{"id":"tas:act-1935-027","name":"Florentine Valley Paper Industry Act 1935","slug":"florentine-valley-paper-industry-act-1935","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"27 of 1935","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":110575,"registerId":"tas-act-1935-027-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part I","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part I Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This Act may be cited as the [Florentine Valley Paper Industry Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-027) .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"### 2 Repeal\n\n> The *Florentine Valley Wood-pulp and Paper Industry Act 1932* is hereby repealed.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> *\\[Section 3 amended by No. 71 of 1950, s. 9 \\]**\\[Section 3 Amended by No. 36 of 1958, s. 5 \\]*\n> \n> > (1)  *\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 2 \\]**\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 2 \\]**\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 1985, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]**\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]**\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –\n> > \n> > > ***appointed day*** means the date of the commencement of the [Florentine Valley Paper Industry Act 1966](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-9999-999) ;\n> > \n> > > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Oct 2012\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-10-01/act-2011-009#JS1@Ja7@GC1@EN) ***arbitration*** means arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the [Commercial Arbitration Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-013) ;\n> > \n> > > ***court*** means the Supreme Court;\n> > \n> > > ***Forest Practices Code*** means the Code issued pursuant to [section 30 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048#GS30@EN) [Forest Practices Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1985-048) and in force under that Act and includes any amendments to that Code;\n> > \n> > > ***forest products*** means growing or dead trees, shrubs, or other vegetable growth and the products thereof;\n> > \n> > > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-12-11/act-2013-050#JS1@Ja9@GC1@EN) ***Forestry corporation*** means the Forestry corporation continued by [section 6 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049#GS6@EN) [Forest Management Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2013-049) ;\n> > \n> > > ***industry*** means the manufacture by the Promoter in this State of paper pulp and pulp products, and the investigation in connection with such manufacture and the supply and preparation of materials therefor, and the carrying on of processes and businesses incidental to such manufacture, and the carrying on in this State by the Promoter of any manufacture cognate or incidental or subsidiary to such manufacture, including the milling and marketing of timber;\n> > \n> > > ***logging road*** means any road prepared or constructed by the Promoter for the haulage or transport of forest products and maintainable by him in accordance with [section 21B](#GS21B@EN) ;\n> > \n> > > [*\\[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja20@GC1@EN) ***private land*** means any land alienated, or contracted to be alienated, from the Crown in fee simple, or held under any lease or any occupation, residence, or business licence granted or issued under the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) , or under any lease, licence, or other authority granted or issued under the [Mineral Resources Development Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116) or under any timber or forestry lease or permit granted by the Crown under any Act;\n> > \n> > > ***pulp products*** means paper and paper board;\n> > \n> > > ***road*** means any road, street, or high road, or any reservation therefor;\n> > \n> > > ***the Promoter*** means Derwent Valley Paper Company Proprietary Limited and its assigns;\n> > \n> > > ***the said lands*** means the lands specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) , other than such of those lands as have, under this Act, been declared to have ceased to be subject to the provisions of this Act;\n> > \n> > > ***timber*** includes trees of any description, whether alive or dead and whether standing or fallen;\n> > \n> > > ***working plan*** means a detailed statement in writing, setting out in respect of a specified area, called the working plan area –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) the facts on which the proposals therein contained are based;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) the intended operations to be carried out;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (c) the manner in which the same are to be carried out;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (d) the requirements to be observed in relation to all fellings and all operations for the regeneration, improvement, and protection of the forest or the establishment, maintenance, and protection of plantations; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (e) the requirements for the proper record and control of the work –\n> > > \n> > > in the working of that area during the period specified in such plan.\n> \n> > (2)  *\\[Section 3 Subsection (2) added by No. 18 of 1966, s. 2 \\]*References in this Act to a working plan that has been revised shall be construed as references to that plan as so revised.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Effect of assignment by Promoter","content":"### 4 Effect of assignment by Promoter\n\n> Upon any assignment by the Promoter of his rights and concessions under this Act, the person in whom such rights and concessions shall be vested by virtue of such assignment shall be subject to all the obligations and conditions imposed upon the Promoter by this Act, to the exclusion of the person making such assignment.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n*\\[Section 5 Substituted by No. 79 of 1937, s. 2 \\]* *\\[Section 5 Substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 5 Subsection (1) amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \\]* [*\\[Section 5 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part II","sectionType":"part","heading":"Timber Rights","content":"# Part II Timber Rights","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n*\\[Section 6 Subsection (2) added by No. 18 of 1966, s. 4 \\]* *\\[Section 6 Subsection (3) added by No. 18 of 1966, s. 4 \\]* [*\\[Section 6 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"6A.