{"id":"C2004L06696","name":"Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002 - Proclamation (27/11/2002)","slug":"workplace-relations-amendment-registration-and-accountability-of-organisations-act-2002-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28341,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06696-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002 - Proclamation (27/11/2002)","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 (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002\n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, 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 (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002, fix 12 May 2003 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 27 November 2002\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nTONY ABBOTT\n\nMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1658},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard commencement proclamation performing its intended procedural function of bringing Schedule 1 into force on the specified date."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a commencement date","No defined terms section","Only cross-reference is to subsection 2(1) of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **Proclamation** that switches on new accountability rules for trade unions and employer groups.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Fixes **12 May 2003** as the start date for Schedule 1 of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Registration and Accountability of Organisations) Act 2002\n- Schedule 1 introduces stricter registration requirements and financial accountability obligations for organisations (unions and employer associations)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Registered trade unions and employer organisations operating under federal workplace laws\n- Their officers and members\n\n**Why it matters:**\nParliament can pass laws, but they don't take effect until a commencement date is set. This Proclamation acts as the legal trigger, ensuring the accountability reforms begin operating on 12 May 2003."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-registration-and-accountability-of-organisations-act-2002-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-registration-and-accountability-of-organisations-act-2002-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-registration-and-accountability-of-organisations-act-2002-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-registration-and-accountability-of-organisations-act-2002-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-registration-and-accountability-of-organisations-act-2002-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/workplace-relations-amendment-registration-and-accountability-of-organisations-act-2002-proclamation/documents"}}