{"id":"F2008L04656","name":"Water Amendment Act 2008 - Proclamation","slug":"water-amendment-act-2008-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121006,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04656-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Water Amendment Act 2008 - Proclamation","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![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nWater Amendment Act 2008\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 3 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Water Amendment Act 2008, fix 15 December 2008 as the day on which Schedule 2 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 12 December 2008\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nPENELOPE YING YEN WONG\n\nMinister for Climate Change and Water\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1655},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a commencement proclamation—an administrative instrument that activates existing legislation. It does not alter the substantive scope or policy intent of the Water Amendment Act 2008; it merely determines the date when Schedule 2 becomes legally operative."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a calendar date)","No defined terms, abbreviations, or specialized language","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other laws","Purely administrative mechanism with minimal legal content"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **proclamation** (an official government announcement) that switches on part of an existing law.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **15 December 2008** as the day when **Schedule 2** of the *Water Amendment Act 2008* becomes legally active\n- Without this document, the rules in Schedule 2 could not be enforced, even though Parliament had already passed the Act\n\n**Who made it:**\nThe Governor-General issued this proclamation on the advice of the Federal Executive Council (senior ministers), using a power contained in section 2(1) of the Act itself.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nMany Australian laws need a formal \"start button\" like this after they pass Parliament. This proclamation ensures everyone knows exactly when the new water management rules in Schedule 2 took effect."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/water-amendment-act-2008-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/water-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/water-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/water-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/water-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/water-amendment-act-2008-proclamation/documents"}}