{"id":"doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993","name":"DOCTORS GULLY AQUATIC LIFE RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 1993","slug":"doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176756,"registerId":"nt-doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"DOCTORS GULLY AQUATIC LIFE RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 1993","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nDOCTORS GULLY ACQUATIC LIFE RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN\n1993\nAs in force at 1 February 1993\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Application ....................................................................................... 1\n4 Prohibited activities .......................................................................... 1\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 February 1993.\n____________________\nDOCTORS GULLY AQUATIC LIFE RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN 1993\nPlan under the Fisheries Act 1988\n1 Citation\nThis Plan may be cited as the Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve\nManagement Plan 1993.\n2 Commencement\nThis Plan takes effect from 1 February 1993.\n3 Application\nThis Plan applies to the fishery management area known as\nDoctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve declared by notice in Gazette\nNo. S51 published on 8 October 1992 as amended by notice in\nGazette No. S5 published on 28 January 1993.\n4 Prohibited activities\nA person shall not:\n(a) take fish or aquatic life;\n(b) injure or destroy fish or aquatic life; or\n(c) have possession or control of fish or aquatic life,\nin the fishery management area to which this plan applies.\n\nENDNOTES\nDoctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve Management Plan 1993 2\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: s 1.\n3 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nDoctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve Management Plan\nNotified –\nCommenced 1 February 1993","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: establishing a simple protective regime for a specific aquatic reserve. There is no evidence of scope creep — the Plan contains only the essential machinery provisions (citation, commencement, application) and the core prohibition. It has not accumulated additional regulatory burdens, expanded to cover adjacent areas, or picked up unrelated policy objectives since its creation."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative provisions (sections 1-4)","Zero defined terms in the interpretation section (there is no interpretation section)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the basic citation of the parent Fisheries Act 1988","Single, unqualified prohibition in section 4 with three straightforward sub-paragraphs","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic","Total length: approximately 200 words of substantive content","No delegated powers, no administrative procedures, no offence penalties defined within the instrument (presumably handled by the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A short, sharp rulebook that protects a specific patch of water in Darwin called Doctors Gully.\n\n**What it does:** It bans three things in that area:\n- **Catching** any fish or sea creatures\n- **Hurting or killing** any fish or sea creatures  \n- **Having** any fish or sea creatures in your possession or control (meaning you can't hold them, store them, or be in charge of them)\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone entering the Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve — fishers, divers, tourists, researchers. If you're in the water or on the shore of this protected area, these rules apply to you.\n\n**Why it matters:** This is a \"no-take\" zone — a small sanctuary where marine life is left completely alone. It helps fish populations recover and protects the local ecosystem from human interference. The area was officially declared in late 1992, and these rules kicked in on 1 February 1993.\n\n**The bottom line:** In Doctors Gully, look but don't touch. Take photos, not fish."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the plan appears to remain focused on its original intent: protecting and managing the aquatic life reserve at Doctors Gully in Darwin. Its continued 'In Force' status with no noted amendments or scope changes suggests it operates as originally designed."},"complexity_factors":["Limited geographic scope — applies only to a single, small, well-defined reserve","Narrow subject matter focused on one aquatic life reserve","Administered by a single government agency with clear jurisdiction","The metadata provided contains minimal legislative detail, making full analysis difficult","Management plans of this type typically use straightforward prohibitions and permissions rather than complex legal mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve Management Plan 1993 is a fishery management plan protecting a small coastal reserve in Darwin known for its concentrated wild fish and marine life. It establishes rules controlling interactions to conserve the site for tourism, public enjoyment and conservation.\n\nThe plan affects visitors, local businesses, fishers and the Northern Territory department that administers and enforces it; in force since 1 February 1993 to prevent depletion or harm to the reserve’s wildlife."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Plan's scope is confined to the Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve as declared in the Gazette notices. The text shows no substantive expansion or narrowing of prohibited activities beyond the original prohibitions; endnotes record formal, non‑substantive amendments to citation wording rather than a change in substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow geographic and subject-matter scope (single aquatic reserve).","Only three substantive prohibitions (take; injure/destroy; possession/control).","Area defined by external Gazette notices, requiring cross‑checking to know precise boundaries (s3).","References enabling Act (Fisheries Act 1988) but contains no enforcement, penalty or permit procedures in the Plan text (header; s4; endnotes).","Minor formal amendments noted in endnotes (Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018) but no complex amendment history."],"plain_english_summary":"This Plan, made under the Fisheries Act 1988, establishes the Doctors Gully Aquatic Life Reserve and makes it unlawful to take, injure/destroy, or possess fish or other aquatic life in that declared area (ss1–4). It applies only to the area named in the Gazette notices that declared and amended the reserve (s3).\n\nPeople using the site bear the compliance cost: they must stop fishing or holding aquatic life there. The Plan lists prohibitions but does not set out penalties or enforcement arrangements in its text (s4; endnotes)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993","history":"/api/acts/doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993/history","analysis":"/api/acts/doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/doctors-gully-aquatic-life-reserve-management-plan-1993/documents"}}