Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) So much of the common law relating to liability for negligence as excludes or restricts the duty which a person may owe to others to take reasonable care to see that damage is not caused by an animal straying on to a highway is hereby abolished.
(2) The common law as amended by subsection (1) applies in respect of damage caused on or after the commencement of the Law of Animals Amendment Act 1985 by an animal straying on to a highway.
| Act | Number and year | Date of commencement |
|---|---|---|
| Law of Animals Act 1962 | No. 70 of 1962 | 1.1.1964 |
| Decimal Currency Act 1965 | No. 55 of 1965 | 14.2.1966 |
| Metric Conversion Act 1973 | No. 75 of 1973 | 1.4.1975 |
| Law of Animals Amendment Act 1985 | No. 15 of 1985 | 15.5.1985 |
| Dog Control Act 1987 | No. 112 of 1987 | 20.1.1988 |
| Penalty Units and Other Penalties Amendment Act 1991 | No. 43 of 1991 | 18.12.1991 |
| Statute Law Revision Act 1994 | No. 68 of 1994 | 25.11.1994 |
| Local Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 | No. 30 of 1995 | 1.9.1995 |
| Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Amendment Act 1993 | No. 73 of 1993 | 30.3.1998 (remaining provisions) |