{"id":"F2012L01028","name":"Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Proclamation 2012","slug":"telecommunications-universal-service-management-agency-proclamation-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":89366,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L01028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Proclamation 2012","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Proclamation 2012\n\nTelecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012, fix 1 July 2012 as the day on which sections 3 to 125 of that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 10 May 2012\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nSTEPHEN CONROY\n\nMinister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1083},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly its intended function of bringing specified sections of the parent Act into force on a fixed date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretive sections","No conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward reference to parent Act mechanism only"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation is a formal instrument that **switches on** sections 3 to 125 of the *Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012*. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **1 July 2012** as the day these sections officially become law\n- Made by the Governor-General under the commencement provisions of the parent Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, those sections of the Act would remain dormant. This instrument activates the legal framework establishing the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency (now known as the Regional Broadband Scheme), which oversees universal service obligations for telecommunications in Australia."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-management-agency-proclamation-2012","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-management-agency-proclamation-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-management-agency-proclamation-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-management-agency-proclamation-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-management-agency-proclamation-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-universal-service-management-agency-proclamation-2012/documents"}}