{"id":"tas:sr-2015-009","name":"Proclamation under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013","slug":"tas-sr-2015-009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"9 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314068,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013","content":"> Proclamation under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013\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-2013-030#GS2@EN) [Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-030) fix 30 March 2015 as the day on which [section 31](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-030#GS31@EN) of that Act commences.\n\n16 March 2015\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nM. T. (RENE) HIDDING\n\nMinister for Infrastructure\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 25 March 2015\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation performing exactly the function intended—specifying when a particular section of an Act comes into force. There is no expansion or alteration of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act and one section number","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard proclamation format with ceremonial language but minimal legal substance"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') made by the Governor of Tasmania on 16 March 2015. It sets a specific date—30 March 2015—when **section 31** of the *Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013* would come into force (meaning it would start having legal effect).\n\n**What this means:**\n- **Who made it:** The Governor of Tasmania, acting on advice from the state government (specifically, the Minister for Infrastructure at the time).\n- **What it does:** It 'commences' (activates) one particular section of an existing law. Section 31 of that Act deals with the application of the national heavy vehicle law in Tasmania.\n- **Why it matters:** Laws often pass through Parliament in stages. Some sections start immediately; others need a later start date set by proclamation. This document officially flips the switch for section 31, bringing that part of the heavy vehicle rules into effect for Tasmania.\n\nIn short: this is a formal 'start date' announcement for one piece of trucking and heavy vehicle regulation in Tasmania."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not alter the Act's substance or expand its legal scope; it merely sets the commencement date for section 31 under the authority of section 2. Any changes in obligations, costs, or compliance burdens arise from section 31 itself when it is brought into force, not from this proclamation."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: fixes commencement date for one section only (section 31).","No substantive amendment to primary legislation within the proclamation.","Legal effect contingent on an external provision (section 31) whose text/content is not included here.","Uses routine executive power under section 2 to determine timing.","Administrative steps (Gazette notification, Department of State Growth administration) rather than complex regulatory design."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation uses the power in section 2 of the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 to set 30 March 2015 as the day section 31 of that Act comes into force. It does not change the wording of the Act; it only fixes when that particular provision starts to apply. The Governor, acting with Executive Council advice, makes the timing decision; who pays and what compliance is required depend on the substantive obligations in section 31 once commenced."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A proclamation of this type is purely mechanical — it sets a commencement date for an already-enacted law. There is no indication of scope change from the original legislative intent. It does exactly what a proclamation is designed to do: bring the Heavy Vehicle National Law into operation in Tasmania."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is procedural and administrative — it is a proclamation instrument, not substantive legislation with complex operative provisions","The actual legal complexity resides in the parent Act and the national law it applies, not in this proclamation","Limited content is visible in the provided text — only metadata and status information, with no operative clauses reproduced","Cross-jurisdictional nature of the national heavy vehicle scheme adds minor complexity for interpretation purposes"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally brought Tasmania into the Heavy Vehicle National Law scheme by activating the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013, making Tasmanian heavy vehicles subject to the national rules from 25 March 2015. It affects truck drivers, transport operators, freight-dependent businesses and road managers by aligning Tasmanian safety, weight, fatigue and access rules with the national framework."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the legislation is truly current to 2026 but the file was last modified in 2017, either the currency claim is misleading or the modification date is inaccurate. The 'Table of Amending Instruments' link implies amendments exist, yet the modification date predates the claimed currency endpoint by nearly nine years. This creates an internal inconsistency about the document's actual authoritative state.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 25 March 2015 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:24)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. 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A document consisting solely of repeated headings and metadata references only itself and other documents (via hyperlinks), creating a circular reference structure with no substantive legal foundation.","confidence":0.9,"description":"The document title 'Proclamation under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013' appears at least six times in succession, and section headings such as 'Status Information', 'Currency of version', 'Table of Amending Instruments', and 'Authorisation' are each duplicated verbatim. 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