{"id":"tas:sr-2012-037","name":"Proclamation under the Cat Management Act 2009","slug":"tas-sr-2012-037","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"37 of 2012","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314154,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2012-037-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Cat Management Act 2009","content":"> Proclamation under the Cat Management Act 2009\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-2009-089#GS2@EN) [Cat Management Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-089) fix 1 July 2012 as the day on which the provisions of that Act, other than [section 24](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2009-089#GS24@EN) , commence.\n\n18 June 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 27 June 2012\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the substantive scope of the Cat Management Act 2009. It fixes the commencement date for the Act’s provisions (except section 24), so the Act’s existing rights, duties and powers begin to operate on 1 July 2012; section 24 remains uncommenced and therefore out of operation until a separate proclamation. (Proclamation issued under s 2.)"},"complexity_factors":["Purely a commencement instrument rather than a substantive amendment","Explicit exception of one provision (section 24) increases a small degree of technicality","Relies on formal authority in section 2 of the Cat Management Act 2009","Administrative details (Gazette notification; administering department) add procedural steps","No new regulatory duties or detailed implementation rules in the proclamation itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation sets 1 July 2012 as the day most of the Cat Management Act 2009 comes into force, except for section 24 which remains uncommenced. The Governor, acting with the Executive Council under section 2 of the Act, made and notified the proclamation; the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment will administer the Act. Mechanically, obligations and powers created by the Act begin on that date, so people and bodies subject to the Act must comply from 1 July 2012."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No scope change is detectable. The Proclamation appears to serve its standard function under the Cat Management Act 2009 — likely commencing provisions or making a formal declaration as contemplated by that Act. The operative text is absent from the excerpt, so a definitive assessment is limited, but there are no indicators of scope expansion or restriction."},"complexity_factors":["The document is almost entirely administrative metadata with minimal operative legal content provided","Proclamations are inherently simple instruments — they typically make a single declaration or commencement order","The parent Act (Cat Management Act 2009) carries the substantive complexity, not this instrument","No definitions, schedules, or multi-part provisions are visible in the excerpt"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued by the Governor of Tasmania under the Cat Management Act 2009 and registered 27 June 2012, is an administrative instrument used to bring parts of that Act into force. Although the operative text here is missing, its effect was likely to commence the Act’s cat‑management measures.\n\nIt therefore matters to Tasmanian cat owners, local councils and wildlife/land managers because proclamations are the legal “on switch” that make statutory requirements operable."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a procedural commencement instrument performing exactly the function intended — bringing an Act into force. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (fixing a commencement date)","No defined terms","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act and one section number","No conditional logic or exceptions beyond the straightforward exclusion of section 24","Standard proclamation format — essentially a template document with blanks filled in"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **commencement proclamation** — a formal government notice that brings a law into effect.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 July 2012** as the date when the *Cat Management Act 2009* (Tasmania) starts operating\n- **Delays one section** — section 24 doesn't start yet (it will begin later, presumably under a separate proclamation)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in Tasmania who owns, manages, or deals with cats\n- Local councils and cat management facilities\n- The general public (once the Act takes effect, cat registration and management rules become enforceable)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this proclamation, the *Cat Management Act 2009* would remain \"on the shelf\" — passed by Parliament but not actually law. This document flips the switch, making most of the Act legally binding from 1 July 2012. The delay of section 24 suggests the government needed more time to prepare for whatever that section requires (possibly microchipping, breeding controls, or another specific obligation)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-037","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-037/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-037/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-037/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-037/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2012-037/documents"}}