{"id":"F2007L01333","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Proclamation - Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve (10/05/2007)","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-cod-grounds-commonwealth-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":65559,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01333-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"PROCLAMATION","sectionType":"part","heading":"PROCLAMATION","content":"## PROCLAMATION","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity ","sectionType":"part","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999","content":"# Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 344(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999:\n\n(a) declare the area specified in the Schedule to be a Commonwealth reserve for the purpose of protecting the conservation values of the area; and\n\n(b) specify that the seabed to a depth of 1000 metres is included in the reserve; and\n\n(c) give the reserve the name “Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve”; and\n\n(d) assign the reserve to the IUCN category of strict nature reserve.\n\nThis Proclamation commences on the day after the date of registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nSigned and sealed with the\n\nGreat Seal of Australia on\n\n10 May 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMalcolm Turnbull\n\nMinister for the Environment and Water Resources","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve","sectionType":"part","heading":"Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve","content":"# Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve\n\nAll of that area in the Tasman Sea enclosed within the circumference of a circle of radius 1000 metres the centre of which is at the point of latitude 31 degrees 40 minutes 52 seconds south, longitude 152 degrees 54 minutes 37 seconds east.\\*\n\n\\* All geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) as defined in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN35 of 6 September 1995.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2397},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation maintains a narrow, specific scope limited to declaring a single, small marine reserve with strict protection status. There is no evidence of scope expansion beyond the original purpose of protecting the conservation values of this specific area."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision containing only four straightforward declarations","No defined terms or interpretative section","Geographic boundary described by simple geometric shape (circle with 1,000m radius)","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional provisions","Only one external reference (the enabling provision in the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis proclamation creates a small, highly protected marine sanctuary called the **Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve**.\n\n**Where it is**\n\nThe reserve is a circular area in the Tasman Sea, roughly 1,000 metres in radius (about 3 square kilometres), centred on a specific location off the coast of New South Wales.\n\n**What it protects**\n\nThe reserve includes the seabed down to a depth of 1,000 metres. It is classified as a **\"strict nature reserve\"** (the highest level of protection under international standards), meaning human activities are severely restricted—typically allowing only scientific research and prohibiting fishing, mining, or tourism.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nIt protects the conservation values of this specific patch of ocean floor, preserving marine ecosystems and biodiversity in that location from human disturbance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-cod-grounds-commonwealth-","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-cod-grounds-commonwealth-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-cod-grounds-commonwealth-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-cod-grounds-commonwealth-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-cod-grounds-commonwealth-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-cod-grounds-commonwealth-/documents"}}