{"id":"tas:sr-2000-119","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2000-119","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"119 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318789,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-119-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Medeas Cove Conse","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Medeas Cove Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Medeas Cove Conse SCHEDULE 1 - Medeas Cove 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/medeascv.gif)](/image/medeascv.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 or stub, not substantive legislation. The actual content (Schedule 1 with the conservation area boundaries and Schedule 2 with the management plan) is missing — only the headings and metadata are present. The document appears to be an HTML fragment or index page from a legislation database, lacking the operative provisions needed for meaningful analysis.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a standard, single-purpose proclamation doing exactly what the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 contemplates: declaring a specific area as a conservation area with an approved management plan. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — essentially just a declaration with two attached schedules (the actual conservation area boundaries and management plan are not reproduced in this text)","No defined terms section visible in this excerpt","No conditional logic or exceptions — it's a straightforward proclamation","Heavy reliance on external documents (the actual Schedules 1 and 2 containing the boundaries and plan are referenced but not included)","Simple administrative mechanism — operates under the authority of the parent Act without creating new legal machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** that formally creates and sets out the rules for a new conservation area called **Medeas Cove Conservation Area**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares a specific piece of land as a protected \"conservation area\" under Tasmania's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970\n- Establishes a management plan (Schedule 2) that governs what activities are allowed or prohibited in this area\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who wants to visit, use, or develop land in the Medeas Cove area\n- The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, which must manage the area according to the plan\n- Nearby landowners and businesses whose activities might be restricted\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It gives legal protection to this specific coastal area, likely to preserve natural habitat, wildlife, or cultural heritage\n- It creates enforceable rules — activities that breach the management plan can result in penalties\n- It represents the government's decision to prioritise conservation over other land uses (like forestry, mining, or intensive recreation) for this particular location"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied proclamation text simply declares the Medeas Cove Conservation Area, attaches a plan, records Gazette notification and names the administering department. There is no indication in the supplied text that the instrument's scope was altered from an original intent, nor are amendments or prior versions referenced."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with minimal operative text","Relies on the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 for legal effect (external reference)","Schedules referenced (including a graphic plan) but substantive rules and boundaries are not detailed in the supplied text","Administrative responsibility specified, but no implementation, enforcement or funding detail provided","Gazette notification date is provided, which bears on commencement but no explicit commencement clause is included"],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this proclamation establishes the \"Medeas Cove Conservation Area\" under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, attaches a plan (Schedules 1–2 and a graphic), and records Gazette notification on 2 August 2000. Administration is assigned to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (per the text). The proclamation text does not set out fees, specific management rules, enforcement powers, or who bears costs, so those operational details are not stated here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the file was last modified on 3 December 2024, but the version is described as current from 2 August 2000 with amendments clickable via a separate link, the instrument itself contains no substantive provisions whatsoever in the reproduced text. It is impossible to assess whether the 'current' version accurately reflects amendments, as no operative content is present.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 2 August 2000 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 3 December 2024', creating an ambiguity about what changes occurred in 2024 without any substantive content being present to reflect those changes."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A Proclamation is a legislative instrument whose legal function is to declare or effect something specific — typically the reservation of land as a national park or wildlife area. The reproduced text contains only metadata, status information, and navigation elements, with no operative clauses. Any obligation to comply with, rely upon, or enforce this instrument is impossible because there is nothing to comply with.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 contains no operative provisions, no proclamation of any land, no legal effect whatsoever in its reproduced form. A Proclamation with no operative content is a legal nullity."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While legislative instruments can remain in force indefinitely, the absence of any operative content combined with a 25-year currency window and a 2024 modification date suggests either the reproduced text is severely truncated or the instrument's continued currency is unverifiable from the face of the document.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document claims to be accessible as at 8 April 2026, a future date relative to any plausible drafting date, yet purports to be a currently valid legal instrument. If this date is accurate, it raises questions about the temporal validity of a 2000 proclamation being represented as continuously current for over 25 years without any visible substantive content."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version: 'Version current from 2 August 2000 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 3 December 2024'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument is described as current from 2 August 2000 with no break, yet the file was modified as recently as 3 December 2024. Without access to the Table of Amendments, it is internally contradictory to assert an unbroken currency from 2000 while acknowledging a 2024 modification, as a modification would ordinarily signal a new version commencement date or at minimum a disclosed amendment."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Header: 'Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970'","section_b":"Entire body of instrument as reproduced","confidence":0.8,"description":"The title purports this to be a substantive Proclamation under a specific Act, implying operative legal content. The body of the instrument as reproduced contains exclusively administrative metadata and no operative proclamation. The title and body are therefore entirely contradictory as to the nature of the document."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in the provided document to determine whether the scope changed from the original proclamation's intent. The document contains only administrative metadata, version currency information, and navigation links — not the operative text of the proclamation itself."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided is metadata and status information only — the substantive legal content of the proclamation is absent, limiting full analysis","Proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 are typically short, single-purpose instruments with straightforward operative effect","No amending instruments are described in detail, though amendments may exist per the Table of Amendments reference","Minimal cross-referencing to other legislation beyond the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government proclamation made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, in force since 2 August 2000, that legally designates or alters protected land. It subjects the area to conservation protections and use restrictions, so activities like clearing, mining, or development require special permission.\n\nIt affects nearby landowners, developers, recreational users, local councils and businesses, and conservation groups. The specific land covered is not included here, so the proclamation’s precise legal effect cannot be confirmed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-119","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-119/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-119/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-119/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-119/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-119/documents"}}