{"id":"F2007B00691","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Proclamation - Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve (12/05/1999)","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-tasmanian-seamounts-marin","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62482,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00691-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"National Parks and Wildlife Conservation","sectionType":"part","heading":"National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975","content":"## National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"PROCLAMATION","sectionType":"part","heading":"PROCLAMATION","content":"# PROCLAMATION\n\nI, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, under subsection 7(2) of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975:\n\n(a) declare the area specified in the Schedule to be a reserve; and\n\n(b) assign to the reserve the name “Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve”; and\n\n(c) specify that the subsoil extending to a depth of 100 metres below the sea-bed within the declared area is within the reserve.\n\nSigned and sealed with the\n\nGreat Seal of Australia\n\n12 May 1999\n\nWILLIAM DEANE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nRobert Hill\n\nMinister for the Environment and Heritage\n\n  \nSchedule\n\nTasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve\n\nAll of that area within the Southern Ocean contained within and bounded as\n\nfollows:\n\na) commencing at the point of Latitude 44o30’South and Longitude 147o25’East,\n\nb) and proceeding in a westerly direction along the parallel of latitude\n\nto the point Latitude 44o30’South and Longitude 147o14’East,\n\nc) then in a north-westerly direction along the geodesic to the point\n\nLatitude 44o18’50”South and Longitude 147o10’East,\n\nd) then in an easterly direction along the parallel of latitude to the\n\npoint Latitude 44o18’50”South and Longitude 147o15’50”East,\n\ne) then in a north-easterly direction along the geodesic to the point\n\nLatitude 44o16’South and Longitude 147o25’East,\n\nf) then in a southerly direction along the meridian to the point of commencement.\n\nAll coordinates are referred to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994\n\n(GDA94).","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1534},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation aligns exactly with the original purpose of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 to declare and establish reserves for the protection of nature. It does not expand the Act's scope beyond creating protected areas."},"complexity_factors":["Precise geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) requiring maritime or cartographic knowledge to locate","Technical reference to Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) for coordinate accuracy","Vertical dimension specification (subsoil to 100 metres depth below sea-bed)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation creates the **Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve** — a protected area of ocean and seabed off the coast of Tasmania. It gives legal protection to a specific patch of the Southern Ocean that includes underwater mountains (seamounts), which are important habitats for deep-sea marine life.\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Declares a reserve** under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 (the law that protected parks and wildlife before the current EPBC Act)\n*   **Sets the boundaries** using precise map coordinates (latitude and longitude) that form a polygon in the Southern Ocean\n*   **Includes the seabed** down to 100 metres below the sea-floor within the protected area\n*   **Names the area** the \"Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve\"\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis legally protects the unique ecosystem around these underwater mountains from exploitation or damage, preserving the biodiversity of this deep-sea environment for conservation purposes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-tasmanian-seamounts-marin","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-tasmanian-seamounts-marin/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-tasmanian-seamounts-marin/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-tasmanian-seamounts-marin/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-tasmanian-seamounts-marin/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-proclamation-tasmanian-seamounts-marin/documents"}}