{"id":"tas:sr-1998-140","name":"Proclamation under the Water Act 1957","slug":"tas-sr-1998-140","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"140 of 1998","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319029,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1998-140-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Brittons Swamp Wa","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Brittons Swamp Water District","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Brittons Swamp Wa SCHEDULE 1 - Brittons Swamp Water District\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/britsmp.gif)](/image/britsmp.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 2 December 1998\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation serves its original narrow purpose: declaring a specific water district under the Water Act 1957. It has not expanded beyond the simple geographic declaration and map reference that such proclamations are designed to contain."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words)","Only 2 schedules: one naming the district, one containing a map","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Single purpose: geographic declaration with no operational rules included in the proclamation itself","Cross-references only to the parent Act (Water Act 1957) and Rules Publication Act 1953 for procedural validity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under the *Water Act 1957*. It establishes a specific area called **Brittons Swamp Water District** in Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Creates a legally recognised \"water district\" around Brittons Swamp\n- This allows for special water management rules to apply to this specific geographic area\n- The district can have its own water supply infrastructure, pricing, and regulations separate from surrounding areas\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Landowners and residents within the Brittons Swamp area\n- Local water users and any water authority managing the district\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWater districts are tools for managing water resources in specific geographic areas. By declaring this district, the government can:\n- Coordinate water supply and drainage\n- Fund infrastructure through rates or charges on local properties\n- Apply tailored conservation or usage rules to address local conditions\n\nThe document includes a **plan** (Schedule 2) showing the exact boundaries of the district on a map."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient information is available in the provided text to assess whether the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. The substantive content of the proclamation was not included, only administrative metadata."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content of the proclamation is absent from the provided text, making meaningful legal analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally short, technical instruments with narrow scope — typically low complexity in structure","References to amending instruments suggest some layering of changes over time, adding minor complexity","The parent Act (Water Act 1957) is older legislation which may use archaic drafting conventions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a proclamation made under Tasmania’s Water Act 1957, in force since 2 December 1998 and currently active (with at least one amendment). It likely affects landowners, farmers, licence-holders or businesses using or near proclaimed water bodies or catchments, but the substantive provisions are not included here. To determine legal effect, consult the full proclamation on the Tasmanian legislation website."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is a straightforward territorial designation and plan under the Water Act 1957. The text contains no indication that the district's scope or legal effect departs from the Water Act or from a basic proclamation; it does not add, remove or alter statutory powers or obligations within the document itself."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short proclamation creating a named water district (low textual complexity)","Relies on the Water Act 1957 for substantive rules rather than setting detailed obligations here","Includes a mapped plan (Schedule 2) requiring spatial interpretation of boundaries","No procedural, fee, or enforcement detail in the text (few cross-references but substantive law external)","Administrative responsibility plainly assigned to a single department (limited institutional complexity)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the Water Act 1957 formally establishes the Brittons Swamp Water District and publishes the district plan (Schedule 2 map). Mechanically, it designates a geographic area for water administration as shown on the attached plan.\n\nIt affects landowners, water users and managers within that mapped area; administrative responsibility is allocated to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Any regulatory consequences (licenses, fees, restrictions) arise from the Water Act and are not set out in this proclamation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-140","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-140/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-140/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-140/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-140/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1998-140/documents"}}