{"id":"F2021L00762","name":"Defence (Defence Areas – Talisman Sabre 2021)","slug":"defence-defence-areas-talisman-sabre-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440885,"registerId":"F2021L00762-fast-fetch-1775956353152","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence (Defence Areas – Talisman Sabre 2021)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nDefence (Defence Areas – Talisman Sabre 2021) Declaration 2021\n\nI, Peter Dutton, Minister for Defence, make the following Declaration.\n\nDated 9 June 2021  \n\nPeter Dutton\n\nMinister for Defence\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Declaration of defence area - Bowen\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument....................................1\n\nSchedule 1—- Bowen map 2\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Defence (Defence Areas – Talisman Sabre 2021).\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the 18th of July 2021.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 58 of the Defence Regulation 2016.\n\n4  Declaration of defence area – Bowen\n\n(1)  The Bowen area is declared to be a defence area for the defence purpose of preparing for, and conducting, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 and post-exercise activities (including, but not limited to, the participation of members of the Defence Force and the United States armed forces in amphibious landings in the area).\n\n(2)  Entry into the Bowen area is prohibited during particular periods as determined under subsection 59(1) of the Defence Regulation 2016.\n\n(3)  The Bowen area is the areas of land and sea in and near the town of Bowen in Queensland that are depicted with dots on the map (the Bowen map) set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.\n\n(4) The areas of land and sea depicted with dots on the Bowen map are included in the Bowen area. The following are to be used for the purposes of determining the areas of sea so depicted:\n\n   (a) the relevant geographical coordinates shown on the map;\n\n  (b) the high water mark of the relevant coastlines shown on the map.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed on 31 July 2021.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1— Bowen Map\n\n![](image.002.jpeg)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2159},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"As a standalone declaration for a specific exercise, the legislation maintains its narrow, temporary scope exactly as intended. It has not expanded beyond the original purpose of declaring a defence area for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only 5 operative sections","Single, specific purpose with no exceptions or conditional logic","Geographic scope defined by reference to a map rather than complex textual coordinates","Only two external references (to sections 58 and 59 of the Defence Regulation 2016)","Automatic repeal clause provides clear temporal endpoint"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration temporarily establishes a restricted military “defence area” around Bowen, Queensland to permit Australian Defence Force and US forces to conduct Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (including amphibious activity). It bars public entry to the mapped land and sea areas during the exercise period (18–31 July 2021), with specific times of prohibition set under the Defence Regulation 2016. The measure enables civilian exclusion for safety and operational security."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-defence-areas-talisman-sabre-2021","history":"/api/acts/defence-defence-areas-talisman-sabre-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-defence-areas-talisman-sabre-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-defence-areas-talisman-sabre-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-defence-areas-talisman-sabre-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-defence-areas-talisman-sabre-2021/documents"}}