{"id":"F2007L01464","name":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Revocation Proclamation - Kakadu Conservation Zone (23/05/2007)","slug":"environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-revocation-proclamation-kakadu-conserv","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":65865,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L01464-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Revocation Proclamation - Kakadu Conservation Zone (23/05/2007)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nEnvironment 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 390J(5) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, revoke the Proclamation made under subsection 8A(2) of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 and published in the Gazette No. S 164 of 30 June 1987 (as amended by the Proclamations made under subsection 8A(3) of that Act and published in the Gazette No. GN 45 of 22 November 1989, and No. S165 of 24 June 1991) establishing a Conservation Zone.\n\nSigned and Sealed with the\n\nGreat Seal of Australia on\n\n23 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":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1538},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs a single, specific administrative function exactly as stated—it revokes the 1987 Conservation Zone proclamation. There is no expansion beyond this narrow, technical purpose of updating the legal status of this specific parcel of land."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence of substance)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Extremely short (effectively one page)","Straightforward revocation without replacement provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document formally **cancels (revokes)** a 1987 declaration that created a \"Conservation Zone\" in the Kakadu area.\n\nBack in 1987, under older environmental laws, this zone was established as a temporary protective status for land while its long-term arrangements were being finalized. Twenty years later, this proclamation removes that specific zone status.\n\n**What this means:**\n*   This is essentially a **housekeeping measure**—cleaning up outdated legal classifications\n*   The land itself doesn't change ownership; this simply removes an old administrative label\n*   The area likely transitions to being managed under current arrangements (such as incorporation into Kakadu National Park) rather than the temporary \"Conservation Zone\" status\n*   It operates under section 390J of the *Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999* to revoke the earlier proclamation made under the old *National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-revocation-proclamation-kakadu-conserv","history":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-revocation-proclamation-kakadu-conserv/history","analysis":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-revocation-proclamation-kakadu-conserv/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-revocation-proclamation-kakadu-conserv/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-revocation-proclamation-kakadu-conserv/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999-revocation-proclamation-kakadu-conserv/documents"}}