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6A.\n\n*\\[Section 6A Inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 5 \\]* *\\[Section 6A Subsection (3) omitted by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* [*\\[Section 6A Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"6B.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6B.\n\n*\\[Section 6B Inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 5 \\]* *\\[Section 6B Subsection (3) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 6B Subsection (4) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 6B Subsection (6) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 6B Subsection (7) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 6B Subsection (9) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 6B Subsection (10) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 6B Subsection (12) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* [*\\[Section 6B Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"6C.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6C.\n\n*\\[Section 6C Inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 5 \\]* *\\[Section 6C Subsection (5) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* [*\\[Section 6C Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\n\n*\\[Section 7 amended by No. 17 of 1945, s. 2 \\]* *\\[Section 7 amended by No. 71 of 1950, s. 10 \\]* *\\[Section 7 Repealed by No. 18 of 1966, s. 6 \\]*","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n*\\[Section 8 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 7 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 7 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 7 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 7 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (3B) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (3C) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 7 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (3B) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (3D) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 7 \\]* *\\[Section 8 Subsection (4) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 7 \\]* [*\\[Section 8 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"9.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 9.\n\n*\\[Section 9 Amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (4) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (3C) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (3D) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (3E) inserted by No. 49 of 1985, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (4) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (5) substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (6) added by No. 18 of 1966, s. 8 \\]* *\\[Section 9 Subsection (7) added by No. 49 of 1985, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* [*\\[Section 9 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"10.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 10.\n\n*\\[Section 10 Amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 9 \\]* *\\[Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 10 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 9 \\]* *\\[Section 10 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 9 \\]* *\\[Section 10 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 9 \\]* [*\\[Section 10 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"11.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 11.\n\n*\\[Section 11 Amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 11 Amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 11 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 10 \\]* *\\[Section 11 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 10 \\]* *\\[Section 11 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 10 \\]* *\\[Section 11 Subsection (4) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 10 \\]* *\\[Section 11 Subsection (4) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* [*\\[Section 11 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"12.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 12.\n\n*\\[Section 12 Substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 11 \\]* *\\[Section 12 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 12 Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* [*\\[Section 12 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Records to be kept by, and returns to be made by, Promoter","content":"### 13 Records to be kept by, and returns to be made by, Promoter\n\n> *\\[Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 67 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]**\\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 67 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]*\n> \n> > (1)  *\\[Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 12 \\]**\\[Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \\]**\\[Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 1 \\]*Books, maps, and plans recording the operations of the Promoter in connection with the industry shall be kept by the Promoter, and shall be available for inspection at all reasonable times by the Forestry corporation, or any officer of the Forestry corporation appointed by it for that purpose, and shall show in respect of each year particulars of –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the operations in the forest, including fellings, sylvicultural operations, fire protection, and other works required by the relevant working plan;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) the quantity of wood and other forest products used in the manufacture of paper pulp or pulp products;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) the quantity of timber used for other milling purposes;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) the quantity of timber sold in the log;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) the quantity of pulp products produced;\n> > > \n> > > > (f) the quantity of paper pulp produced and sold as such;\n> > > \n> > > > (g) the quantity of timber obtained from private lands for conversion into paper pulp or pulp products;\n> > > \n> > > > (h) the respective amounts expended on fire protection, forest development and improvement, and reafforestation;\n> > > \n> > > > (i) such other particulars of a similar nature as may be prescribed.