{"id":"tas:sr-2009-055","name":"Proclamation under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993","slug":"proclamation-under-the-local-government-building-and-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1993","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"55 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315343,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2009-055-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Cove Hill Restricted Supply Water District","content":"# Part 1 Cove Hill Restricted Supply Water District\n\n[Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Cove Hill Water District","content":"# Part 2 Cove Hill Water District\n\n[Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr8564.gif)](/image/cpr8564.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 29 June 2009\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The coexistence of a 2017 modification date with a 2026 currency claim is not strictly contradictory but raises a logical tension: either the legislation has genuinely been unchanged since 2017 (possible but noteworthy), or the currency statement is misleading as the file itself has not been updated to reflect any post-2017 developments. The promise of updates within 3 working days is undermined by a modification date nearly 9 years prior to the access date.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 29 June 2009 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:47)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 5 July 2017'. If the file was last modified in 2017, it cannot genuinely be 'current to date' in 2026 without implying no legislative changes have occurred or been captured in nearly a decade."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - General","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 must by its nature contain operative provisions. Without any operative clause, no legal person could comply with, rely upon, or give effect to this instrument. The document is legally vacuous as presented, making compliance or application logically impossible.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation document as presented contains no operative substantive provisions whatsoever. A Proclamation is a legal instrument that must proclaim something — a commencement date, an area, a declaration — yet the entire text consists solely of metadata, status information, and navigation elements repeated multiple times. There is no discernible operative legal content."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version (repeated sections)","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or formatting error rather than a legislative drafting flaw, the duplication of every structural element creates an absurd textual situation where the same legal metadata purports to exist in parallel with itself. If treated as operative text, this would mean two simultaneous identical currency statements, which is logically redundant and potentially confusing as to which instance governs.","confidence":0.9,"description":"Entire sections of the document are duplicated verbatim multiple times (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). Each heading and its content appears to be reproduced at least twice, with no differentiation in content."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation.'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 5 July 2017'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document claims currency up to the access date of 8 April 2026 and promises updates within 3 working days of legislative changes, yet the file was last modified on 5 July 2017 — approximately 8 years and 9 months before the stated access date. If any amendments were made to this instrument or its enabling Act between July 2017 and April 2026, the 3-working-day update promise would have been breached. If no changes occurred, the currency statement is trivially true but the update promise is untestable."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation confines itself to identifying specified land and publishing a plan; it does not amend the parent Act or expand statutory powers, so there is no indication the scope of the underlying regime has changed."},"complexity_factors":["Short, administrative instrument that only designates land and attaches a plan","Relies on a separate Act for substantive legal effects rather than creating new regulatory regimes","Legal effect depends on the precision and availability of the attached graphic plan","No detailed operative provisions or new procedural rules in the text","Limited stakeholder-facing detail — affected parties must consult the Act and map to determine obligations","Low rule-making discretion in the proclamation itself, but administering department implements enforcement"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally identifies specified land and publishes a boundary plan under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993. Mechanically it maps areas to be treated as district land for purposes of that Act, making affected properties subject to district-linked rules. The stated purpose is boundary designation; that creates compliance and planning consequences for property owners, concentrates implementation with the administering department, and makes legal effects dependent on the attached map."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient operative content is available to assess whether the scope of this proclamation changed from any original intent. The document as provided contains only status and administrative information, with no substantive clauses to analyse."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only administrative metadata, not substantive legal content — making meaningful analysis impossible","Proclamations under this Act can vary widely in complexity depending on their purpose (e.g., bringing provisions into force, declaring areas, appointing bodies)","The underlying Act (Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993) is itself moderately technical, but this instrument's complexity cannot be assessed from the available text","Low score assigned due to absence of operative content rather than genuine simplicity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian Government proclamation made under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 concerning building/local government matters. It has been in force since 29 June 2009 and has recorded amendments.\n\nWithout the proclamation’s operative text here, its specific effects can’t be stated, but it potentially affects property owners, builders, developers and local councils in Tasmania."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act: geographically designating water districts. There is no evidence of scope creep — it is a straightforward, narrow administrative instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on the parent Act for definitions","Simple structure: two declaratory parts plus a map reference","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","Purely administrative/geographic designation with no operative provisions of its own"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Declares two specific water districts** in the Cove Hill area:\n  - **Part 1:** The \"Cove Hill Restricted Supply Water District\" — likely an area where water supply is limited or controlled\n  - **Part 2:** The \"Cove Hill Water District\" — a broader water supply area\n\n- **Includes a map** (Schedule 2) showing the exact boundaries of these districts\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners and residents in the Cove Hill area of Tasmania\n- The local council responsible for water services in that region\n- Anyone needing to know which water supply rules apply to a specific property\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWater districts determine:\n- What water infrastructure must be provided\n- Who pays for water services\n- What building and development rules apply (especially regarding water connections)\n- Whether water supply is restricted or full\n\nThis proclamation essentially draws lines on a map and says \"these specific rules apply inside these lines.\""}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-building-and-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1993","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-building-and-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1993/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-building-and-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1993/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-building-and-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1993/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-building-and-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1993/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-local-government-building-and-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1993/documents"}}