{"id":"reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019","name":"Reserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019","slug":"reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106574,"registerId":"wa-reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Reserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nReserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019\n\nWestern Australia\n\nReserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019\n\nContents\n\n1. Short title 2\n\n2. Commencement 2\n\n3. Terms used 2\n\n4. Act binds Crown 2\n\n5. Marmion Marine Park — excision of Development Area 3\n\n6. Registrar of Titles to take certain measures 3\n\nSchedule 1 — Plan of Marmion Marine Park showing Development Area (for information purposes only)\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 5\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nReserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019\n\nAn Act to excise an area from Marmion Marine Park to facilitate the development of the Ocean Reef Marina.\n\nThe Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:\n\n##### 1. Short title\n\nThis is the *Reserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019* 1.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThis Act comes into operation as follows —\n\n(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;\n\n(b) the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation 1.\n\n##### 3. Terms used\n\nIn this Act —\n\nDeposited Plan, followed by a number, means the deposited plan of that number —\n\n(a) lodged with the Western Australian Land Information Authority established by the *Land Information Authority Act 2006* section 5 (the Authority); and\n\n(b) available in electronic form on the Authority’s official website;\n\nDevelopment Area means Lot 500 on Deposited Plan 415585 comprising an area of approximately 143 hectares;\n\nMarmion Marine Park means all Western Australian waters reserved as Marine Park Reserve No. 1 under the *Conservation and Land Management Act 1984* section 13 by an order published in the *Gazette* on 13 March 1987 at page 628;\n\nRegistrar of Titles means the Registrar of Titles referred to in the *Transfer of Land Act 1893* section 7.\n\n##### 4. Act binds Crown\n\nThis Act binds the Crown in right of Western Australia and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.\n\n##### 5. Marmion Marine Park — excision of Development Area\n\n(1) The Marmion Marine Park is amended by excising the Development Area.\n\n(2) The boundaries of the Marmion Marine Park, as amended by subsection (1), are shown for information purposes on the plan in Schedule 1.\n\n##### 6. Registrar of Titles to take certain measures\n\n(1) The Registrar of Titles must take any necessary measures to register the amendments effected by section 5.\n\n(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), section 5 may be treated as if it were an order under the *Land Administration Act 1997*.\n\nSchedule 1 — Plan of Marmion Marine Park showing Development Area (for information purposes only)\n\n[s. 5(2)]\n\n![]()\n\n![]()\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Reserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019*. The following table contains information about that Act.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Short title** | **Number and year** | **Assent** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| *Reserves (Marmion Marine Park) Act 2019* | 24 of 2019 | 8 Oct 2019 | s. 1 and 2: 8 Oct 2019 (see s. 2(a));   Act other than s. 1 and 2: 4 Dec 2019 (see s. 2(b) and *Gazette* 3 Dec 2019 p. 4157) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nAuthority 3\n\nDeposited Plan 3\n\nDevelopment Area 3\n\nMarmion Marine Park 3\n\nRegistrar of Titles 3\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope assessment is not possible — the legislative text is unavailable. No determination can be made about whether the Act's scope changed from its original intent as introduced, as neither the bill nor the enacted text could be reviewed."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative text available to assess true complexity","Title-only inference limits analysis — actual provisions may involve complex tenure arrangements, boundary descriptions, or interplay between multiple Acts","Marine reserve legislation in WA typically intersects multiple regulatory frameworks (environment, fisheries, land administration), which can add complexity","Complexity score is conservatively low due to complete absence of substantive text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act concerns the formal reservation and legal status of Marmion Marine Park, a protected coastal marine area north of Perth. The enacted changes likely clarify or alter park boundaries and classifications and affect recreational users, fishers, nearby landowners and other stakeholders.\n\nThe full text is unavailable online, so specifics can’t be confirmed without the official version."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act gives effect to its stated purpose: excise Lot 500 (the Development Area) from Marmion Marine Park to facilitate the Ocean Reef Marina and require registration of that change (long title; s.3; s.5; s.6). It does not add further powers, conditions, or broader alterations to the park’s legal framework beyond the specified excision and registration mechanism."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, single-purpose statute confined to excising a specified lot (s.5).","Simple definitions for key terms (Development Area, Deposited Plan, Marmion Marine Park, Registrar of Titles) (s.3).","Requires administrative property-registration action by Registrar of Titles (s.6) and treats the amendment as if it were a Land Administration Act order (s.6(2)).","Cross-references existing statutory instruments and registers (Conservation and Land Management Act 1984, Land Administration Act 1997, Transfer of Land Act 1893) which create minor interaction complexity.","Includes a plan for information purposes only (Schedule 1) — technical rather than substantive complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act removes Lot 500 (about 143 hectares) — the Development Area — from the Marmion Marine Park to facilitate the Ocean Reef Marina development (long title; s.3; s.5). It requires the Registrar of Titles to register that boundary change (s.6) and binds the Crown (s.4). The change mechanically withdraws a defined parcel from marine-park protection so that private development can proceed."},"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":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose as stated in the preamble: 'to excise an area from Marmion Marine Park to facilitate the development of the Ocean Reef Marina.' The scope has not expanded beyond this single, specific land management action."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 substantive sections plus a schedule","4 defined terms, all straightforward (referring to specific plans, offices, and geographic areas)","Single operational purpose: excising one defined area from one defined park","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to standard land administration and conservation acts for definitions and procedural context)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Schedule contains only an illustrative map with no legal operative effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This Western Australian law removes a specific piece of land (about 143 hectares called the 'Development Area') from the Marmion Marine Park so that the Ocean Reef Marina can be built there. \n\n**What it does:**\n- **Excises (cuts out)** a parcel of land from the marine park boundaries\n- **Instructs the land titles office** to update official records to reflect this change\n- **Provides a map** showing exactly which area is being removed\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Developers of the Ocean Reef Marina project\n- The Western Australian government (which manages marine parks)\n- Anyone with interests in the land or waters affected\n\n**Why it matters:**\nMarine parks are protected areas where development is usually restricted or prohibited. This law creates a specific exception to allow a major marina development to proceed on what was previously protected marine park land. It's a practical, single-purpose law that changes the boundaries of an existing protected area to enable economic development."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019","history":"/api/acts/reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/reserves-marmion-marine-park-act-2019/documents"}}