interpretive hazard. While currently identical, the structural duplication is an inherent logical flaw in the document's architecture.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The entire Status Information section, including all subsections (Currency of version, Table of Amending Instruments, Responsible Minister and Department, Authorisation), is reproduced verbatim twice within the document. This creates a situation where both instances carry equal formal authority, and any future divergence between the two instances (e.g., through selective amendment of the online rendering) would create irresolvable ambiguity as to which is operative."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information — 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","section_b":"Status Information — 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' / 'Version current from 11 April 2012 to date (accessed 8 April 2026)'","confidence":0.68,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be current as of April 2026 and to be updated within 3 working days of any change, yet the file modification date is 5 July 2017. These three claims cannot all be true: either no relevant changes have occurred in ~9 years (improbable given health administration reforms), or the currency and update-timeliness claims are inaccurate."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Title: 'Proclamation under the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011' (full form)","section_b":"Title: 'Proclamation under the Tasmani' (truncated form, appearing as standalone heading)","confidence":0.58,"description":"The truncated title 'Proclamation under the Tasmani' and the full title 'Proclamation under the Tasmanian Health Organisations Act 2011' appear as co-equal headings within the same document. As a matter of formal legal drafting, an instrument should have one unambiguous title. The presence of a truncated variant as a heading — not labelled as a formatting artefact — creates a minor but genuine formal contradiction about the instrument's name."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-018","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-018/documents"}}