{"id":"tas:act-1997-067","name":"Crown Lands (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997","slug":"crown-lands-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1997","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"67 of 1997","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105982,"registerId":"tas-act-1997-067-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-067) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This Act commences on a day to be proclaimed.","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 the land at Margate shown as Lot 1 on Plan 4026 in the Central Plan Register, comprising part of Esplanade Road and the adjacent foreshore, 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 Environment and Land Management; and\n> > \n> > > (b) the Department responsible to the Minister for Environment and Land Management in relation to the administration of this Act is the Department of Environment and Land Management.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act is narrowly drafted to extinguish public rights of way over a defined parcel and to assign administrative responsibility pending an Administrative Arrangements order. The text itself does not indicate any change from or departure from an earlier, broader or different scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow geographic and substantive scope: applies only to the land at Margate identified as Lot 1 on Plan 4026 (section 3).","Direct legal effect on property rights: extinguishes public rights of way rather than creating ongoing regulatory processes (section 3).","Commencement uncertainty: operation depends on a proclamation, so timing is discretionary (section 2).","Administrative dependency: temporary assignment of administration to a named minister and department until an Administrative Arrangements Act order is made (section 4), creating a short-term governance hook.","Low procedural and drafting complexity: no new regulatory frameworks, powers, penalties or compliance regimes are created.","Implementation detail omitted: the Act does not specify implementation steps, remedies, or compensation mechanisms, nor does it describe actions required of local authorities or the public (source silent)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act extinguishes all public rights of way over a specific parcel of land at Margate (Lot 1 on Plan 4026, part of Esplanade Road and adjacent foreshore). It commences by proclamation and, until an administrative order is made, assigns responsibility for its administration to the Minister for Environment and Land Management and the Department of Environment and Land Management. It matters because it removes public legal access to that defined area and designates who manages that change."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Impossible to assess whether the Act's scope changed from its original intent, as the operative provisions of the legislation were not included in the text provided. Only administrative and status metadata was supplied."},"complexity_factors":["Only metadata and status information were provided — no operative legal provisions were included in the text supplied","Cannot assess true legal complexity without the actual sections of the Act","Crown land legislation generally involves multiple intersecting statutes and administrative regimes, which can add complexity","The 'Miscellaneous Provisions' structure often means amendments to several different Acts, which can be difficult to follow without context"],"plain_english_summary":"A short Tasmanian law making miscellaneous or housekeeping changes to Crown land law. It updates how government‑owned land is managed and administered rather than creating a single new scheme.\n\nIt affects people and groups who lease, licence or occupy Crown land and the agencies, developers, farmers and community organisations that deal with Crown land in Tasmania; it has been in force and amended periodically."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation appears to have been enacted for its specific, limited purpose from the outset — extinguishing public rights over a specific parcel of land in Margate and making administrative arrangements. There is no evidence of scope creep; it remains tightly focused on its original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 operative sections","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation except a single administrative reference","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single, specific factual scenario (one lot on one plan in one location)","Straightforward administrative assignment with simple fallback mechanism"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis is a short, specific law that does two main things:\n\n1. **It removes public access rights** over a specific piece of land in Margate, Tasmania. The land in question is Lot 1 on Plan 4026 — this covers part of Esplanade Road and the beachfront area next to it. \"Public rights of way\" means the legal right for members of the public to walk or travel across that land. Once this law takes effect, those rights are gone — the public can no longer legally cross this particular area.\n\n2. **It assigns responsibility for the law** to the Minister for Environment and Land Management and their department, at least until the government decides to reassign it through a different process (called an Administrative Arrangements Order).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Local residents and visitors to Margate** — they lose the legal right to cross this specific parcel of land\n- **The Tasmanian Government** — specifically the Environment and Land Management Minister and department, who must administer this law\n- **The landowner** of Lot 1 — they gain exclusive control over what was previously accessible land\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is an example of a \"private bill\" — legislation that deals with a very specific piece of land rather than general rules. These are often controversial because they take away public access to foreshore (beachfront) areas, which are typically valued by communities. The law permanently extinguishes (cancels) public rights that previously existed, which is a significant step that can't easily be reversed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crown-lands-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1997","history":"/api/acts/crown-lands-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1997/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crown-lands-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1997/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crown-lands-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1997/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crown-lands-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1997/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crown-lands-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1997/documents"}}