{"id":"F2009B00057","name":"Proclamation of Port (WA) (CI) (02/07/1992)","slug":"proclamation-of-port-wa-ci-02-07-1992","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121296,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00057-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation of Port (WA) (CI) (02/07/1992)","content":"TERRITORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND\n\nCHRISTMAS ISLAND ACT 1958\n\nSHIPPING AND PILOTAGE ACT 1967 (W.A.) (C.I.)\n\nPROCLAMATION OF PORT\n\nI, WENDY FRANCES FATIN, Minister of State for the Arts and Territories, acting under s.10 of the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 (W.A.) (C.I.), in my capacity as Governor for the purposes of that Act (by the operation of s.8G of the Christmas Island Act 1958):\n\nDECLARE the place described in the Schedule below to be a port for the purposes of the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 (W.A.) (C.I.), to be known as the Port of Christmas Island.\n\nGiven under my hand this Second day of July 1992.\n\nWENDY FATIN\n\nMinister of State for\n\nthe Arts and Territories\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nAll the portion of water bounded by lines commencing at high water mark “Low Point” extending easterly along the parallel of latitude 10 Deg 28’ South to the meridian 105 Deg 43’ East and then Northerly to the parallel of latitude 10 Deg 24’ South; thence westerly to the meridian 105 Deg 39’ East thence southerly to the intersection of high water mark and parallel of latitude 10 Deg 27’ South, in the vicinity of Margaret Beaches.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1615},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is an original proclamation establishing the Port of Christmas Island. It operates within the intended scope of the Shipping and Pilotage Act by declaring a specific area as a port, rather than expanding the legislation beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single declaratory provision with no conditional logic","No defined terms requiring interpretation","Only two references to empowering sections (s.10 and s.8G)","Geographical description in Schedule uses standard coordinates but is purely descriptive","No exceptions, exclusions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally creates the Port of Christmas Island by declaring a defined area of surrounding waters an official port under Western Australian shipping laws as applied to the territory. It affects vessels, pilots, port operators and businesses using the island’s waters by bringing them within the port’s regulatory regime. The designation enables mandatory pilotage, port safety and environmental rules to apply where they otherwise would not."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-of-port-wa-ci-02-07-1992","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-of-port-wa-ci-02-07-1992/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-of-port-wa-ci-02-07-1992/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-of-port-wa-ci-02-07-1992/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-of-port-wa-ci-02-07-1992/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-of-port-wa-ci-02-07-1992/documents"}}