{"id":"tas:sr-2026-012","name":"Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935","slug":"proclamation-under-the-roads-and-jetties-act-1935","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"12 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174186,"registerId":"tas-sr-2026-012-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935","content":"> Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935\n\nI, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, by this my proclamation made under [section 52A of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082#GS52A@EN) [Roads and Jetties Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082)  –\n\n> > (a) amend the proclamation notified in the *Gazette* as Statutory Rules 1989, No. 199 by omitting the table in Schedule 1 to that proclamation and substituting the following table:\n> > \n> > |  | Definition | Length in kilometres |\n> > | 1. | From the Tasman Highway at the Mornington Interchange to the Rokeby Main Road at a point 0.12 kilometres south-east of the junction with Merindah Street, as shown bounded by heavy black lines on plans 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 and 11618 in the Central Plan Register | 3.94 |\n> \n> > (b) amend the proclamation notified in the *Gazette* as Statutory Rules 1989, No. 199 by omitting the table in Schedule 2 to that proclamation and substituting the following table:\n> > \n> > |  | Description | Distance in kilometres from the Mornington Interchange |\n> > | 1. | Mornington Road – east side | 0.13 |\n> > | 2. | Electra Place – west side | 0.39 |\n> > | 3. | Sirius Street – north-east side | 2.26 |\n> > | 4. | Lorne Crescent – north side | 2.74 |\n> > | 5. | Shoreline Drive – south-west side | 2.78 |\n> > | 6. | Shoreline Drive – east side | 2.81 |\n> > | 7. | Wicks Place – south-west side | 2.91 |\n> > | 8. | Merindah Street – north side | 3.83 |\n> > | 9. | Oceana Drive – south side | 3.83 |\n> \n> > (c) revoke the proclamation notified in the *Gazette* as Statutory Rules 2000, No. 192; and\n> \n> > (d) declare that this proclamation takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.\n\n2 March 2026\n\nB. BAKER\n\nGovernor\n\nBy Her Excellency's Command,\n\nK. J. VINCENT\n\nMinister for Infrastructure and Transport\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 11 March 2026\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 'current from [date] to date' formulation implies the instrument has been verified as current through the access date. However, the combination of 'last modified 11 March 2026' and 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' creates an implied representation that no amendments have occurred in the intervening ~25 days. This is not logically flawed per se but the currency claim is self-referentially circular — the instrument is current because nothing has changed it, yet the system represents this as an active assurance of currency.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 11 March 2026 to date' but was accessed on 5 April 2026, while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 11 March 2026'. If the file has not been modified since 11 March 2026, the 'to date' currency claim is trivially true but meaningless, as no amendments have occurred."},{"type":"other","section":"Document Structure - Headings","severity":"high","reasoning":"A legal instrument must be capable of unambiguous interpretation. Where every structural heading is duplicated — and the duplication itself appears to be a rendering artefact producing truncated and full versions concatenated together — the formal integrity of the instrument is undermined. A court or practitioner relying on section references would be unable to cite sections with precision. While likely a publishing error, it constitutes a genuine formal absurdity in the instrument as presented.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g. 'Proclamation under the Roads a Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935', 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). This creates a document that is formally incoherent — it is impossible to determine which heading is authoritative or whether these represent separate instruments."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Proclamation - Substantive Content","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is an executive instrument with operative legal effect. If the substantive content has been entirely omitted from this version, the document as presented cannot be complied with, applied, or interpreted by any person. It is impossible for any regulated party or administrator to determine what legal obligation or right the proclamation creates or extinguishes. This may be a publication failure, but as presented the instrument is a logical absurdity — a legal command with no content.","confidence":0.92,"description":"The proclamation contains zero substantive operative provisions. A Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 would ordinarily declare a road, close a road, or take some operative legal action. This document contains only metadata, status information, and duplicated headings — making it a legally inert instrument that purports to be a legal act while performing no legal act."},{"type":"other","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"low","reasoning":"The statutory register number 'sr-2026-012' embedded in the amendment table URL may refer to this very instrument — meaning the Table of Amendments for this instrument links to a page using this instrument's own identifier as a reference point. This creates a potentially circular self-referential navigation structure, though it is more likely a publishing convention than a substantive legal flaw.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The Table of Amending Instruments section appears twice with identical hyperlink text pointing to the same URL ('/view/html/inforce/current/sr-2026-012/lh'). This duplication creates ambiguity as to whether there is one amendment table or two, and whether the instrument reference 'sr-2026-012' is the principal instrument or an amending instrument."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version: 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation.'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 11 March 2026'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument represents itself as 'current' as at 5 April 2026, with a promise of updates within 3 working days of any change. The file modification date of 11 March 2026 means approximately 17 working days elapsed between the stated modification date and the access date. This is internally consistent only if no changes occurred — but the instrument provides no affirmative statement to that effect, creating a tension between the currency assurance and the staleness of the file timestamp."