\n> > \n> > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.\n> \n> > (2)  *\\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 12 \\]**\\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \\]**\\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]*The Promoter shall also furnish the Forestry corporation with returns in respect of all or any of the matters or things mentioned or referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS13@Gs1@EN) , in such form and at such times as shall be prescribed.\n> > \n> > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"14.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 14.\n\n*\\[Section 14 Substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 13 \\]* *\\[Section 14 Repealed by No. 61 of 1996, s. 6 \\]*","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"15.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 15.\n\n*\\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 14 \\]* *\\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 71 of 1950, s. 11 \\]* *\\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 14 \\]* *\\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* [*\\[Section 15 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"16.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 16.\n\n*\\[Section 16 Repealed by No. 18 of 1966, s. 15 \\]*","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"Part III","sectionType":"part","heading":"Other Rights and Powers","content":"# Part III Other Rights and Powers","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Licence under  Water Management Act 1999","content":"### 17 Licence under  Water Management Act 1999\n\n> *\\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 61 of 1996, s. 15 \\]**\\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]**\\[Section 17 Subsection (2) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]*[*\\[Section 17 Substituted by No. 45 of 1999, Sched. 6, Applied:01 Jan 2000\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-01-01/act-1999-045#JS6@Ja2@GC1@EN) [*\\[Section 17 Substituted by No. 47 of 2001, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2001\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2001-047#GS4@EN)\n> \n> > (1)  In this section –\n> > \n> > > ***existing pipeline*** means –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) the pipeline that, on 30 June 2001, existed on, above or under land in respect of which the Promoter held a water licence renewed (with the renewal No. 12W/58) on 21 August 1980 under the [Mining Act 1929](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-9999-999) , being the pipeline as repaired, modified and upgraded from time to time; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) any pipeline that has replaced the pipeline referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS17@Gs1@Nd37042404664352@Hpa@EN) , or subsequent replacement pipeline, as repaired, modified and upgraded from time to time;\n> > \n> > > ***pipeline*** means –\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) pipeline to carry water to the Promoter for the purposes of carrying on the industry; and\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) pumping plant, buildings, trestles, bridges and other structures relating to that pipeline;\n> > \n> > > ***pipeline corridor*** means a strip of land 10 metres wide defined by measuring 5 metres in a horizontal plane to each side of the centreline of the existing pipeline at right angles to the centreline;\n> > \n> > > ***subject land*** means land that the Promoter does not own but needs, or is likely to need, to be able to enter and remain on for one or more of the following purposes:\n> > > \n> > > > > (a) to examine, operate, maintain, repair, modify, upgrade, remove or replace any or all of the existing pipeline;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (b) to fence or place protective structures around any or all of the existing pipeline or to examine, operate, maintain, repair, modify, upgrade, remove or replace any such fences or protective structures;\n> > > > \n> > > > > (c) to clear the pipeline corridor of vegetation, structures and objects that could interfere with the proper operation of the existing pipeline.\n> \n> > (2)  The Promoter is entitled to a licence under the [Water Management Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-045) for the purposes of carrying on the industry.\n> \n> > (3)  An easement over subject land is vested in the Promoter.\n> \n> > (4)  The easement under [subsection (3)](#GS17@Gs3@EN) is a water pipeline easement and entitles the Promoter to –\n> > \n> > > > (a) maintain the existing pipeline on, above or under the subject land; and\n> > > \n> > > > (b) enter and remain on the subject land, at any reasonable time and with any necessary vehicles and equipment, for any one or more of the following purposes:\n> > > > \n> > > > > > (i) examining, operating, maintaining, repairing, modifying, upgrading, removing or replacing any or all of the existing pipeline;\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (ii) fencing or placing protective structures around any or all of the existing pipeline or examining, operating, maintaining, repairing, modifying, upgrading, removing or replacing any such fences or protective structures;\n> > > > > \n> > > > > > (iii) clearing the pipeline corridor of vegetation, structures and objects that could interfere with the proper operation of the existing pipeline.\n> \n> > (5)  Where it is necessary for the purpose of gaining access to subject land for the Promoter to enter and pass over adjoining or other land, an easement over that adjoining or other land is vested in the Promoter.\n> \n> > (6)  The easement under [subsection (5)](#GS17@Gs5@EN) is a right of carriageway and entitles the Promoter to enter and pass over the adjoining or other land, with vehicles and equipment, for the purpose of gaining access to subject land.\n> \n> > (7)  The powers conferred by an easement under this section may be exercised by agents, contractors and employees authorised by the Promoter to act on the Promoter's behalf.\n> \n> > (8)  The powers conferred by an easement under this section must be exercised, so far as is reasonably practicable, in a manner that minimises interference with the enjoyment of the land subject to the easement by persons lawfully occupying it.