{"id":"F2020L01358","name":"Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Suspension of Standing Permission in the Woomera Prohibited Area for 05 December 2020 - 06 December 2020","slug":"f2020l01358","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318858,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01358-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Suspension of Standing Permission in the Woomera Prohibited Area for 05 December 2020 - 06 December 2020","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nWoomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014\n\nSuspension of Standing Permission in the Woomera Prohibited Area for 05 December 2020 - 06 December 2020\n\nWoomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014\n\nI, John Anderson, Director Woomera Prohibited Area Coordination Office, as a delegate of the Minister for Defence, suspend permission under section 11 of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014:\n\n1.  to travel on the Stuart Highway between the locations set out in Schedule 1;\n2.  during the period set out in Schedule 2; and\n3.  when access control points are set up to prevent use of the Stuart Highway between the locations set out in Schedule 1.\n\nDated 29 October 2020\n\nJohn Anderson\n\nDirector Woomera Prohibited Area Coordination Office\n\n  \nSchedule 1  \n\n1.  Between the Highway Closure North Point S 29.30515°, E 134.97338° and Highway Closure South Point S 30.91585°, E 135.69972°\n\nThe following map illustrates that permission is suspended to travel on those parts of the Stuart Highway within the area bounded by the blue line when access control points are set up:\n\n| Position on the map              | Coordinates(Decimal Degrees) |\n| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |\n| 09-HWHighway Closure North Point | S 29.30515° E 134.97338°     |\n| 15-HWHighway Closure South Point | S 30.91585° E 135.69972°     |\n\n![](image.002.png)![](image.002.png)![](image.003.jpeg)\n\nSchedule 2\n\nb. Between the period 05 December 2020 and 06 December 2020.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises an existing power under section 11 to suspend standing permission for a defined time and place (instrument opening: “suspend permission under section 11”; Schedule 1; Schedule 2). It does not amend the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 or change the Rule’s ongoing scope; it creates a time‑limited, location‑limited suspension contingent on access controls rather than a permanent change to the legal regime."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow geographic and temporal scope reduces legal complexity: specific coordinates and dates are provided (Schedule 1; Schedule 2).","Conditional trigger increases operational uncertainty: suspension applies only “when access control points are set up”, creating discretion for officials controlling access (instrument, para 3).","Delegated decision‑maker: signed by the Director as a delegate of the Minister, concentrating power in a single administrative actor (instrument heading and signature).","Effect on private parties is straightforward but immediate: travellers and transport operators must check for access control activations and comply or reroute—compliance burden is practical rather than interpretive.","Uses an existing statutory power rather than amending primary legislation: instrument expressly suspends permission under section 11, so legal basis is discrete but requires reference to the parent rule to understand wider consequences.","Map and coordinate reliance creates operational interpretation tasks for users and enforcers (Schedule 1 and map).","No additional procedural guidance in the instrument about notification, exemptions, or enforcement mechanisms, leaving implementation details to operational practice."],"plain_english_summary":"A delegate of the Minister for Defence temporarily suspended the standing permission to travel on a specified section of the Stuart Highway for 5–6 December 2020 when access control points are established. The rule affects anyone—private drivers and commercial transport—who would use that stretch during the period: they must not travel there while the suspension and access controls are in force. The suspension is time‑limited, geographically specific (coordinates provided), and is activated only when access control points are in place."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the parent Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 — temporarily restricting public access to the prohibited area for operational reasons. It has not expanded beyond this specific, narrow purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision suspending one type of permission","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Rule","Simple conditional structure: suspension applies only when access control points are set up","Two short schedules containing only coordinates and dates","Total length under 300 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short-term closure notice for a section of the Stuart Highway in outback South Australia. The Defence Department is temporarily suspending the usual permission that allows the public to travel on this highway through the Woomera Prohibited Area — a large military testing zone — for two days in December 2020. The closure applies to a roughly 200km stretch of highway between specific GPS coordinates when Defence sets up access control points. This is essentially a 'road closed' notice issued under military regulations to ensure public safety during defence activities."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2020l01358","history":"/api/acts/f2020l01358/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2020l01358/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2020l01358/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2020l01358/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2020l01358/documents"}}