{"id":"C2004L06694","name":"Workplace Relations Amendment (Improved Protection for Victorian Workers) Act 2003 - Proclamation (18/12/2003)","slug":"workplace-relations-amendment-improved-protection-for-victorian-workers-act-2003-proclamation-18-12-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28339,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06694-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Workplace Relations Amendment (Improved Protection for Victorian Workers) Act 2003 - Proclamation (18/12/2003)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nWorkplace Relations Amendment (Improved Protection for Victorian Workers) Act 2003\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 2 (1) of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Improved Protection for Victorian Workers) Act 2003, fix 1 January 2004 as the day on which Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to that Act commence.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 18 December 2003\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nKEVIN ANDREWS\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1682},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument that gives effect to the parent Act without altering or expanding its substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to navigate","Straightforward citation of enabling power (subsection 2(1) of parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis is a formal proclamation (a legal announcement) by the Governor-General that activates specific parts of the *Workplace Relations Amendment (Improved Protection for Victorian Workers) Act 2003*.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Effective date:** 1 January 2004\n- **What starts:** Schedules 1, 2, and 3 of the Act (these contain the actual workplace relations changes)\n- **Who it affects:** Victorian workers, who gain improved protections under Commonwealth workplace laws from this date\n\n**Why this matters:**\nLaws passed by Parliament don't automatically start immediately. This document acts as the legal 'start button', formally triggering the new workplace protections for Victorian employees on New Year's Day 2004."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-improved-protection-for-victorian-workers-act-2003-proclamation-18-12-","history":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-improved-protection-for-victorian-workers-act-2003-proclamation-18-12-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-improved-protection-for-victorian-workers-act-2003-proclamation-18-12-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-improved-protection-for-victorian-workers-act-2003-proclamation-18-12-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-improved-protection-for-victorian-workers-act-2003-proclamation-18-12-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-improved-protection-for-victorian-workers-act-2003-proclamation-18-12-/documents"}}