{"id":"tas:sr-1999-148","name":"Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935","slug":"tas-sr-1999-148","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"148 of 1999","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318950,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-1999-148-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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 7 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082#GS7@EN) [Roads and Jetties Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082)  –\n\n> > (a) declare that the Lake Highway and the Marlborough Highway cease to be State highways for the purposes of [Part II of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082#HPII@EN) [Roads and Jetties Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082) ; and\n> \n> > (b) declare those roads to be subsidiary roads and classified as secondary roads for the purposes of [Part II of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082#HPII@EN) [Roads and Jetties Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-082) ; and\n> \n> > (c) amend the proclamation notified in the *Gazette* as Statutory Rules 1970, No. 67 as follows:\n> > \n> > > > (i) by omitting from the first schedule to that proclamation the items relating to the Lake Highway and the Marlborough Highway;\n> > > \n> > > > (ii) by omitting from Part I of the second schedule to that proclamation the item relating to the Poatina Main Road and substituting the following item:\n> > > > \n> > > > | Poatina Main Road | From the Lake Secondary Road at Wihareja to the Illawarra Main Road at a point 0.32 kilometres west of the South Esk River Bridge No. 5640, via Poplar Tree Corner, Woodside Corner, Cressy and Longford | 76.69 |\n> > > \n> > > > (iii) by inserting in Part II of the second schedule to that proclamation in their correct alphabetical positions the following items:\n> > > > \n> > > > | Lake Secondary Road | From the Midland Highway at a point 1.16 kilometres north of the Quoin Rivulet Bridge near Melton Mowbray to the Deloraine Interchange on the Bass Highway, via Bothwell, Miena, Breona, Golden Valley and Deloraine and including in Deloraine that part of Emu Bay Road to and including the Meander River Bridge | 151.67 |\n> > > > | Marlborough Secondary Road | From the Lyell Highway at Bronte at a point 1.69 kilometres north-west of the Bronte Canal Bridge to the Lake Secondary Road at a point 1.45 kilometres north-west of its junction with West Swan Bay Road near Miena, via Little Pine Lagoon | 31.35 |\n> > > \n> > > > (iv) by omitting from Part II of the second schedule to that proclamation the item relating to the Meander Valley Secondary Road and substituting the following item:\n> > > > \n> > > > | Meander Valley Secondary Road | From the Prospect Vale Interchange access road at a point 0.18 kilometres south of Westbury Road to the Bass Highway roundabout at its northern junction with Hagley Station Lane, via Travellers Rest and Carrick | 20.26 |\n> > > > |  | From the Bass Highway at Violet Banks at a point 4.44 kilometres west of Quamby Brook Bridge to the Lake Secondary Road roundabout 1.56 kilometres west of Cresswells Road | 8.35 |\n> \n> > (d) declare that this proclamation takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.\n\n29 November 1999\n\nG. S. M. GREEN\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nP. A. LENNON\n\nMinister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources\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 Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by section 7 of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 — declaring and reclassifying roads. It has not expanded beyond the original statutory purpose of road classification and declaration."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 350 words)","Only 4 operative paragraphs (a)-(d)","No defined terms section — relies on definitions in the parent Roads and Jetties Act 1935","Simple conditional logic: straightforward declarations with no nested exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing: only references to Part II of the parent Act and one 1970 proclamation","Concrete, specific content: road names, distances in kilometres, and geographic waypoints rather than abstract legal concepts"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government proclamation that changes the legal status of two major roads in Tasmania: the Lake Highway and the Marlborough Highway.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Downgrades two highways**: The Lake Highway and Marlborough Highway are no longer classified as \"State highways\" (major roads managed by the state government). Instead, they become \"secondary roads\" — a lower classification that typically means less state funding priority and potentially different maintenance responsibilities.\n\n- **Updates road records**: The proclamation amends an earlier 1970 proclamation by:\n  - Removing the two highways from the list of State highways\n  - Adding them to the list of secondary roads with precise descriptions of their routes and lengths\n  - Updating the route description for the Poatina Main Road\n  - Updating the route description for the Meander Valley Secondary Road\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Local councils and road users in central Tasmania, particularly around the Central Highlands (Bothwell, Miena, Bronte areas)\n- The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (now part of State Growth), which manages road classifications\n\n**Why it matters:**\nRoad classification affects who pays for maintenance, how quickly roads are repaired, and what standards they must meet. Downgrading these highways to secondary roads likely reflected lower traffic volumes or changed transport priorities, but may have concerned local communities dependent on these routes."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation narrows the statutory scope by removing two roads (Lake Highway and Marlborough Highway) from the State highway classification and adding them as subsidiary/secondary roads; it also updates schedule entries for Poatina Main Road and Meander Valley Secondary Road and inserts detailed entries for Lake Secondary Road and Marlborough Secondary Road. The change takes effect on Gazette notification and alters which roads are listed in the controlling statutory schedules."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward exercise of a statutory proclamation power (s7) rather than creation of new regulatory rules","Precise amendments to an earlier proclamation's schedules (1970 No. 67) with specific route descriptions and distances","Interplay with existing statutory classification categories (State highway vs subsidiary/secondary road)","Requires coordination for administrative actions (Gazette notification, schedule updates, signage and record-keeping)","Geographic specificity increases potential for implementation errors (exact points, via names, and kilometre distances)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under section 7 of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935, removes the Lake Highway and the Marlborough Highway from the list of State highways and reclassifies them as subsidiary (secondary) roads, and it amends the 1970 Statutory Rules No. 67 schedules to add and revise several road-route entries and distances. The Governor (on Executive Council) decides these classifications; mechanically this shifts which roads appear in statutory schedules and requires administrative updates (maps, schedules, signage) when the Gazette notice takes effect."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No scope change can be assessed — the substantive content of the proclamation was not included in the provided text. Proclamations of this type are generally narrow instruments that do not expand beyond their original declared purpose."},"complexity_factors":["The full operative content of the proclamation is absent from the provided text, making meaningful legal analysis impossible","Proclamations under this Act are typically narrow and location-specific, involving straightforward declarations rather than complex legal frameworks","The parent Act (Roads and Jetties Act 1935) is older legislation with established interpretive history, reducing interpretive uncertainty","Existence of amending instruments adds a minor layer of complexity in tracking the current operative effect"],"plain_english_summary":"A Tasmanian government proclamation made under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 that formally changes the status, control, opening, closure or routing of a specific road or jetty. It affects local landowners, users, and road/jetty authorities depending on the location and action taken. The instrument has been in force since 8 December 1999, is limited to Tasmania, and has been amended at least once."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1999-148","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1999-148/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1999-148/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1999-148/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1999-148/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-1999-148/documents"}}