{"id":"tas:sr-2012-120","name":"Proclamation under the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011","slug":"proclamation-under-the-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-act-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"120 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":187880,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2012-120-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011","content":"> Proclamation under the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011\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-2011-049#GS2@EN) [Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-049) fix 12 December 2012 as the day on which the provisions of that Act commence.\n\n3 December 2012\n\nPETER G. UNDERWOOD\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nBRYAN GREEN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries and Water\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 12 December 2012\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"A commencement proclamation by definition cannot change the scope of the legislation it activates — it only determines when that legislation begins to operate. There is no evidence of scope change here."},"complexity_factors":["The document is a simple commencement proclamation with no substantive legal provisions of its own","Its sole function is to declare a date on which another Act takes effect","No operative clauses, conditions, or exceptions are present","No definitions, schedules, or cross-referencing to interpret","The actual legal content of interest sits in the parent Amendment Act, not this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation is the administrative \"on\" switch that made the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011 operative in Tasmania. It declares the Act took legal effect on 12 December 2012, so the amended registration, licensing and regulatory rules began applying to veterinary surgeons, veterinary practices and related businesses from that date."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A document claiming currency up to an access date of 2026 but with a last modification date of 2018 creates a logical tension. Either the legislation has genuinely not changed since 2018 (possible but unstated), or the currency claim is misleading. The instrument provides no reconciliation of these two dates.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document states it is 'Version current from 12 December 2012 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 18:47)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 13 August 2018'. If the file was last modified in 2018, it cannot be genuinely 'current to date' in 2026 without qualification, as any legislative changes post-2018 would not be reflected."},{"type":"other","section":"Proclamation Header / Title","severity":"low","reasoning":"While this is likely a rendering or digitisation error rather than a substantive legislative flaw, an authoritative legal instrument with a garbled, truncated, and repeatedly duplicated title undermines the principle that legislation must be certain and accessible. Users cannot be confident they are reading the correct and complete instrument.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The proclamation title is duplicated and truncated multiple times throughout the document ('Veterin' appearing as an incomplete word), suggesting the document as presented may be structurally corrupted or improperly formatted, raising questions about whether the version accessible to the public is the authoritative text."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version (repeated)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Legal instruments must be precise and unambiguous. A document that reproduces its own sections identically and without explanation could in principle create interpretive problems: if a court or practitioner must cite a specific section, the duplication renders section references potentially meaningless or indeterminate.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The entire body of the document, including headings and substantive content, is duplicated verbatim at least twice. A proclamation that doubles its own metadata and status information without any differentiating legal content creates ambiguity about which instance is authoritative."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information - Update policy","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 'usually' qualifier renders the update commitment unenforceable and unverifiable. Users relying on the currency of the version have no way to confirm compliance with even this qualified standard, undermining the utility of the currency statement entirely.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The statement that 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' is qualified by 'usually', creating an indeterminate compliance window. Combined with a last-modified date of 2018 and a claimed currency date of 2026, there is no mechanism disclosed for a user to verify whether the 3-day standard was met or whether any updates have been omitted."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 12 December 2012 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 18:47)'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 13 August 2018'","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document asserts ongoing currency through to April 2026, yet the file modification date is August 2018. These two statements are in tension: if the file has not been modified since 2018, the basis for asserting currency through 2026 is not established within the document itself."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope or content of the Amendment Act; it only fixes the commencement date (12 December 2012) under the Act's s.2 authority and records administration by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment and Gazette notification."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative act: fixes a commencement date rather than altering substantive law","Clear legal authority cited (section 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011)","Limited set of affected parties (registered veterinary surgeons and the administering department)","Low administrative burden — formal notification in the Gazette and departmental administration","No regulatory detail, standards, exemptions, or transitional arrangements included","Formal executive discretion exercised (Governor with advice of Executive Council) but with fixed outcome"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011, sets 12 December 2012 as the day the Amendment Act's provisions commence. It does not change the law's content; it only fixes when the amended rules start to apply.\n\nThe change affects registered veterinary surgeons and the administering department: from the commencement date they must follow and enforce the amended requirements, imposing any compliance costs on regulated parties while the Executive Council exercised the formal discretion to set the date."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force on a specified date. 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 a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The Governor of Tasmania (acting on ministerial advice) has officially declared that the *Veterinary Surgeons Amendment Act 2011* will start operating on **12 December 2012**.\n\n**Why this matters:**\n- Laws passed by Parliament don't automatically take effect immediately. They often need a separate official announcement (called a \"proclamation\") to specify when they actually begin.\n- This document fixes that date, meaning the amendments to veterinary surgeon regulations became enforceable on 12 December 2012.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Veterinary surgeons practising in Tasmania, who became subject to the amended rules from that date.\n- Anyone registering or dealing with veterinary professionals under Tasmanian law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-act-2011","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-act-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-act-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-act-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-act-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-veterinary-surgeons-amendment-act-2011/documents"}}