\n> \n> > (9)  The exercise of the powers conferred by an easement under this section may be limited by the licence held by the Promoter under the [Water Management Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-045) for the purposes of carrying on the industry.\n> \n> > (10)  Without limiting the limitations that may be imposed under [subsection (9)](#GS17@Gs9@EN) by a licence on the exercise of the powers conferred by an easement under this section, those limitations may include a requirement that the Promoter can only undertake work for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, modifying, upgrading, removing or replacing any part of the existing pipeline that is on, above or under a road, railway line or bridge, or other area to which the public have access, if the approval of the person specified in the licence has first been obtained.\n> \n> > (11)  Before a person enters land to exercise powers conferred by an easement under this section, the Promoter must, if practicable, give reasonable notice of the proposed exercise of powers to the persons lawfully occupying the land.\n> \n> > (12)  The Promoter is liable to –\n> > \n> > > > (a) make good any damage caused by the exercise of powers under an easement under this section as soon as practicable; or\n> > > \n> > > > (b) pay reasonable compensation for the damage.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Leases of foreshore","content":"### 18 Leases of foreshore\n\n> *\\[Section 18 Amended by No. 36 of 1958, s. 5 \\]*\n> \n> > (1)  [*\\[Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja20@GC2@Hpc@EN) [*\\[Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja20@GC2@Hpb@EN) [*\\[Section 18 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja20@GC2@Hpa@EN) The Director-General of Lands, upon the application of the Promoter, may cause to be issued to him, under and subject to the provisions of the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028) as herein modified, a lease or leases of a strip or strips of land which are required for the purposes of the industry, of such width in each case as the Director-General of Lands shall determine, upon and across the foreshore adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, any land whereon the industry is being carried on.\n> \n> > (2)  Every such lease shall be renewed on the application of the Promoter so long as he carries on the industry and such lease is required for the purposes thereof.","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Power to construct drains and other works","content":"### 19 Power to construct drains and other works\n\n> > (1)  The Promoter may construct pipe-lines, tunnels, or drains between any of his works, or from his works into the sea, or into the tidal waters of the River Derwent, or from that river or any of its tributaries to any of the said works upon, over, or under –\n> > \n> > > > (a) the lands comprised in any such lease as aforesaid;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) any land belonging to the Crown;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) any private land; and\n> > > \n> > > > (d) any road, tramway, or railway.\n> \n> > (2)  [*\\[Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja20@GC3@Hpa@EN) Before proceeding with any such construction, the Promoter shall submit to the Director-General of Lands plans and specifications of the proposed work, and shall obtain his approval thereto.\n> \n> > (3)  [*\\[Section 19 Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja20@GC3@Hpb@EN) Every such work shall be completed within 12 months after such approval has been obtained or within such further time as the Director-General of Lands may allow.\n> \n> > (4)  The outlet of every such drain, tunnel, or pipe-line for the discharge of effluent or waste water shall be below low-water mark, and the Promoter shall discharge all effluent or waste water through the same into the sea or into the tidal waters of the River Derwent.\n> \n> > (5)  The outlet for all effluent which is of such a nature as to be likely to create a nuisance shall be at a point to be approved by the Minister, and such outlet shall be placed at such a distance from the shore as the Minister may require, but the Promoter shall not be required to carry the same further south than the mouth of the River Jordan.","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of  Mineral Resources Development Act 1995","content":"### 20 Application of  Mineral Resources Development Act 1995\n\n> [*\\[Section 20 Substituted by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja20@GC4@EN)\n> \n> > (1)  [Parts 4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116#HP4@EN) and [8 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116#HP8@EN) [Mineral Resources Development Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116) apply to the exercise by the Promoter of the powers conferred by [section 19(1)](#GS19@Gs1@EN) in relation to private land as if the Promoter were engaged in mining operations and as if the powers exercisable under that subsection were exercisable under [Part 4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116#HP4@EN) of that Act.\n> \n> > (2)  [Part 4 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116#HP4@EN) [Mineral Resources Development Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-116) applies to the said lands, any private land and any other land used or occupied by the Promoter in connection with the industry as if that land were used or occupied for mining purposes.","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"21.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 21.\n\n*\\[Section 21 Amended by No. 36 of 1958, s. 5 \\]* *\\[Section 21 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 1985, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 21 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 49 of 1985, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* [*\\[Section 21 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"21A.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 21A.\n\n*\\[Section 21A Inserted by No. 71 of 1950, s. 12 \\]* *\\[Section 21A Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 16 \\]* *\\[Section 21A Subsection (2) amended by No. 24 of 1993, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 21A Subsection (4) inserted by No. 24 of 1993, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* [*\\[Section 21A Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"21B.