{"id":"F2009B00043","name":"Proclamation under section 16 (WA) (CKI) (12/09/2000)","slug":"proclamation-under-section-16-wa-cki-12-09-2000","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121262,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00043-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under section 16 (WA) (CKI) (12/09/2000)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Commonwealth of Australia\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\nCocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955\n\nMining Act 1978 (WA) (CKI)\n\n \n\nDepartment of Transport and Regional Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPROCLAMATION UNDER SECTION 16\n\n \n\n \n\nI, IAN DOUGLAS MACDONALD, Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government, acting under section 8G of the Cocos (Keeling)  Islands Act 1955 and paragraph 16(1)(a) of the Mining Act 1978 (WA) (CKI) PROCLAIM the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands to be a mineral field.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated 12th September 2000\n\n \n\nIAN MACDONALD\n\nMinister for Regional Services,  Territories and Local Government\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1493},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original instrument establishing the mineral field status; it has not expanded beyond its initial purpose of opening the territory to regulated mining activities under the applied Western Australian law."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (one sentence declaring the territory a mineral field)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No internal cross-references"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation declares the **Cocos (Keeling) Islands** to be a **mineral field** under Western Australian mining laws (as they apply to the territory).\n\n**What this means:**\n*   **Opens the territory to mining:** It allows companies and individuals to apply for licences to explore for and extract minerals (such as phosphate or sand) across the islands under a formal regulatory system.\n*   **Legal framework:** Mining activities must now follow the rules in the *Mining Act 1978* (Western Australia), which has been extended to apply to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.\n*   **Minister's power:** The Minister used powers under the *Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955* to apply this Western Australian law to the territory.\n\nEssentially, this legal notice transforms the islands into a regulated zone where mining tenements (official permissions to mine) can be granted and managed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-section-16-wa-cki-12-09-2000","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-section-16-wa-cki-12-09-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-section-16-wa-cki-12-09-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-section-16-wa-cki-12-09-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-section-16-wa-cki-12-09-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-section-16-wa-cki-12-09-2000/documents"}}