{"id":"tas:act-2003-061","name":"Crown Lands (Extinguishment of Public Rights) Act 2003","slug":"crown-lands-extinguishment-of-public-rights-act-2003","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"61 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176925,"registerId":"tas-tas:act-2003-061-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Crown Lands (Extinguishment of Public Rights) Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-061) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Extinguishment of public rights","content":"### 3 Extinguishment of public rights\n\n> All public rights of way over all that land comprising 3 244 square metres, shown as Lot 1 on Survey Plan P 140000 filed and registered in the Office of the Recorder of Titles in Hobart, and being part of the Esplanade at East Devonport, are extinguished.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administration of Act","content":"### 4 Administration of Act\n\n> Until provision is made in relation to this Act by order under [section 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004#GS4@EN) [Administrative Arrangements Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-004)  –\n> \n> > > (a) the administration of this Act is assigned to the Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the department responsible to that Minister in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation has a narrow, specific purpose that matches its original intent exactly: to extinguish public rights over one specific lot in East Devonport. There is no evidence of scope creep — the Act contains only what is necessary to achieve this single outcome."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation (except a single administrative reference in section 4)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single, specific operative provision with no subsections or alternatives","Operates on a single, precisely identified parcel of land"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does**\n\nThis law permanently removes (\"extinguishes\") all public rights of way over a specific piece of land in East Devonport, Tasmania. \n\n**The land in question**\n- **Size**: 3,244 square metres\n- **Location**: Part of the Esplanade at East Devonport\n- **Official identifier**: Lot 1 on Survey Plan P 140000, registered in Hobart\n\n**What \"public rights of way\" means**\nThese are rights that allow members of the public to pass through or use land — such as walking paths, roads, or access routes. Once extinguished, the public can no longer legally use this land as a thoroughfare.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- **The public**: Loses the legal right to use this specific parcel of land as a pathway or access route\n- **The landowner**: Gains exclusive control over this land without public access rights\n- **Tasmanian Government**: The Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment oversees this Act until administrative arrangements change\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis is a **private benefit Act** — legislation passed to resolve a specific land access issue for a particular property. These Acts are common in Tasmania and other states when a landowner needs to remove public access rights (often to facilitate development, resolve boundary disputes, or consolidate land ownership). The law overrides the general principle that certain Crown lands remain accessible to the public."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act itself sets out a single, specific change: extinguishment of public rights of way over the named lot. There is no language in the text indicating an expansion or contraction of that scope beyond the parcel and rights specified (s3), so the statutory scope as enacted is unchanged from the instrument's expressed measure."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, parcel-specific geographic scope (s3) reduces statutory complexity.","Primary legal effect is the extinguishment of existing public rights of way, a clear and discrete legal operation (s3).","Immediate commencement on Royal Assent simplifies timing and transitional rules (s2).","Administrative responsibility is expressly assigned to a named Minister and department until altered under the Administrative Arrangements Act, creating a single identifiable decision-maker (s4).","Reliance on a registered survey plan and Recorder of Titles creates a technical dependency on land title records and surveying accuracy (s3).","No detailed implementation, compensation, or dispute-resolution provisions in the Act increases potential for downstream administrative or legal follow-up, but does not add statutory complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act extinguishes all public rights of way over a specific parcel: Lot 1 (3,244 m2) on Survey Plan P 140000, part of the Esplanade at East Devonport (s3). It takes effect on Royal Assent (s2). The Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment and that Minister’s department administer the Act until an administrative arrangement changes that (s4). The change mechanically removes public access rights over that land and places responsibility for any follow-up decisions with the named Minister and department."},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, the Act appears to operate consistently with its stated purpose — extinguishing public rights over Crown land. No evidence of scope creep or departure from original intent is apparent from the material provided. The Act has remained unamended in substance since 2003."},"complexity_factors":["Deals with property law concepts (Crown land, public rights, extinguishment) that require some legal background to fully understand","Limited text available for analysis — the full operative provisions of the Act are not reproduced, making complete assessment difficult","Intersection of public rights and Crown land tenure can involve complex historical and common law considerations","Potential interaction with other Crown land and planning legislation in Tasmania","The permanence of 'extinguishment' has significant legal weight that may not be obvious to laypeople"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian Act lets the government permanently extinguish public rights over Crown land, removing legal access or use the public may previously have enjoyed. It affects Tasmanians who rely on public access, developers or landowners seeking clear title, and land managers — a permanent legal change that can eliminate long‑standing community access."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crown-lands-extinguishment-of-public-rights-act-2003","history":"/api/acts/crown-lands-extinguishment-of-public-rights-act-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crown-lands-extinguishment-of-public-rights-act-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crown-lands-extinguishment-of-public-rights-act-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crown-lands-extinguishment-of-public-rights-act-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crown-lands-extinguishment-of-public-rights-act-2003/documents"}}