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 21B.\n\n*\\[Section 21B Inserted by No. 71 of 1950, s. 12 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 17 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (1) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 17 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 17 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (3) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (4) amended by No. 49 of 1985, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (5) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 17 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (5) amended by No. 49 of 1985, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (5) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (6) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 17 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (6) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 21B Subsection (7) added by No. 18 of 1966, s. 17 \\]* [*\\[Section 21B Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"22.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 22.\n\n*\\[Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 18 \\]* *\\[Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 22 Subsection (4) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 18 \\]* *\\[Section 22 Subsection (5) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 18 \\]* *\\[Section 22 Subsection (6) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 22 Subsection (7) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 18 \\]* [*\\[Section 22 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"22A.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 22A.\n\n*\\[Section 22A Amended by No. 71 of 1950, s. 13 \\]* *\\[Section 22A Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 19 \\]* *\\[Section 22A Subsection (3) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 22A Subsection (4) amended by No. 61 of 1996, s. 6 \\]* [*\\[Section 22A Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"22B.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 22B.\n\n*\\[Section 22B Inserted by No. 71 of 1950, s. 13 \\]* *\\[Section 22B Subsection (9) amended by No. 67 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Section 22B Subsection (4) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 22B Subsection (5) amended by No. 18 of 1966, s. 20 \\]* *\\[Section 22B Subsection (5) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Section 22B Subsection (9) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \\]* *\\[Section 22B Subsection (10) amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]* [*\\[Section 22B Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"23.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 23.\n\n*\\[Section 23 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 21 \\]* *\\[Section 23 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 61 of 1996, s. 6 \\]* [*\\[Section 23 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"Part IV","sectionType":"part","heading":"Rights of the Promoter","content":"# Part IV Rights of the Promoter","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"24.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 24.\n\n*\\[Section 24 Substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 22 \\]* [*\\[Section 24 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp1@EN)","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"Part V","sectionType":"part","heading":"Duration of Rights","content":"# Part V Duration of Rights","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Expiration of Act","content":"### 25 Expiration of Act\n\n> *\\[Section 25 Substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 23 \\]*\n> \n> > (1)  Subject to any order made under [subsection (2)](#GS25@Gs2@EN) , this Act expires at the expiration of a period of 80 years from the appointed day.\n> \n> > (2)  *\\[Section 25 Subsection (2) amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]*[*\\[Section 25 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp2@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"Part VI","sectionType":"part","heading":"General","content":"# Part VI General","sortOrder":37},{"sectionNumber":"26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Evidence and procedure","content":"### 26 Evidence and procedure\n\n> *\\[Section 26 Substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 24 \\]*The jurisdiction conferred on the court by this Act may be exercised in a summary way.","sortOrder":38},{"sectionNumber":"26A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application of  Commercial Arbitration Act 2011","content":"### 26A Application of  Commercial Arbitration Act 2011\n\n> *\\[Section 26A Inserted by No. 71 of 1950, s. 15 \\]**\\[Section 26A Amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \\]*[*\\[Section 26A Amended by No. 9 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Oct 2012\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-10-01/act-2011-009#JS1@Ja7@GC2@EN) The [Commercial Arbitration Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-013) shall apply to every arbitration pursuant to this Act as if there were a written agreement to submit the difference to arbitration.","sortOrder":39},{"sectionNumber":"27","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"### 27 Regulations\n\n> The Governor may make regulations for fire protection of the said lands and generally for the purposes of this Act.","sortOrder":40},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1\n\n*\\[Schedule 1 Substituted by No. 18 of 1966, s. 25 \\]* [*\\[Schedule 1 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp3@EN)","sortOrder":41},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2\n\n*\\[Schedule 2 Repealed by No. 18 of 1966, s. 25 \\]*","sortOrder":42},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 3","content":"# SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 3\n\n*\\[Schedule 3 Repealed by No. 18 of 1966, s. 25 \\]*","sortOrder":43},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 4","content":"# SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 4\n\n*\\[Schedule 4 Repealed by No. 18 of 1966, s. 25 \\]*","sortOrder":44},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 5","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 5","content":"# SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 5\n\n*\\[Schedule 5 Repealed by No. 18 of 1966, s. 25 \\]*","sortOrder":45},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 6","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 6","content":"# SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE 6\n\n*\\[Schedule 6 Repealed by No. 18 of 1966, s. 25 \\]*","sortOrder":46},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 7","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 7","content":"# SCHEDULE 7 SCHEDULE 7\n\n[*\\[Schedule 7 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp3@EN)","sortOrder":47},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 8","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 8","content":"# SCHEDULE 8 SCHEDULE 8\n\n*\\[Schedule 8 Clause 3 amended by No. 71 of 1950, s. 14 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 3 amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 5 amended by No. 99 of 1982, s. 3 and Sched. 2 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 5 amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 6 amended by No. 99 of 1982, s. 3 and Sched. 2 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 6 amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 8 amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 8 amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 9 amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 10 amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* *\\[Schedule 8 Clause 12 amended by No. 25 of 1994, s. 45 and Sched. 3 \\]* [*\\[Schedule 8 Repealed by No. 42 of 1991, Sched. 6, Applied:27 Jun 1997\\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-27/act-1991-042#JS6@JT@tr@Hp3@EN)","sortOrder":48}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act's scope has been narrowed from broad, original timber‑rights and operational grants to a more limited set of infrastructure and regulatory powers. Many timber‑rights provisions and schedules were repealed (see multiple \"Repealed\" notes e.g. sections and Schedules repealed by No. 42 of 1991 and earlier amendments). The current operative provisions focus on pipeline easements and water licences (s.17), foreshore leases (s.18), construction/discharge powers with approval requirements (s.19), record‑keeping obligations (s.13) and cross‑application of other Acts (s.20, s.26A)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple layers of amendment and repeal across decades producing a fragmented text (numerous notes of repeal/amendment throughout the Act).","Extensive cross‑references to other statutes that alter operation and process: Water Management Act 1999 (s.17), Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 (s.20), Forest Practices Act 1985 (s.3 definition), Commercial Arbitration Act 2011 (s.26A).","Mixture of property rights (easements, leases) and statutory powers with administrative pre‑approvals and ministerial discretion (s.17(10); s.19(2),(3),(5)).","Operational compliance obligations and record/return requirements with prescribed form/timing and monetary penalties (s.13).","Liability and compensation duties on the Promoter for damage caused when exercising easement powers (s.17(12)).","An express expiry mechanism limiting duration (80 years from the appointed day) that affects long‑term rights (s.25).","Surviving and repealed provisions intermingled (many Parts/Sections and Schedules repealed), increasing statutory interpretation difficulty."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act sets out rights and obligations for the Promoter (Derwent Valley Paper Company) to take water, hold pipeline easements, lease foreshore strips, construct drains and discharge effluent, and to keep operational records available to the Forestry corporation. It requires approvals from land authorities for works, makes the Promoter liable for damage or compensation (s.17(12), s.19(2),(5)), and applies arbitration rules (s.26A). The Act affects the Promoter, landholders whose land hosts pipelines or works, and regulatory agencies responsible for approvals and inspections."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Almost certainly yes — the Florentine Valley paper industry has changed dramatically since 1935. The original intent was likely to facilitate or regulate an active, significant regional paper manufacturing industry. Today, that industry context no longer exists in its original form, meaning the Act's practical scope has likely narrowed considerably, even if its legal text remains unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text provided — only metadata and status information available, preventing full substantive analysis","Historical legislation (1935) may use archaic legal drafting conventions that are harder to interpret","Industry-specific scope (paper manufacturing/forestry) may involve technical terminology","Multiple amendments over 90 years could create layered or inconsistent provisions","Intersection with modern Tasmanian forestry and environmental law may create interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"The Florentine Valley Paper Industry Act 1935 is a Tasmanian statute, still in force and amended over time, that historically regulated paper‑industry activity in the Florentine Valley. It principally affects businesses and people tied to forestry, timber harvesting or paper manufacture in that area and remains administratively linked to a responsible Minister and Department. Its continued existence matters because historical land‑use, licence or obligation rules from 1935 may still apply."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the version is current 'to date' (accessed 3 April 2026) but the file was last modified 16 September 2025, this raises a question about what changes, if any, occurred between those dates and whether the 'current' designation is accurate. This is a metadata consistency issue rather than a substantive legal flaw, but it undermines the reliability of the currency representation.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 11 December 2013 to date' yet the file was last modified on 16 September 2025, creating an internal temporal inconsistency in the status metadata itself."