Consultation is now open on developing a new Cat Management Plan:
The Discussion Paper helps readers to:
understand the current laws about cats
explore the key challenges involved in managing cats
learn what has worked well in other states - and what has not
consider how different policy options may affect households, councils and the wider community.
The Discussion Paper is provided below in various formats:
Cat Management in Tasmania - Discussion Paper PDF (PDF 654Kb)
Easy Read Cat Management in Tasmania - Discussion Paper PDF (PDF 433Kb)
Word versions:
Cat Management in Tasmania - Discussion Paper Word (DOCX 2Mb)
Easy Read Cat Management in Tasmania - Discussion Paper (DOCX 666Kb)
If you would like us to provide the Discussion Paper to you in a different way please contact us:
Email: catmanagement@nre.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6165 3777
How to have your say
Submissions must be received by 5pm Friday 15 May 2026
You can make a submission responding to all or some of the questions in the Discussion Paper. You can do this as an individual or on behalf of an organisation.
Our preference is to receive submissions online using our feedback form. There are 2 types of form available:
You can also send your submission to:
Email: catmanagement@nre.tas.gov.au
Post: Biosecurity Tasmania
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
GPO Box 44
Hobart TAS 7001
Attn: Cat Management Discussion Paper
About your submission
Accessibility of submissions
The Government recognises that not all individuals or groups are equally placed to access and understand information. We are therefore committed to ensuring Government information is accessible and easily understood by people with diverse communication needs.
Where possible, please consider typing your submission in plain English and providing it in a format such as Microsoft Word or equivalent.
The Government cannot however take responsibility for the accessibility of documents provided by third parties.
Important information to note
Your name (or the name of the organisation) will be published unless you request otherwise. In the absence of a clear indication that a submission (in whole or in part) is intended to be treated as confidential, the Department will treat the submission as a public document.
If you would like your submission treated as confidential, whether in whole or in part, please indicate this in writing at the time of making your submission, clearly identifying the parts of your submission that you want to remain confidential and the reasons why. In this case, your submission will not be published to the extent of that request.
Copyright in submissions remains with the author(s), not with the Tasmanian Government. The Department will not publish, in whole or in part, submissions containing defamatory or offensive material. If your submission includes information that could enable the identification of other individuals then either all or parts of the submission will not be published.
The Right to Information Act 2009 and confidentiality
Information provided to the Government may be provided to an applicant under the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI). If you have indicated that you wish all or part of your submission to be treated as confidential, your statement detailing the reasons may be taken into account in determining whether or not to release the information in the event of an RTI application for assessed disclosure. You may also be contacted to provide any further comment.
More information
More information is available on Frequently Asked Questions web page.
Cat Management in Tasmania - Consultation Poster (PDF 239Kb)