{"id":"tas:sr-2002-133","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"proclamation-under-the-national-parks-and-wildlife-act-1970","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"133 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318376,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-133-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Extension of Gran","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Extension of Granite Point Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Extension of Gran SCHEDULE 1 - Extension of Granite Point Conservation Area\n\n[Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/granite.gif)](/image/granite.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 20 November 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A document cannot meaningfully assert its own currency to a date that had not yet occurred at the time of its last modification. The 'to date' formulation is dynamically generated, but when frozen as a legal record it creates an incoherent temporal claim — the document purports to confirm its own accuracy at a point in time no human or process had verified.","confidence":0.62,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 20 November 2002 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:00)' while the file was 'last modified 13 December 2024'. This means the document claims currency to a future date (April 2026) from the perspective of its last modification date, implying the currency statement is either pre-emptively asserted or auto-generated in a manner that creates a temporal impossibility in the legal record."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The currency assurance and the last-modified date are in logical tension. The instrument asserts contemporaneous accuracy while its own metadata suggests potential staleness over a multi-year window. For a proclamation affecting land boundaries under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, stale boundary or status information carries practical legal risk.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' yet the file was last modified 13 December 2024, more than 15 months before the accessed date of 8 April 2026. If amendments occurred in that intervening period, the 3-working-day update guarantee would be demonstrably unmet, creating a self-undermining assurance of currency."},{"type":"other","section":"Title / Header","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Under Tasmanian drafting conventions and general administrative law principles, a subordinate instrument must clearly identify its enabling legislation. Repeated typographic corruption of the Act's name in the instrument header is more than cosmetic — it could raise a challenge that the instrument does not, on its face, properly invoke the correct statutory authority, particularly if the Table of Amending Instruments references a different citation.","confidence":0.58,"description":"The proclamation title is duplicated and garbled across multiple heading levels ('Proclamation under the Nationa Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970'), with the word 'National' truncated to 'Nationa' in repeated instances. A proclamation deriving its authority from a specific named Act must correctly and unambiguously identify that Act; a truncated or malformed citation of the enabling Act in the instrument's own title creates formal doubt about the instrument's authorisation."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire document as presented","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is a specific legal instrument with required operative content (identifying land to be reserved, classifying it, fixing boundaries). The complete absence of any such content means no legal obligation, right, or status is actually created or modified. Any person or authority seeking to rely on this instrument for compliance purposes — rangers enforcing park boundaries, developers seeking clearance, or courts determining reserved land status — would find it impossible to comply with or enforce a proclamation that declares nothing.","confidence":0.91,"description":"Every substantive heading and section is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). The document contains no operative proclamation text whatsoever — no land description, no reservation, no schedule, no signature, no date of effect beyond the version date. A proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 must contain operative land-reservation or boundary content; an instrument consisting solely of duplicated metadata headings with no operative provisions is legally vacuous."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 20 November 2002 to date')","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation ('File last modified 13 December 2024')","confidence":0.67,"description":"The instrument simultaneously asserts it is current 'to date' (i.e., 8 April 2026 per the access timestamp) while its own file modification record shows no update since 13 December 2024. These two statements are contradictory: a document cannot be confirmed as current to April 2026 if it has not been reviewed or modified since December 2024, particularly given the express representation that updates occur within 3 working days of any legislative change."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Header - 'Proclamation under the Nationa[l] Parks and Wildlife Act 1970' (truncated/corrupted form)","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments reference - sr-2002-133 (implying a correctly registered statutory rule)","confidence":0.48,"description":"The instrument reference number 'sr-2002-133' presupposes a validly registered and titled statutory rule, while the repeated truncation of the Act's name in the instrument's own header contradicts the formal requirements for registration. A registered statutory rule and a malformed instrument title cannot coherently coexist as descriptions of the same legal document."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no indication that the scope of this proclamation has changed from its original intent. It has remained in force in its current form since 20 November 2002, suggesting stability. However, the absence of the full operative text means a definitive assessment cannot be made."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided is largely administrative metadata rather than substantive legislative text — the operative content of the proclamation is absent","Proclamations under this Act are typically short, formulaic instruments with limited legal complexity","The underlying Act (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970) can be complex, but the proclamation itself is a derivative instrument","No amending instruments are detailed in the extract, limiting ability to assess cumulative complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian Government proclamation made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 by the Governor to set aside or change the status/boundaries of protected land. It creates legally protected park or reserve status that can restrict logging, mining, farming, development and public uses, affecting nearby landowners, recreational users, local businesses and land managers.\n\nThe proclamation has been in force since 20 November 2002. The extract lacks the operative land description, so the precise area and detailed effect cannot be confirmed here."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"The provided text appears to be a navigation page, stub, or header fragment rather than substantive legislation. It contains only metadata (notification date, administering department, procedural citations) and placeholder headings for schedules, but lacks the actual legal content — specifically the boundary descriptions for the land extension and the management plan details referenced in Schedules 1 and 2. The '[Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)' link and broken heading repetitions suggest this is an HTML index page or table of contents, not the operative proclamation text.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended: formally extending a conservation area and adopting a management plan. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond the original purpose of land reservation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document — essentially a formal announcement with two schedules (extension boundaries and a management plan)","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the parent Act and the Rules Publication Act 1953 for procedural formalities)","Content appears to be a stub or navigation page — the actual boundaries and plan details are not included in the extracted text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) that extends the **Granite Point Conservation Area** in Tasmania. \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Expands protected land**: It adds more area to an existing conservation zone called Granite Point, which is protected under Tasmania's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970.\n- **Formalises a plan**: It includes a management plan (Schedule 2) for how this extended area will be looked after.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who owns, uses, or wants to develop land near Granite Point\n- Visitors to the area (bushwalkers, fishers, etc.)\n- The Tasmanian government department responsible for parks\n\n**Why it matters:**\nConservation areas protect natural environments, wildlife, and cultural heritage. Extending one means more land gets legal protection from activities that could damage it — like certain types of development, logging, or mining. The attached plan sets the rules for what people can and can't do in this newly protected space."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text simply proclaims an extension of the Granite Point Conservation Area and provides the plan and Schedule reference. It does not indicate any reduction, carve‑out, or broader change to the original scope beyond the stated extension."},"complexity_factors":["Short, self-contained proclamation: the primary legal effect is to extend a named conservation area.","Legal effect depends on cross-reference to the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 for management rules and offences.","Precise boundary and application depend on the graphic plan in Schedule 2, requiring map consultation for implementation.","No operational detail (permitted uses, transitional arrangements, compensation) is set out in the proclamation itself.","Administrative responsibility is explicitly assigned to the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts.","Formal procedural step (Gazette notification) is recorded; practical enforcement and compliance require action under the parent Act."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation extends the Granite Point Conservation Area under the *National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970* by adding the lands shown in Schedule 1 and the mapped plan in Schedule 2. The change was notified in the Gazette on 20 November 2002.\n\nIt affects landowners, visitors and nearby businesses by bringing the added land under conservation-area management and the rules that flow from the Act, and places administration of the extended area with the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-parks-and-wildlife-act-1970","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-parks-and-wildlife-act-1970/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-parks-and-wildlife-act-1970/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-parks-and-wildlife-act-1970/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-parks-and-wildlife-act-1970/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-national-parks-and-wildlife-act-1970/documents"}}