{"id":"tas:sr-2000-120","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2000-120","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"120 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318790,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-120-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Tathams Lagoon Co","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Tathams Lagoon Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Tathams Lagoon Co SCHEDULE 1 - Tathams Lagoon 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/tathams.gif)](/image/tathams.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":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation appears to serve its original intended purpose: creating a specific conservation area under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the straightforward establishment of a protected area with an associated management plan."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words)","No defined terms section","Minimal conditional logic - essentially a straightforward declaration","Only two substantive schedules referenced but not reproduced in the extract","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Rules Publication Act","Standard proclamation format following established template"],"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 **Tathams Lagoon Conservation Area**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a conservation area around Tathams Lagoon, which means the land is set aside for environmental protection\n- The area is managed under Schedule 1 of the proclamation\n- A management plan for the area is set out in Schedule 2\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who owns, uses, or wants to use the land around Tathams Lagoon\n- The Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, which administers the area\n- Visitors to the conservation area, who must follow any rules in the management plan\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Protects the natural environment, wildlife, and ecosystems around Tathams Lagoon from development or harmful activities\n- Gives legal force to a management plan that controls what can and cannot happen in the area\n- Conservation areas typically allow some recreational use but restrict activities that could damage the environment"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication that the scope of the proclamation has materially changed from its original intent. It appears to remain a standard land designation instrument under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. The December 2024 file modification may reflect a minor administrative or technical amendment rather than a substantive change in scope, but this cannot be confirmed without reviewing the Table of Amendments."},"complexity_factors":["The proclamation itself is a narrow, administrative instrument rather than a complex piece of primary legislation","Requires cross-referencing the parent Act (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970) to understand full legal effect","The actual operative text (e.g., land descriptions, specific designations) is not reproduced in the provided version, which is typical for proclamations involving cadastral (land survey) descriptions that require specialist reading","Amendment history adds a minor layer of complexity — users must check the Table of Amendments to understand what, if anything, has changed since 2000"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian Government proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 formally designates or alters protected land, changing how that area can be used and managed. It affects landowners, adjacent properties, and visitors by imposing national park/reserve rules and potential restrictions on farming, development, mining, and access.\n\nThe proclamation has been in force since 2 August 2000 and was last updated in December 2024; the specific land affected is not detailed here."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A legislative instrument that has been modified cannot simultaneously be described as a single continuous version 'from 2 August 2000 to date' without acknowledging discrete version histories. The modification date of 3 December 2024 suggests substantive change occurred, yet no versioning distinction is drawn, creating an ambiguous legal status as to which text is authoritative at any given point between 2000 and 2024.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument states it is 'current from 2 August 2000 to date' while simultaneously stating the file was 'last modified 3 December 2024', implying the instrument has been amended yet the version is described as continuously current from its original 2000 date without clear delineation of what changed."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update commitment is rendered meaningless as a reliability assurance if the instrument can sit unreviewed on the platform for 16 months. There is no mechanism disclosed by which a reader can verify that the absence of updates reflects genuine legislative stasis rather than administrative inaction, undermining the trustworthiness of the 'current to date' representation.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The site claims legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change', yet the file modification date is 3 December 2024 while the access date recorded is 8 April 2026 — a gap of approximately 16 months — with no indication of any intervening updates, amendments, or confirmation that the instrument remained static throughout that entire period."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (Version current from 2 August 2000 to date)","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation (File last modified 3 December 2024)","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument is presented as a single unbroken version 'current from 2 August 2000 to date', yet the authorisation metadata discloses a file modification on 3 December 2024. These two statements are in tension: a file modification ordinarily signals a change to content or status, which would logically necessitate a new version commencement date rather than continuity from 2000."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The document appears to implement the establishment of a conservation area under the existing National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. The text contains no indication it alters the statutory scope of the Act or departs from the Act's ordinary application; it simply applies the Act to the land identified in Schedule 1 (and mapped in Schedule 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Short standalone proclamation with minimal operative text","Operative effect depends on cross-reference to the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","Boundaries and details are contained in an external plan graphic in Schedule 2 rather than in-text coordinates","Administrative responsibility is assigned to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment but without detail on funding or specific management measures","No explanatory or transitional provisions included; Gazette notification date provided (2 August 2000)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation declares the land listed in Schedule 1 to be the Tathams Lagoon Conservation Area under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 and attaches a map in Schedule 2. It is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (notified in the Gazette 2 August 2000). Administration and compliance follow the NPW Act, meaning the department handles management costs and people or activities within the mapped area become subject to the Act's conservation rules (Schedule 1; Schedule 2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-120","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-120/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-120/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-120/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-120/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-120/documents"}}