{"id":"tas:sr-2001-025","name":"Proclamation under the Dog Control Act 2000","slug":"proclamation-under-the-dog-control-act-2000","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"25 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318772,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Dog Control Act 2000","content":"> Proclamation under the Dog Control Act 2000\n\nI, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under [section 2 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-102#GS2@EN) [Dog Control Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-102) fix 4 April 2001 as the day on which that Act commences.\n\n26 March 2001\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nJ. A. BACON\n\nPremier\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 4 April 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no evidence that the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. It appears to be a standard commencement or administrative instrument under the Dog Control Act 2000 that has remained unchanged since 4 April 2001."},"complexity_factors":["The document is almost entirely metadata with no substantive operative provisions visible","Proclamations are generally short and narrowly scoped instruments","No cross-referencing to complex schedules or multiple Acts is apparent","The subject matter (dog control) is a straightforward regulatory area","Inability to assess full content limits analysis but does not suggest inherent complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Dog Control Act 2000, is an administrative instrument used to bring dog-control rules into force and thereby affect Tasmanian dog owners, local councils, and enforcement officers. The supplied document is mostly metadata (not the operative text), so while it has been in force since 4 April 2001 and remains current, its specific practical effects cannot be determined from the material provided."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope of the Dog Control Act 2000; it merely fixes the date (4 April 2001) on which the Act takes effect and records administrative particulars (signatories, Gazette notice, administering department)."},"complexity_factors":["Simple legal effect: only sets a commencement date rather than creating new rights or duties","Cross-reference to Dog Control Act 2000 (section 2) — requires reader to consult the Act for substantive rules","Formal executive action: Governor acting with advice of Executive Council","Administrative detail: Gazette notification and assignment to the Department of Premier and Cabinet"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 2 of the Dog Control Act 2000, fixes 4 April 2001 as the day the Act begins to operate. From that date the Act’s rules apply to dog owners, keepers and enforcement bodies. The Governor, acting with the Executive Council, set the commencement date and the proclamation is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, which places compliance and enforcement responsibilities on owners and the agencies that regulate dogs."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument performing exactly the function it was designed for — bringing an Act into force. No scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation (except citation of the parent Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Standard ceremonial/formulaic language only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings the Dog Control Act 2000 into legal effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **4 April 2001** as the date when the Dog Control Act 2000 officially starts operating as law in Tasmania.\n\n**Who made it:**\n- The **Governor of Tasmania** (acting on advice from the Executive Council, which is the formal body of senior government ministers).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Acts of Parliament don't automatically become law the moment they pass through Parliament. They need a **commencement date** to be fixed, either by the Act itself or by a proclamation like this one.\n- Without this proclamation, the Dog Control Act 2000 would remain a \"dead letter\" — passed by Parliament but not legally enforceable.\n- This document is essentially the \"on switch\" for Tasmania's dog control laws, covering registration, dangerous dogs, and owner responsibilities."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Currency of version / Status Information","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A document cannot simultaneously be 'current to date' (implying ongoing maintenance) while also having a file modification date frozen in 2018. If the file has not been modified since 2018, it cannot be authoritatively described as current to 2026 without qualification. This creates an internal tension about the reliability and currency of the instrument.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 4 April 2001 to date' but the 'File last modified 3 September 2018' field indicates the file has not been updated since 2018, despite the currency claim extending to the access date of 8 April 2026."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure / Headings","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or HTML parsing artefact rather than a substantive legal drafting flaw, a consolidated legislative instrument that duplicates its own structural elements multiple times raises questions about the integrity of the authoritative version of the text. If this were the operative version, a court could question which iteration of each heading or section governs.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document contains massively duplicated headings and structural elements (e.g. 'Proclamation under the Dog Control Act 2000' appears four times, 'Status Information' appears four times, 'Currency of version' appears four times, 'Table of Amending Instruments' appears four times, 'Authorisation' appears four times), rendering the document self-referentially incoherent as a consolidated legislative instrument."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Substantive provisions","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation with no operative provisions cannot be complied with, applied, or enforced. It imposes no obligations, confers no rights, and declares nothing. Its existence as a legal instrument is therefore functionally void. Any person or authority seeking to act under or give effect to this Proclamation would find it impossible to do so, as there is nothing to act upon.","confidence":0.91,"description":"The Proclamation contains no operative substantive content whatsoever. A Proclamation under the Dog Control Act 2000 presumably exists to declare something (e.g. a date of commencement, a declared area, or a prohibited breed), yet no such operative declaration appears anywhere in the document. The instrument is entirely composed of metadata and status information."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version: 'Version current from 4 April 2001 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:12)'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 3 September 2018'","confidence":0.75,"description":"The document claims currency up to 8 April 2026 but the underlying file has not been modified since 3 September 2018, a gap of approximately 7.5 years. These two statements cannot both be true if 'current' implies the document reflects the law as it stands at the access date."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-dog-control-act-2000","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-dog-control-act-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-dog-control-act-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-dog-control-act-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-dog-control-act-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-dog-control-act-2000/documents"}}