{"id":"tas:sr-2000-041","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2000-041","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"41 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318891,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-041-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","content":"> Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970\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 16(1) of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1970-047) declare that –\n\n> > (a) the area of land declared to be a sanctuary in the proclamation notified in the *Gazette* on 12 September 1945 at page number 2055 and declared to be reserved land in the class of private sanctuary under the [Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1998-045) ceases to be reserved land; and\n> \n> > (b) this proclamation takes effect on the day on which it is registered under section 16A(3) of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1970-047) .\n\n15 May 2000\n\nG. S. M. Green\n\nGovernor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. Llewellyn\n\nMinister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment\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 24 May 2000\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs a narrow, specific function exactly as intended by the parent Act: formally de-reserving a specific parcel of land. It has not expanded beyond the original statutory purpose of section 16(1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 200 words)","Only 2 operative provisions (paragraphs a and b)","Minimal defined terms (relies on external definitions in referenced Acts)","Simple conditional logic (effective date tied to registration)","Heavy reliance on external references to locate the affected land (Gazette notice from 1945, 1998 Act classification)","No nested exceptions or elaborate procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** that removes protected status from a specific piece of land.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Cancels the protected status** of a land area that was originally declared a sanctuary back in 1945\n- This land had later been reclassified as a \"private sanctuary\" under a 1998 forest agreement law\n- The proclamation strips away that protection entirely, meaning the land **ceases to be reserved land**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The owner or manager of this specific land parcel (originally gazetted in 1945)\n- Potentially forestry, mining, or development interests if the land is now opened up for other uses\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Protected areas can only be de-reserved through formal legal instruments like this\n- Removing \"reserved land\" status typically allows activities that were previously prohibited (such as logging, mining, or private development)\n- The change only takes effect once this proclamation is officially registered under the National Parks and Wildlife Act\n\n**Key detail:** The proclamation itself doesn't specify what happens to the land next—only that it loses its protected status."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation removes the specified sanctuary parcel from the class of reserved land (it ceases to be reserved land as previously declared and classified under the Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998). The legal scope of reserved-land coverage is therefore narrowed for that parcel; the change only takes legal effect upon registration under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 s16A(3)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose action affecting one parcel of land (low substantive complexity)","Cross-reference to multiple statutory provisions (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 s16(1) and s16A(3); Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998)","Dependence on procedural step (registration under s16A(3)) for legal effect, creating timing uncertainty","Administrative responsibility assigned to a department (implementation and record-keeping burden)","Reliance on an historical proclamation (Gazette notice of 12 September 1945) which requires accurate identification of the parcel"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council under section 16(1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, removes a specific parcel — the land proclaimed a sanctuary in the Gazette on 12 September 1945 and classified as a \"private sanctuary\" under the Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998 — from reserved‑land status. The change affects any owners, managers or users of that parcel by altering its legal classification and takes effect when it is registered under section 16A(3) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970; the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment administers it."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While not a legal logical flaw per se, the combination of a 26-year static instrument with a currency disclaimer implying regular updates suggests either the instrument is substantively empty of operative provisions (making its continued legal existence questionable) or its operative content is entirely absent from the published version, undermining the transparency rationale of consolidated legislation publication.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 5 June 2000 to date' while simultaneously stating 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change.' This creates a structural absurdity: a proclamation with no visible substantive content purports to have remained continuously current for approximately 26 years with no amendments visible in the body of the instrument itself."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Authorisation - File last modified 3 December 2024","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 (Tas) operates to dedicate or manage specific parcels of land. Without any visible operative provisions describing the land, boundaries, classification, or purpose, it is impossible for any person, authority, or court to determine what legal obligations or rights the proclamation creates. The published instrument cannot fulfil its statutory function as presented.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The instrument is described as 'current from 5 June 2000 to date' with the Table of Amendments accessible via a separate link, yet the file was last modified on 3 December 2024. However, no substantive content, operative provisions, or schedule of land is visible in the published instrument. A proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 must by its nature describe specific land to be proclaimed — the complete absence of any operative content in the published version renders the instrument as published legally incoherent."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Currency of version: 'Version current from 5 June 2000 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 3 December 2024'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument claims to be current and unchanged in legal effect since 5 June 2000, yet the file was administratively modified as recently as 3 December 2024. If the instrument is truly unchanged since 2000, no modification in 2024 should be necessary. If it was substantively modified in 2024, the currency description is misleading. The Table of Amendments (accessible only via external link) is the only mechanism that could resolve this contradiction, but its separation from the instrument body creates an internal inconsistency in the published document."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information: 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change'","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments: amendments accessible only via separate external link not reproduced in instrument body","confidence":0.65,"description":"The currency guarantee implies the published version reflects all current amendments promptly. However, the amending instruments are not reproduced within the instrument itself but exist only via a hyperlink. If that linked table reflects amendments not visible in the body of the proclamation, the published instrument simultaneously claims currency while omitting the very content that would make it current — a direct contradiction between the transparency promise and the publication practice."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content was provided to assess whether the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. The document contains only metadata and version information, not the operative proclamation text. No amendments appear to have altered its fundamental nature, as the version has been current since 5 June 2000."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive legal content — it is largely administrative metadata and formatting headers","The underlying Act (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970) can be complex, but this individual proclamation instrument is a narrow, targeted legal declaration","Without the actual proclamation text specifying land parcels or boundary descriptions, full assessment is limited","Proclamations of this type are generally straightforward declarations rather than complex regulatory frameworks"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian Government proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 formally changes the legal status or boundaries of protected land — creating, modifying, or revoking park or sanctuary protections. It affects landowners, nearby residents, farmers, businesses, recreational users and the wider public by imposing conservation rules that restrict activities like development or logging.\n\nThe provided document lacks the proclamation’s substantive text specifying which land is affected and the exact change; consult the full proclamation and Table of Amendments for details."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-041","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-041/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-041/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-041/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-041/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-041/documents"}}