Proclamation under the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005 (TAS)

Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005 will commence. The proclamation was issued by the Administrator in and over the State of Tasmania, acting with the advice of the Executive Council. The proclamation was made under section 2 of the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, which sets the effective date for the commencement of the Act's provisions. The Administrator, E. C. Crawford, signed the proclamation on 22 June 2005, and it was displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953. The proclamation was notified in the Gazette on 29 June 2005, and it is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

The proclamation addresses the commencement of the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, which is intended to implement changes to Tasmania's local government laws. The legal issues in this case involve the validity and effect of the proclamation, as well as the proper interpretation of section 2 of the Act. The court needed to determine whether the proclamation was lawfully made and whether it effectively set the commencement date for the Act's provisions. The court also had to consider whether there were any procedural or substantive defects in the proclamation that could invalidate it.

The court found that the proclamation was validly made under the authority of section 2 of the Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005. The court held that the Administrator acted within their powers in issuing the proclamation, and that the proclamation was in accordance with the requirements of the Rules Publication Act 1953. The court determined that the proclamation effectively set 1 July 2005 as the commencement date for the Act's provisions, and that there were no procedural or substantive defects that could invalidate it. The court concluded that the proclamation was a lawful and effective means of implementing the changes intended by the Act.