{"id":"tas:sr-2000-246","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2000-246","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"246 of 2000","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318867,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2000-246-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Wingaroo Nature R","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Wingaroo Nature Reserve","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Wingaroo Nature R SCHEDULE 1 - Wingaroo Nature Reserve","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr4900.gif)](/image/cpr4900.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 27 December 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":"It is not possible to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent because the operative clauses of the proclamation — including the specific land being proclaimed and its classification — are not present in the provided text. The existence of amending instruments suggests the proclamation has been modified at least once since 2000, but the nature of those changes cannot be determined from the available information."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive legal content — it is primarily metadata, formatting, and status information","Proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 can vary in complexity depending on the land description, but no land description or operative clauses are visible here","The underlying Act itself contains complex land management and tenure provisions, but this proclamation document does not expose that complexity in its current form","Cross-referencing with the Table of Amendments and Administrative Arrangement Orders would be needed to fully understand the current state of the law"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under Tasmania’s National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, formally creates or alters protected land, affecting landowners, neighbouring properties, recreational users, resource companies, local councils and conservation interests. It matters because proclaimed land is subject to strict restrictions on development and commercial use. The document provided lacks the specific land details; the proclamation has been in force since 27 December 2000 and was amended as recently as December 2024."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation creates and records the Wingaroo Nature Reserve and a corresponding plan; it does not amend the parent Act or broaden statutory powers in this text. No change of scope from the instrument's apparent purpose is evident in the document provided."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument that primarily declares land as a nature reserve (low textual complexity).","Legal effect depends on cross-reference to the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 (requires reading primary Act for full rights/restrictions).","Spatial and operational detail is contained in an attached plan/graphic (Schedule 2), so boundary/management interpretation requires inspecting the map.","Potential interactions with existing land interests (leases, licences, native title) are not addressed in the text and need separate verification.","Administrative responsibility is stated (Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment), but operational rules and funding/implementation details are not specified here."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 declares the Wingaroo Nature Reserve and attaches a plan (Schedules 1–2), including a mapped layout. It converts the specified land to reserve status and places it under the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment for administration. Affected parties include land users, local managers and anyone seeking to use or develop the land, because reserve status replaces prior land uses with conservation and reserve-management rules."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation page, stub, or metadata header for a proclamation. It contains no substantive legislative content – only headings, an image reference, citation information, and administrative details. The actual provisions establishing the reserve and the management plan content are not included in this extract.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a straightforward proclamation doing exactly what such instruments typically do: constituting a reserve and approving its management plan under the parent Act. No scope creep evident."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document – essentially a title page with procedural details","No substantive legislative text provided in the extract (only headings and metadata)","No defined terms visible in the excerpt","No conditional logic or cross-referencing apparent","Standard proclamation format with minimal operational content"],"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 does two main things:\n\n- **Establishes the Wingaroo Nature Reserve** – creating a protected area for conservation purposes\n- **Approves a management plan** for that reserve – setting out how the area will be looked after\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Visitors to Wingaroo Nature Reserve (rules about what they can and can't do)\n- The Tasmanian government department managing the area (now part of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania)\n- Anyone with interests in land or activities within the reserve boundaries\n\n**Why it matters:**\nNature reserves protect native plants, animals, and landscapes from development and harmful activities. This proclamation gives legal backing to both the existence of the reserve and the specific rules for managing it. Without this legal instrument, the reserve's protections would be weaker or unclear."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 'current to date' framing is a dynamic access timestamp, which is not itself legally absurd, but combined with a 'last modified' date of December 2024 it creates an implicit contradiction: the instrument was modified after its stated commencement but the nature of those modifications is obscured, raising questions about whether the 'version current from 27 December 2000' characterisation remains accurate.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 27 December 2000 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:17)' yet the file was 'last modified 3 December 2024'. This creates a temporal inconsistency where the instrument purports to be current to a date (8 April 2026) that post-dates the last modification, while simultaneously claiming continuous currency from 2000 — implying no substantive change occurred over 24 years despite the modification timestamp."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The 3-working-day update promise is aspirational rather than legally binding, but it creates an internal consistency expectation. The gap between the last modification date and the access date is unexplained and potentially inconsistent with that undertaking.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The instrument states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation,' yet the file was last modified 3 December 2024 — over 16 months before the stated access date of 8 April 2026. If changes occurred in that intervening period, the 3-working-day update commitment would be contradicted by the static modification date."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure - entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"Without operative provisions, no person or body can identify obligations, rights, or boundaries created by the proclamation, rendering compliance literally impossible. It is unclear whether this reflects a reproduction error or that the instrument genuinely lacks operative text.","confidence":0.8,"description":"The proclamation as reproduced contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 would ordinarily declare land reserved, alter boundaries, assign reserve categories, or perform some operative legal function. The reproduced text contains only metadata, status information, and navigational content — making it impossible to determine what legal effect, if any, the instrument has."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - 'Version current from 27 December 2000 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 3 December 2024'","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument claims an unbroken version currency from 27 December 2000, implying the version accessed is the original unamended form. However, the file modification date of 3 December 2024 indicates the document was altered approximately 24 years after commencement. The Table of Amending Instruments hyperlink further acknowledges amendments exist, directly contradicting the implication of a single continuous original version."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Title - 'Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970'","section_b":"Document body - entire reproduced text","confidence":0.75,"description":"The title asserts this is a legally operative proclamation under a specific Act, conferring legal authority and effect. The body of the document as reproduced contains exclusively administrative metadata with no operative proclamation text, creating a direct contradiction between the instrument's stated character and its actual content."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-246","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-246/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-246/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-246/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-246/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2000-246/documents"}}