{"id":"tas:sr-2000-111","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2000-111","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"111 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318781,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-111-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Humbug Point Natu","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Humbug Point Natu SCHEDULE 1 - Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/202014.gif)](/image/202014.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 August 2000\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. The Proclamation appears to be a standard instrument under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 used for its intended purpose of declaring or managing protected areas. The existence of amending instruments suggests minor updates have occurred, but these are typical for boundary or administrative adjustments rather than substantive scope changes."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content of the Proclamation (i.e., the specific land description or boundaries) is not included in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 are generally short, technical instruments rather than complex legislative schemes","Legal effect is straightforward — land is either proclaimed or it isn't — though boundary descriptions in schedules can involve complex surveying language","Interaction with other land tenure systems (e.g., Crown land, private title) could add complexity in practice but is not addressed in this text"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, formally declares or alters protected land, bringing it under Parks & Wildlife Service management. It affects nearby property owners, recreational users, developers, and Indigenous communities by imposing legal protections and restrictions on clearing, development, and wildlife use.\n\nIt has been in force since 2 August 2000 and was last amended on 3 December 2024."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation serves its original intended purpose exactly — it declares a specific nature recreation area and adopts its management plan as authorized by the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the straightforward administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act citation","Simple structure: two schedules (declaration of area and adoption of plan) with no conditional logic or exceptions","Primarily procedural — simply gives legal effect to pre-existing administrative decisions","Single operative purpose: create protected area and adopt management plan"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under Tasmania's *National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970*. It formally declares the creation of the **Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area** and establishes a **management plan** for that area.\n\n**What this means in practice:**\n- A specific parcel of land on Tasmania's east coast (Humbug Point) has been designated as a \"Nature Recreation Area\" — a protected land category that allows for both conservation and recreational use (such as camping, fishing, and boating)\n- The proclamation gives legal effect to a management plan that sets out rules for how the area can be used, what activities are permitted or restricted, and how the natural environment will be protected\n- The area is administered by Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Visitors to the Humbug Point area (campers, fishers, boaters, bushwalkers)\n- Traditional Owners with cultural connections to the land\n- Local businesses operating tourism or recreational services\n- Government agencies responsible for land management\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis proclamation provides the legal foundation for managing a sensitive coastal area. It balances environmental protection with public access, ensuring the area's natural and cultural values are preserved while allowing sustainable recreational use. Without this legal instrument, the management plan would lack enforceability."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation implements the Act by declaring the Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area and publishing its plan; it does not amend the National Parks and Wildlife Act or expand regulatory authorities beyond those established by the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument: declares an area and attaches a plan rather than setting detailed rules.","Relies on an external graphic/plan (Schedule 2) for legal boundaries and detail.","Cross-references primary legislation (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970) and the Rules Publication Act 1953 for formality.","Specifies administering agency (Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment) but does not set operational rules.","Formal publication steps noted (Gazette notification) which are administrative rather than substantive."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally declares the creation of the Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 and attaches a mapped plan. It changes the legal status and management of the specified land, affects land users and the administering department, and matters because it defines where conservation and recreation rules under the Act will apply and who will run the area."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A file that has been modified in December 2024 cannot represent a version that has been static and current since 2 August 2000. Either the version date is wrong, the modification date is wrong, or modifications occurred that are not reflected in the version currency statement. The Table of Amending Instruments reference also implies amendments exist, further undermining the claim of an unchanged version current since 2000.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 2 August 2000 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:13)' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 3 December 2024'. If the file was modified in December 2024, the version cannot have been continuously current and unchanged since August 2000."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While future-dated access timestamps can arise from system clock errors or pre-scheduled publication, the document purports to definitively state a currency date of '8 April 2026' which, if taken at face value, means the document is asserting currency through a future date it cannot yet verify. This is not a legislative drafting flaw per se but is a logical impossibility in the metadata as presented.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The legislation claims to have been accessed on 8 April 2026, a date that is in the future relative to any realistic drafting or publication date for this analysis, raising questions about the temporal validity of the 'current to date' representation."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Full document structure","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 must, at minimum, contain operative provisions identifying land to be proclaimed as a national park or reserve, the relevant authority, and the date of effect. This document contains only duplicated metadata and status information with zero substantive legal content. No person or body could comply with, enforce, or give legal effect to a proclamation that proclaims nothing. The instrument is legally vacuous on its face.","confidence":0.95,"description":"Every heading and section in this proclamation appears at least twice in identical or near-identical form (e.g. 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). The document contains no operative provisions, schedules, or substantive proclamation text whatsoever."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version (update timeframe)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The Table of Amending Instruments reference implies amendments exist. If amendments were made after 3 December 2024, the 3-working-day update obligation would require the file modification date to be more recent than December 2024. The combination of a stale modification date, a future access date, and an amending instruments table creates an internally inconsistent picture of the document's currency.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states legislation 'is usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet the file was last modified 3 December 2024, more than 16 months before the stated access date of 8 April 2026, suggesting either the 3-working-day update commitment has been systematically breached or no changes have occurred — which contradicts the existence of a Table of Amending Instruments."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 2 August 2000 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 3 December 2024')","confidence":0.75,"description":"The version is stated to be current and unchanged since 2 August 2000, yet the file was last modified on 3 December 2024, directly contradicting the implication of an unaltered instrument."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('usually updated within 3 working days after a change')","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments ('click to view Table of Amendments')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments confirms amendments have been made to the instrument, yet the version currency statement presents the document as a single continuous version since 2 August 2000 without distinguishing amended versions, contradicting standard version-currency disclosure obligations."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-111","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-111/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-111/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-111/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-111/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-111/documents"}}