{"id":"tas:sr-2020-094","name":"Proclamation under the On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020","slug":"tas-sr-2020-094","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"94 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313867,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-094-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020","content":"> Proclamation under the On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020\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-2020-028#GS2@EN) [On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-028) fix 30 December 2020 as the day on which Part 1, Part 2, sections 5, 6, 14, 17-19, 23, 26, 27, 31, 33-35, 39, 40, 45-47, 52, 55, 58, 59, 61, 63 and 65-68 of that Act commence.\n\n22 December 2020\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON\n\nMinister for Infrastructure and Transport\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 30 December 2020\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement Proclamation — its sole purpose is to bring the Act into force. It has no independent scope of its own beyond that administrative function, and there is no evidence of scope change from original intent."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a Proclamation only — it is procedural in nature with minimal substantive content","No operative provisions, definitions, or detailed legal obligations are contained within this instrument itself","The complexity of the underlying amendments Act is not assessable from this document alone","Standard commencement mechanism familiar in Australian legislative drafting"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the formal announcement by the Tasmanian Governor that the On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020 was brought into force on 30 December 2020. It activates miscellaneous legal changes affecting taxi and hire‑car operators and drivers, app‑based rideshare providers, passengers and regulators. The Proclamation itself contains no substantive detail of the amendments — see the Act for specifics."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing specified provisions into force. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No conditional logic or cross-references beyond a simple list of sections","Standard proclamation format used routinely across all Australian jurisdictions","Length: approximately 150 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — essentially an official 'start date' notice for a Tasmanian law about ride-sharing and taxi services.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **30 December 2020** as the day when most (but not all) parts of the *On-Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020* come into force.\n- Lists specific sections that start on that date — basically everything except some parts that were likely held back for later implementation.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone using or providing Uber, taxi, or other on-demand transport services in Tasmania.\n- Transport operators, drivers, and regulators who needed to know exactly when the new rules applied.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nLaws don't automatically start when passed by Parliament. This proclamation flips the switch, telling everyone: \"These changes to ride-sharing and taxi regulations are now active.\" Without this document, those sections would sit dormant."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation only fixes the commencement date for listed provisions under section 2 of the Act; it does not amend, expand or narrow the substantive scope of the On‑Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is strictly a commencement proclamation (limited legal effect)","Enumerates a long list of Parts and sections to commence, increasing drafting length but not substantive complexity","Made under section 2 of the parent Act, so authority and effect are plainly statutory","Routine executive formalities (Governor, Executive Council, Gazette notification)","Administrative detail only (which Department administers), no new regulatory rules or discretion conferred"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 30 December 2020 as the commencement date for specified parts of the On‑Demand Passenger Transport Services Industry (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020. It brings selected amendments into force on that date, affecting operators and regulators in the on‑demand passenger transport sector.\n\nThe Governor, acting with Executive Council advice, made the commencement decision and the Department of State Growth administers the proclamation. Regulated businesses bear any compliance costs once the listed provisions commence; the proclamation does not change the Act’s substantive content."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-094","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-094/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-094/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-094/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-094/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2020-094/documents"}}