{"id":"tas:sr-2012-098","name":"Dog Control Amendment Order 2012","slug":"dog-control-amendment-order-2012","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"98 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314454,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2012-098-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Dog Control Amendment Order 2012](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2012-098) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Order","content":"### 3 Principal Order\n\n> In this order, the [Dog Control Order 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2011-064) is referred to as the Principal Order.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this clause has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Dog Control Order 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2011-064) .\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 7 November 2012\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not itself set or alter substantive regulatory requirements; it records incorporation of an amendment into the authorised version of the Dog Control Order 2011 (cl.4) and specifies commencement by Gazette (cl.2). From the text provided, there is no evidence of a change to the regulatory scope or to obligations on regulated parties; any scope change would depend on the content of the underlying amendment in the Principal Order, which is not reproduced here."},"complexity_factors":["Very short, procedural instrument with only commencement, citation and incorporation clauses","No substantive policy or regulatory text in the instrument itself to interpret","Relies on an external Principal Order (Dog Control Order 2011) for substantive rules","Commencement by Gazette notification (simple, single-trigger mechanism)","Administrative responsibility assigned to a single department (Dept. of Premier and Cabinet)","Amendment already incorporated into the authorised version (reduces interpretive burden)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order amends the Dog Control Order 2011 by incorporating its amendment into the authorised version (cl.4). It comes into force when its making is notified in the Gazette (cl.2) and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet. The text supplied does not state what substantive regulatory changes (if any) the amendment makes, so the effect on regulated parties, costs, enforcement or behaviours cannot be determined from this instrument alone."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the scope of the legislation changed from its original intent. The document only contains status and administrative metadata, not the substantive provisions of the amendment."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata was provided — no substantive amendment text is present to analyse","Amendment orders by nature are secondary legislation (made under a parent Act), which adds a layer of cross-referencing complexity","The subject matter (dog control) is inherently straightforward regulatory law with limited technical complexity","Short instrument with no apparent cross-jurisdictional or constitutional dimensions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian statutory instrument — the Dog Control Amendment Order 2012 — amends the state’s Dog Control framework and came into effect on 7 November 2012; it remains in force and was administratively updated in July 2017. \n\nBecause the amendment text isn’t provided, the precise changes are unknown, but the order could affect dog owners, local councils and animal control officers by altering registration, control or owner obligations."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard amendment order with no substantive content of its own. It maintains the original scope of the Dog Control Order 2011 by incorporating amendments directly into that principal instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short—only 4 clauses","No substantive provisions; purely machinery/amendment mechanism","No defined terms beyond a single cross-reference to the Principal Order","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operational rules","Essentially a notification instrument rather than regulatory text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical amendment to dog control rules in Tasmania (the Dog Control Order 2011). It doesn't contain any new rules itself—instead, it tells you that changes have already been merged into the main Dog Control Order 2011. Think of it like a software patch note that says \"update applied to main program\" rather than listing the actual changes. You need to look at the 2011 Order (as updated) to see what actually changed about dog ownership and control rules."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/dog-control-amendment-order-2012","history":"/api/acts/dog-control-amendment-order-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/dog-control-amendment-order-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/dog-control-amendment-order-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/dog-control-amendment-order-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/dog-control-amendment-order-2012/documents"}}