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"General - Substantive Content","severity":"high","reasoning":"A statute that creates no rights, duties, powers, or obligations — or whose operative provisions are entirely absent from the consolidated version — renders compliance, enforcement, and judicial interpretation impossible. If this represents the complete Act, it is legally inert and arguably serves no statutory purpose, which is an absurdity in itself.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The Act, originally enacted in 1935 and purportedly current to 2026, contains no substantive operative provisions in the text provided. An Act with no discernible operative sections, obligations, powers, or definitions cannot be complied with, enforced, or applied in any meaningful legal sense."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Update Promise","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is a procedural representation. The gap between the last modification date and the access date is not itself evidence of a breach, but combined with the 'current to date' claim, it creates an unverifiable assurance that the version accessed is actually current. This is a low-level metadata reliability concern.","confidence":0.4,"description":"The site claims legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' yet the file was last modified 16 September 2025 while the access date is 3 April 2026 — over six months later — with no indication of whether any changes occurred in that intervening period."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version — 'current from 11 December 2013 to date (accessed 3 April 2026)'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 16 September 2025'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The version is described as current 'to date' (3 April 2026), implying no changes after 11 December 2013, yet the file was modified on 16 September 2025. If the modification reflected a substantive legislative change, the commencement date of '11 December 2013' for the current version would be incorrect. If the modification was merely administrative, the currency claim remains unsubstantiated."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has shrunk dramatically from its original scope. Originally a comprehensive timber rights and forestry management Act, the 1997 repeal of Sections 5-12, 14-16, and 21-24 removed most of the forestry and timber harvesting provisions. What remains is primarily a water infrastructure and pipeline access statute. The original 1935 Act covered broad forestry operations; the current version is essentially a special water and easement statute for one company's pipeline."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive amendment history with 15+ amending Acts referenced, creating a patchwork of changes over 80+ years","Multiple repealed sections (Sections 5-12, 14-16, 21-24, and Schedules 1-8) that create gaps and require historical knowledge to understand current operation","Nested definitions in Section 17 with 4 defined terms ('existing pipeline', 'pipeline', 'pipeline corridor', 'subject land') that refer to each other","Cross-references to at least 6 other Acts (Water Management Act 1999, Crown Lands Act 1976, Mineral Resources Development Act 1995, Forest Management Act 2013, Forest Practices Act 1985, Commercial Arbitration Act 2011)","Conditional logic in Section 17 with 12 subsections creating layered rights and limitations","Ambiguous temporal provisions - the Act expires 80 years from 'the appointed day' (1966), but many operative provisions were repealed in 1997, leaving uncertainty about what currently operates","Assignment provisions (Section 4) that bind successors but don't clearly define 'assigns'","Dual application of mining law (Section 20) creating a legal fiction that paper manufacturing is 'mining'"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian law from 1935 that gives special rights to a specific paper company (originally called Derwent Valley Paper Company Proprietary Limited, referred to as 'the Promoter') to run a pulp and paper mill in the Florentine Valley.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Grants water rights**: The company is entitled to a water licence under the Water Management Act 1999 and has automatic easements (legal rights to use someone else's land) to maintain pipelines that carry water to the mill. This includes rights to enter private land to inspect, repair, or replace pipes, and to clear vegetation around them.\n- **Allows infrastructure on foreshore**: The company can lease strips of Crown land along the shoreline for industrial purposes.\n- **Powers to build drains and pipes**: The company can construct pipelines, tunnels, and drains across Crown land, private land, and roads to discharge waste water into the sea or the River Derwent, subject to approval.\n- **Record-keeping**: The company must keep detailed records of its forestry operations, timber usage, and production, and submit returns to the Forestry corporation.\n- **Mining Act provisions apply**: When building infrastructure on private land, the company gets the same powers as mining companies under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The 'Promoter' (the paper company and any future owners who buy the business)\n- Private landowners in the area, who must allow pipeline access and maintenance\n- The Forestry corporation (government body overseeing forestry)\n- The Director-General of Lands and the Minister\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a special deal for one company that overrides normal property rights. It lets the paper company access private land without owning it, guarantees water rights, and allows waste discharge into waterways. The Act automatically expires 80 years after the 'appointed day' (1966), meaning it will eventually end. The law has been heavily amended over time, with most of the original timber rights sections repealed in 1997, leaving mainly the water and infrastructure powers intact."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/florentine-valley-paper-industry-act-1935","history":"/api/acts/florentine-valley-paper-industry-act-1935/history","analysis":"/api/acts/florentine-valley-paper-industry-act-1935/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/florentine-valley-paper-industry-act-1935/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/florentine-valley-paper-industry-act-1935/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/florentine-valley-paper-industry-act-1935/documents"}}