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title: 'Proclamation under the Roads a Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935'","section_b":"Document body: contains no reference to the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 in any operative provision","confidence":0.88,"description":"The title asserts the instrument derives its authority from the Roads and Jetties Act 1935, but no operative provision, recital, or empowering clause appears anywhere in the document body to confirm this jurisdictional basis or connect the instrument to any specific provision of that Act. A proclamation must identify its empowering provision to be valid; the absence of any such reference in the body contradicts the authority claimed in the title."}]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by section 52A of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 — declaring and updating state road boundaries and access points. It has not expanded beyond this technical administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 250 words)","Only 4 operative paragraphs (a)-(d), each performing a single mechanical function","No defined terms within the proclamation itself (relies on external definitions in the parent Act)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Simple cross-references to earlier proclamations (1989 No. 199 and 2000 No. 192) and one section of the parent Act (section 52A)","Tabular data is purely descriptive (road names and distances) rather than creating legal categories"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** that updates which roads are officially classified as 'state roads' under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Updates the main road definition**: Replaces the official description of a 3.94 kilometre stretch of road running from the Tasman Highway at Mornington Interchange to Rokeby Main Road (near Merindah Street). This section is now precisely mapped on official plans numbered 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 and 11618.\n- **Updates access points**: Replaces the list of nine specific locations where vehicles can legally enter or exit this state road — including Mornington Road, Electra Place, Sirius Street, Lorne Crescent, Shoreline Drive, Wicks Place, Merindah Street, and Oceana Drive.\n- **Cleans up old law**: Revokes an earlier proclamation from 2000 (Statutory Rules 2000, No. 192) that is no longer needed.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Drivers and property owners** in the Mornington and Rokeby areas of Tasmania, who need to know which roads are state-controlled and where they can legally access them.\n- **Local councils and the Department of State Growth**, which manage road maintenance and planning.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nBeing declared a 'state road' means the Tasmanian government (not the local council) is responsible for maintenance, safety standards, and traffic management. The precise mapping prevents disputes about exactly which land is affected, and the access point list controls where development can occur and where traffic can legally enter or leave the highway."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument alters the scope of the earlier 1989 proclamation by substituting new tables for Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 (which redefine the road length and list nine adjoining street points) and revokes Statutory Rules 2000 No. 192 (see subsections (a), (b) and (c)). It therefore changes which road segment and adjoining locations are legally declared. It does not, in the text, change the statutory power used (s52A) nor specify funding or maintenance obligations; it takes effect on Gazette notification and is administered by the Department of State Growth."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to prior proclamations (Statutory Rules 1989 No. 199 and Statutory Rules 2000 No. 192) requiring comparison to earlier texts","Spatial specificity: replacement tables set precise kilometre measures and plan numbers (plans 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 and 11618)","Legal source: exercise of power under section 52A of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 (administrative proclamation formality)","Ministerial and executive formality: Governor acting with Executive Council (limits on unilateral change but procedural rather than substantive complexity)","Administrative note: instrument is administered by the Department of State Growth, implying an implementation owner though no operational rules are included","Immediate effect clause tied to Gazette notification (timing/calendaring consideration for users)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor under section 52A of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935, replaces Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of an earlier 1989 proclamation to redefine a 3.94 km road segment and to list nine adjoining street positions, and it revokes Statutory Rules 2000 No. 192. It takes effect on Gazette notification. Decision-maker: Governor with the advice of the Executive Council (first line); administration: Department of State Growth (final line). The instrument changes the legal description of a specific road corridor but does not specify funding or maintenance duties."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope of this proclamation has changed from its original intent. It appears to be a routine administrative instrument under a long-standing Tasmanian Act. However, the absence of substantive content in the provided document means a definitive assessment cannot be made."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata and administrative status information — no substantive legal content is visible","Proclamations under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 are generally straightforward administrative instruments with a narrow, specific purpose","No cross-referencing with complex regulatory frameworks is apparent from the available text","Limited technical legal language present"],"plain_english_summary":"A Tasmanian Governor’s proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 formally declares, alters, or revokes the status of a road or jetty. Such changes affect nearby property owners, local councils, state road authorities, and users of the infrastructure by shifting maintenance responsibility, public access, and potential property or business impacts.\n\nThis specific record contains only metadata and status details; the substantive change (which road or jetty and what alteration) is not included, so practical effects cannot be determined."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-roads-and-jetties-act-1935","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-roads-and-jetties-act-1935/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-roads-and-jetties-act-1935/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-roads-and-jetties-act-1935/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-roads-and-jetties-act-1935/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-roads-and-jetties-act-1935/documents"}}