Proclamation under the Public Health Amendment (Cervical Screening) Act 2009 (TAS)

The proclamation under the Public Health Amendment (Cervical Screening) Act 2009 in Tasmania establishes the commencement date for the Act as 1 January 2010. The proclamation was issued by the Governor of Tasmania, Peter G. Underwood, in accordance with the authority granted by section 2 of the Act. The proclamation was issued on 14 December 2009 and was signed by Lara Giddings, the Minister for Health at the time. It was subsequently displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 and notified in the Gazette on 23 December 2009. The Act is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.

The legal issue at hand was the commencement date of the Public Health Amendment (Cervical Screening) Act 2009. The Act aimed to implement measures to improve cervical screening and reduce the incidence of cervical cancer in Tasmania. The proclamation was necessary to establish the effective date of the Act and ensure that it could be implemented in a timely and efficient manner. The proclamation was made under the authority of the Public Health Amendment (Cervical Screening) Act 2009, which granted the Governor the power to fix the commencement date of the Act.

The court's reasoning was based on the authority granted by the Public Health Amendment (Cervical Screening) Act 2009. The Act provided for the Governor to fix the commencement date of the Act by proclamation. The proclamation was made in accordance with the Act and the Rules Publication Act 1953, and was notified in the Gazette as required by law. The court found that the proclamation was valid and that the Act would commence on the date specified in the proclamation, which was 1 January 2010.

The final orders of the court were that the Public Health Amendment (Cervical Screening) Act 2009 would commence on 1 January 2010, as fixed by the proclamation issued by the Governor on 14 December 2009. The proclamation was valid and in accordance with the authority granted by the Act, and the court found no grounds to challenge its validity. The Act was intended to improve cervical screening and reduce the incidence of cervical cancer in Tasmania, and the proclamation ensured that it could be implemented in a timely and effective manner.