Proclamation under the Traffic Amendment Act 2009 (TAS)

The proclamation under the Traffic Amendment Act 2009 in Tasmania was made by the Governor of the State of Tasmania, Peter G. Underwood, on 16 November 2009. The proclamation designates 30 November 2009 as the commencement date of the Traffic Amendment Act 2009. This Act was designed to introduce changes and amendments to the existing traffic laws in Tasmania, aiming to improve road safety, traffic management, and enforcement procedures.

The proclamation was issued under section 2 of the Traffic Amendment Act 2009, and it was displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953. The proclamation was notified in the Gazette on 25 November 2009. The key legal issue involved in this proclamation is the determination of the effective date for the commencement of the Traffic Amendment Act 2009. The court did not need to deliberate on the merits of the amendments themselves, but rather on the procedural aspect of setting a commencement date for the new legislation.

The reasoning behind the proclamation was straightforward, as it was issued in line with the statutory authority granted under the Traffic Amendment Act 2009. The Governor, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, fixed the commencement date to ensure that the new traffic laws could be implemented in a timely and orderly manner. The proclamation was necessary to provide legal effect to the amendments contained in the Act, ensuring that the changes would be enforceable from the specified date.

The final orders of the proclamation were that the Traffic Amendment Act 2009 would commence on 30 November 2009, thereby bringing into effect the new traffic regulations and amendments as intended by the Tasmanian government. This proclamation was a critical procedural step in the legislative process, ensuring that the new laws could be enforced and that the public would be duly informed of the changes in traffic regulations.