{"id":"tas:sr-1999-149","name":"Proclamation under the Water Act 1957","slug":"proclamation-under-the-water-act-1957","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"149 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318931,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1999-149-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Cressy/Longford I","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Cressy/Longford Irrigation Water District","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Cressy/Longford I SCHEDULE 1 - Cressy/Longford Irrigation Water District\n\n[Schedule 4](#JS4@EN)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Coal River Irriga","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Coal River Irrigation Water District","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Coal River Irriga SCHEDULE 2 - Coal River Irrigation Water District\n\n[Schedule 5](#JS5@EN)","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 3 - South-East Irriga","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 3 - South-East Irrigation Water District Stage 2","content":"# SCHEDULE 3 - South-East Irriga SCHEDULE 3 - South-East Irrigation Water District Stage 2\n\n[Schedule 5](#JS5@EN)","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 4 - Plan of Cressy/Lo","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 4 - Plan of Cressy/Longford Irrigation Water District","content":"# SCHEDULE 4 - Plan of Cressy/Lo SCHEDULE 4 - Plan of Cressy/Longford Irrigation Water District\n\n[![graphic image](/image/waterpr4.gif)](/image/waterpr4.gif)","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 5 - Plan of Coal Rive","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 5 - Plan of Coal River Irrigation Water District and South-East Irrigation Water District Stage 2","content":"# SCHEDULE 5 - Plan of Coal Rive SCHEDULE 5 - Plan of Coal River Irrigation Water District and South-East Irrigation Water District Stage 2\n\n[![graphic image](/image/waterpr5.gif)](/image/waterpr5.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 8 December 1999\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess scope change from original intent as the operative text of the proclamation was not provided. Only administrative metadata is present in the source material."},"complexity_factors":["The operative content of the proclamation is absent from the provided text, making substantive analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally short, targeted instruments with limited complexity compared to full Acts","The parent Act (Water Act 1957) may add complexity depending on how the proclamation interacts with it, but this cannot be assessed without the proclamation's actual text","Long operational lifespan (1999 to present) with amendments adds minor interpretive complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under Tasmania's Water Act 1957, is a formal gubernatorial notice brought into force on 8 December 1999 and remains current. The operative text is not provided here, so its specific declarations and requirements cannot be determined.\n\nIt has been amended and is administered by the relevant Tasmanian minister/department. It is therefore likely to affect landowners, farmers and other water users regulated under Tasmania’s water rights and resource‑management framework."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation appears to serve its original purpose: formally declaring specific irrigation water districts with accompanying boundary maps. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a straightforward administrative instrument doing exactly what proclamations under the Water Act 1957 are designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 200 words)","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only internal links to schedules and one reference to the Rules Publication Act 1953)","Structure is purely presentational (schedules containing maps/plans)","Substantive content is contained in referenced graphic images (maps) rather than text","No operative provisions beyond the establishment of districts by reference to schedules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under the **Water Act 1957**. It formally establishes or recognises **three irrigation water districts** in Tasmania:\n\n- **Cressy/Longford Irrigation Water District**\n- **Coal River Irrigation Water District**  \n- **South-East Irrigation Water District Stage 2**\n\nThe proclamation includes **maps** (referred to as \"Plans\") showing the exact boundaries of these districts. These plans are legally binding and determine which land falls within each district.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Farmers and landowners within these specific Tasmanian districts\n- The Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (which administers the proclamation)\n- Anyone seeking to use irrigation water in these areas\n\n**Why it matters:**\nBeing inside a declared irrigation water district affects property rights and obligations. It typically determines:\n- Access to government-managed irrigation schemes\n- Who can take water and how much\n- Whether rates or levies apply for water infrastructure\n- What rules govern water use in that area\n\nThis is essentially the legal \"drawing of lines on a map\" that enables organised water management for agriculture in these Tasmanian regions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the statutory scope of the Water Act 1957. It designates particular irrigation water districts and provides their mapped plans (Schedules 1–5) and notices the administering department; it does not amend the Act or add new statutory powers or obligations beyond applying existing district‑level provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow functional change: declares district boundaries and attaches maps rather than creating new regulatory regimes.","Multiple schedules and graphic plans (Schedules 1–5), requiring accurate mapping and cross-referencing.","Formal publication requirements (Gazette notification) and administrative assignment increase procedural steps.","No amendment to primary statute text; legal effect depends on interaction with existing Water Act provisions.","Potential on‑the‑ground complexity for landholders and administrators reconciling cadastral data with mapped plans."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the Water Act 1957 formally establishes named irrigation water districts (Cressy/Longford, Coal River and South‑East Stage 2) and attaches the mapped plans for those districts (Schedules 4–5). It affects landowners, irrigators and water administrators within the mapped boundaries by defining which areas fall inside the irrigation districts. It matters because the designation determines which area-specific administration and water‑management rules under the Act apply, and names the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment as administrator."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-act-1957","history":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-act-1957/history","analysis":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-act-1957/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-act-1957/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-act-1957/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/proclamation-under-the-water-act-1957/documents"}}