{"id":"tas:sr-2003-112","name":"Mineral Resources Development (Strahan) Order 2003","slug":"mineral-resources-development-strahan-order-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"112 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318173,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-112-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order may be cited as the [Mineral Resources Development (Strahan) Order 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2003-112) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order takes effect 30 days after the date on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of landslip area","content":"### 3 Declaration of landslip area\n\n> The area of land specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) to this order is declared to be an A landslip area.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Landslip area","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Landslip area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Landslip area SCHEDULE 1 - Landslip area\n\n[Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr6173.gif)](/image/cpr6173.gif)\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 1 October 2003\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available metadata, this order appears to have remained in its original form since commencement on 31 October 2003, with no substantive amendments recorded. Its scope appears to have remained consistent with its original geographic and regulatory intent focused on the Strahan area."},"complexity_factors":["Subordinate legislation (an 'order') that must be read alongside its parent Act — the Mineral Resources Development Act — to be fully understood","Location-specific application adds a geographic layer of analysis","The substantive provisions are not included in the provided text, making full analysis impossible","Potential interaction with environmental and heritage protection laws applicable to the Strahan/West Coast region","Has been in force unchanged since 2003, suggesting stable but potentially outdated scope"],"plain_english_summary":"The Mineral Resources Development (Strahan) Order 2003 is a Tasmanian statutory instrument under the Mineral Resources Development Act that applies specifically to the town of Strahan. It sets location‑specific legal rules affecting who may explore or extract minerals there, so mining applicants, local landowners and regional environmental and planning authorities are directly affected.\n\nThis matters because it can modify the general statewide mining framework for Strahan; however, the order’s substantive operative clauses are not reproduced here, so exact legal effects aren’t confirmed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The order is a narrow, declaratory designation of a mapped area. The text contains no indications it alters or expands its scope beyond that single declaration and associated plan."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose declaratory instrument limited to naming a specific area (s3).","Commencement delayed by fixed Gazette notice period (s2).","Relies on attached plan/map in Schedule 2 for legal description — precision and interpretation depend on that graphic.","No operative duties, penalties or procedural rules are contained in the order, so legal effect depends on external laws or instruments not set out here.","Administered by a named Department, creating a clear administrative owner but limited statutory detail on decision-making or discretion (administration note)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order designates the land shown in Schedule 1 as an “A landslip area”, and takes effect 30 days after its Gazette notice (s3; s2). The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources administers the order (administration note). The instrument itself only makes the designation and attaches a plan; it does not set out duties, fees, enforcement steps or penalties, so who bears costs or specific compliance obligations is not specified in this instrument (schedules; Schedule 2 plan)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This order performs exactly the single function suggested by its title: declaring a specific landslip area near Strahan. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the original purpose of land stability management under the Mineral Resources Development Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (4 substantive sections)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the administering Act","Simple declarative structure: 'X is declared to be Y'","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Relies entirely on external map/plan for geographic scope"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical order made under Tasmania's Mineral Resources Development Act. It **declares a specific area near Strahan, Tasmania as an 'A landslip area'**.\n\n**What this means:**\n- An 'A landslip area' is a classification under Tasmanian mining law that restricts certain mining activities in areas prone to landslides or unstable ground\n- The exact boundaries are shown in Schedule 2 (a map/plan referenced in the order)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Mining companies and prospectors wanting to explore or mine in the Strahan area\n- Landowners in the declared zone\n- The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (which administers the order)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis order protects public safety and infrastructure by restricting mining operations in an area identified as geologically unstable. It prevents activities that could trigger or worsen landslides in the Strahan region."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-strahan-order-2003","history":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-strahan-order-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-strahan-order-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-strahan-order-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-strahan-order-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mineral-resources-development-strahan-order-2003/documents"}}