{"id":"F2024L00402","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Woomera Prohibited Area Rule) Certificate 2024","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-woomera-prohibited-area-rule-certificate-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442352,"registerId":"F2024L00402-fast-fetch-1775957375237","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Woomera Prohibited Area Rule) Certificate 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Woomera Prohibited Area Rule) Certificate 2024\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 21 March 2024\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Woomera Prohibited Area Rule) Certificate 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 29 March 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014, for which the sunsetting day is 1 October 2024, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2026.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2026.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 — deferring the sunsetting of a legislative instrument. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~250 words)","Only one substantive provision (section 4) that performs a single mechanical function","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citation of the parent Act (Legislation Act 2003) and the target instrument (Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014)","Simple temporal logic with clear start and end dates","Self-repealing mechanism (section 5) is straightforward and common in deferral instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate postpones the automatic expiry of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 from 1 October 2024 to 1 October 2026, and itself ceases to operate on 2 October 2026. \n\nIt preserves existing access and permit rules for Defence personnel and contractors, mining companies, pastoralists, traditional owners and others needing entry, avoiding a legal gap while longer‑term decisions are made."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument extends the repeal (sunsetting) date of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 from 1 October 2024 to 1 October 2026, so the Rule remains legally effective for an additional two years. It does not amend the substantive provisions of the Rule; it only changes the timing of its repeal (see section 4). The certificate itself is repealed at the start of 2 October 2026 (section 5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument that only defers a sunsetting date (section 4)","Relies on an enabling power in the Legislation Act (paragraph 51(1)(c)) (section 3)","No substantive changes to the underlying Rule’s content — only temporal effect","Simple commencement and repeal mechanics (section 2 and section 5)","Low regulatory drafting complexity but creates a two-year extension of existing compliance obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate postpones the automatic repeal (sunsetting) of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014, moving its repeal date from 1 October 2024 to 1 October 2026 so the rule remains in force until that later date. \n\nIt is made by the Attorney‑General under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003. The practical effect is that individuals and businesses subject to the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule must continue to comply with its restrictions and administrators must continue enforcement and administration until 1 October 2026."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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