{"id":"F2007B01021","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Amendment Proclamation - Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve (04/11/2004)","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-amendment-proclamation-lihou-reef-nati","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62483,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE","content":"## SCHEDULE\n\nLihou Reef National Nature Reserve\n\nAll of that area within the Coral Sea contained within and bounded as follows\\*:\n\n(i) commencing at the point of latitude 17 degrees 54 minutes south, longitude 151 degrees 8 minutes east;\n\n(ii) then north along the meridian of longitude 151 degrees 8 minutes east to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 17 degrees 21 minutes south;\n\n(iii) then generally northeast along the geodesic to the point of latitude 16 degrees 57 minutes south, longitude 151 degrees 54 minutes east;\n\n(iv) then east along the parallel of latitude 16 degrees 57 minutes south to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 152 degrees 20 minutes east;\n\n(v) then south along the meridian of longitude 152 degrees 20 minutes east to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 17 degrees 27 minutes south; and\n\n(vi) then generally southwest along the geodesic to the point of commencement.\n\n\\* All geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) as described in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN35 of 6 September 1995.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1499},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs its singular stated function of delineating the geographic boundaries of the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve without expansion into unrelated policy areas or significant deviation from the purpose of reserve declaration under the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["No defined terms requiring legal interpretation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Purely descriptive geographic content with sequential coordinate points","Single operative purpose: boundary delineation"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation legally defines the exact marine boundary of the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve in the Coral Sea using specified GPS coordinates. \n\nIt affects anyone operating there — fishers, shipping, tourism, and researchers — because areas inside the boundary are federally protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, meaning activities like commercial fishing, mining, or construction require federal approval and face strict environmental controls."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-amendment-proclamation-lihou-reef-nati","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-amendment-proclamation-lihou-reef-nati/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-amendment-proclamation-lihou-reef-nati/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-amendment-proclamation-lihou-reef-nati/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-amendment-proclamation-lihou-reef-nati/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-amendment-proclamation-lihou-reef-nati/documents"}}