{"id":"tas:sr-2021-015","name":"Proclamation under the Biosecurity Act 2019","slug":"tas-sr-2021-015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"15 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313827,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-015-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Biosecurity Act 2019","content":"> Proclamation under the Biosecurity Act 2019\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-2019-022#GS2@EN) [Biosecurity Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022) fix 31 March 2021 as the day on which the following provisions of the [Biosecurity Act 2019](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022) commence:\n\n> > (a) [Parts 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP3@EN) , [4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP4@EN) , [7](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP7@EN) , [10](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP10@EN) and [11](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP11@EN) ;\n> \n> > (b) [Division 3 of Part 2](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP2@HD3@EN) ;\n> \n> > (c) [Divisions 1](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP5@HD1@EN) and [2 of Part 5](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP5@HD2@EN) ;\n> \n> > (d) [Division 1 of Part 12](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP12@HD1@EN) ;\n> \n> > (e) [Division 4 of Part 14](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#HP14@HD4@EN) ;\n> \n> > (f) [sections 74](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS74@EN) , [76](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS76@EN) , [226](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS226@EN) , [227](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS227@EN) , [228](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS228@EN) , [229](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS229@EN) , [231](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS231@EN) , [239](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS239@EN) , [240](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS240@EN) , [242](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS242@EN) , [243](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS243@EN) , [256](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS256@EN) , [257](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS257@EN) , [258](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS258@EN) , [259](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS259@EN) , [260](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS260@EN) , [261](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS261@EN) , [262](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS262@EN) , [263](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS263@EN) , [269](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS269@EN) and [275](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#GS275@EN) ;\n> \n> > (g) [Schedule 1](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2019-022#JS1@EN) .\n\n1 March 2021\n\nC. WARNER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nGUY BARNETT\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Water\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 10 March 2021\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation performing exactly the function intended — activating specific provisions of an Act on a fixed date. There is no expansion beyond the original purpose of bringing the Biosecurity Act 2019 into operation in stages."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 500 words)","No defined terms — relies entirely on external references to the Biosecurity Act 2019","Simple structure: single operative clause listing commenced provisions","No conditional logic or exceptions within the proclamation itself","Heavy cross-referencing to the parent Act, but this is standard for commencement instruments and doesn't create interpretive difficulty"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — essentially a formal announcement that activates specific parts of Tasmania's Biosecurity Act 2019 on 31 March 2021.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania, acting on ministerial advice, has \"switched on\" (commenced) particular sections of the Biosecurity Act that weren't already in force.\n- Rather than the entire Act starting at once, this proclamation brings into operation:\n  - **Whole Parts** of the Act (Parts 3, 4, 7, 10, and 11)\n  - **Specific Divisions** within Parts 2, 5, 12, and 14\n  - **Individual sections** scattered throughout the Act (sections 74, 76, 226–229, 231, 239–240, 242–243, 256–263, 269, and 275)\n  - **Schedule 1** (which typically contains detailed technical provisions or transitional arrangements)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone dealing with biosecurity in Tasmania — farmers, importers, exporters, researchers, and government biosecurity officers.\n- The provisions being commenced likely cover areas such as pest and disease management, compliance powers, enforcement, and administrative arrangements (the specific content depends on what those Parts and sections actually contain).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This is a **staged implementation** of biosecurity laws. The Tasmanian Parliament passed the Act in 2019, but the government is bringing it into effect piece by piece. This allows time for preparation — training staff, setting up systems, and informing industry.\n- From 31 March 2021, the listed provisions become legally enforceable. Anyone who was operating under old rules or transitional arrangements needs to check whether their obligations have now changed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation does not alter the substantive scope or content of the Biosecurity Act 2019. It only brings specified provisions into force on a set date and identifies the administering department; to see any change in regulatory reach one must read the commenced provisions in the Act itself."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is purely a commencement proclamation (no substantive amendments) — low statutory complexity.","Names many non‑consecutive Parts, Divisions and individual sections, requiring cross‑reference to the Biosecurity Act 2019 to determine practical legal effects.","Commencement power exercised under the Biosecurity Act 2019 (cited in the proclamation), so understanding relies on that Act's definitions and structure.","Identifies the administering department, which creates administrative and compliance pathways to implement the commenced provisions.","Temporal details (date of fixation, proclamation date, Gazette notice) create minor timing and retrospective‑effect considerations for regulated parties."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation fixes 31 March 2021 as the day on which specified parts, divisions, sections and Schedule 1 of the Biosecurity Act 2019 come into force in Tasmania. Mechanically, it brings those legal rules into operation, names the administering department, and requires persons and businesses covered by the commenced provisions to comply from that date. The commencement is made by the Governor acting with Executive Council advice under the Act."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in the provided text to assess whether the scope of this proclamation changed from any original intent. The document contains only administrative metadata and no operative provisions."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost exclusively metadata and formatting — the actual operative legal text of the proclamation is absent, making substantive analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally short and straightforward instruments compared to full Acts","The Biosecurity Act 2019 (Tas) itself can be complex, but the proclamation is a narrow instrument made under it","The existence of amendments adds a minor layer of complexity in tracking the current operative version"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian Government proclamation made under the Biosecurity Act 2019 that has been in force since 10 March 2021 and has been amended at least once. It signals a legally binding biosecurity measure affecting farmers, land managers, travellers, importers and businesses, but the provided text lacks the operative details — so the specific pests, restrictions, obligations or geographic scope are not discernible from the excerpt."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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-2021-015","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2021-015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2021-015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2021-015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2021-015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2021-015/documents"}}