{"id":"tas:sr-2000-116","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2000-116","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"116 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318786,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-116-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Chalky Island Con","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Chalky Island Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Chalky Island Con SCHEDULE 1 - Chalky Island Conservation 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/chalkis.gif)](/image/chalkis.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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation page, stub, or metadata header for a legislative instrument. It contains only headings, publication details, and references to schedules (Schedule 1 and Schedule 2) without any actual legislative content. The substantive provisions of the proclamation and the management plan are not included in this extract. Cannot analyse legislation without the actual operative provisions.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a straightforward proclamation creating a conservation area, consistent with the original purpose of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. No evidence of scope creep in this fragment."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document - essentially a title page with notification details","No substantive legislative text provided - only headings and metadata","References to schedules (Schedule 1 and Schedule 2) but actual content not included in extract","Simple administrative proclamation format with standard publication details"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under Tasmania's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. It creates a new protected area called the **Chalky Island Conservation Area**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a conservation area on Chalky Island, which is part of Tasmania's protected area system\n- Brings this land under the management framework of the National Parks and Wildlife Act\n- Likely includes a management plan (referenced as \"Schedule 2 - Plan\") that sets out how the area will be looked after\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Visitors to Chalky Island (a small island off Tasmania's west coast)\n- The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, which manages the area\n- Anyone conducting activities on the island (fishing, tourism, research, etc.) who must now follow conservation area rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\nChalky Island is significant habitat for seabirds and other wildlife. This proclamation ensures the island receives formal protection under Tasmanian law, helping preserve its natural values for conservation purposes."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in the provided text to assess whether the scope of the proclamation changed from its original intent. The document shows it has been amended (table of amending instruments referenced, file modified December 2024), which may indicate scope changes, but this cannot be confirmed without the actual proclamation text."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only metadata and status information — no substantive legislative content is visible, severely limiting analysis","Proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act can have complex land boundary descriptions, but none are present here","Cross-referencing with the parent Act (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970) and any amending instruments would be needed to fully understand scope","Administrative arrangement orders govern the responsible minister, adding a layer of institutional complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government proclamation made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 to declare or manage land as a protected area. It affects landowners, residents, outdoor users (hikers, fishers), and developers because access and permitted activities can change.\n\nThe document provided lacks the proclamation’s body (the specific land affected), so the precise legal impact can’t be determined here. Status: in force from 2 August 2000; file last modified 3 December 2024."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Currency of version","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation that purports to be current and in force but contains no operative provisions, no legal descriptions of land, no boundaries, no schedules, and no substantive content whatsoever cannot logically be enforced or complied with. The instrument exists in a metadata-only state, creating a situation where the legal effect is asserted but the legal content is unascertainable.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 2 August 2000 to date' while also stating the file was 'last modified 3 December 2024', yet the substantive content of the proclamation itself is entirely absent from the provided text."},{"type":"other","section":"Currency of version (repeated throughout)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The '3 working days' undertaking is a representation about timeliness. A 16-month gap between the last file modification and access date is not inherently contradictory, but combined with the total absence of substantive content it raises a reasonable question about whether the instrument is genuinely consolidated or merely a placeholder. The confidence is moderate because the gap alone is not legally absurd.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The statement 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' appears alongside a 'last modified' date of 3 December 2024, yet the document is accessed on 8 April 2026 — a gap of approximately 16 months with no evident amendment. This creates an irresolvable uncertainty as to whether the absence of updates reflects genuine currency or systemic failure."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure (all headings)","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or scraping artefact rather than a drafting error in the original instrument, if this were the authoritative published version it would constitute a formal defect. Legislative instruments in Tasmania must be clear and unambiguous; a document where every structural element is duplicated fails basic interpretive standards under general principles of statutory construction.","confidence":0.6,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Tasmanian Legislation Tasmania Tasmanian Legislation Tasmania', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). This systematic duplication renders the document structurally incoherent and raises questions about which iteration of each heading is the operative one."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information — 'Version current from 2 August 2000 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation — 'File last modified 3 December 2024'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument claims continuous currency from 2 August 2000 to the present access date (8 April 2026), yet the file was last modified on 3 December 2024. If the instrument is genuinely 'current to date' with no changes since 3 December 2024, the modification date and the currency date are consistent. However, 'current from 2 August 2000 to date' implies no substantive change since commencement, while a modification in December 2024 implies something was altered — creating an unresolved tension about what exactly changed and whether the amendments table reflects it."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title — 'Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970'","section_b":"Entire body of the instrument","confidence":0.8,"description":"The instrument is titled as a Proclamation — a legally operative instrument with substantive effect (typically declaring land to be a national park or reserve) — yet the entire body consists only of administrative metadata with zero operative provisions. A proclamation with no operative content is a logical contradiction: it purports to have legal effect while containing nothing capable of producing legal effect."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation establishes the Chalky Island Conservation Area and its plan as presented; the text contains no indication it alters or narrows an earlier scope or amends prior proclamations."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: simply proclaims a named conservation area and plan.","Relies on external items (Schedules and map) for geographic and management detail.","Cross-references the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 and Rules Publication Act 1953, creating dependency on other legislation.","Administrative responsibility clearly assigned to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (low procedural complexity).","Lack of operational, enforcement or funding detail in the text shifts implementation complexity to other instruments or agencies."],"plain_english_summary":"Designates Chalky Island as the Chalky Island Conservation Area under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 and publishes an accompanying plan (Schedules 1–2), with a map displayed. It was notified in the Gazette on 2 August 2000 and is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. The proclamation changes the land’s legal status to a conservation area; the text does not specify operational rules, enforcement mechanisms, or who bears implementation costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-116","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-116/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-116/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-116/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-116/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-116/documents"}}