{"id":"tas:sr-2001-028","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2001-028","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"28 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318675,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Sherwood Hill Con","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Sherwood Hill Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Sherwood Hill Con SCHEDULE 1 - Sherwood Hill Conservation Area","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Spinning Gum Cons","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Spinning Gum Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Spinning Gum Cons SCHEDULE 2 - Spinning Gum Conservation Area","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 3 - Leven Canyon Regi","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 3 - Leven Canyon Regional Reserve","content":"# SCHEDULE 3 - Leven Canyon Regi SCHEDULE 3 - Leven Canyon Regional Reserve","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 4 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 4 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 4 - Plan SCHEDULE 4 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/Sherwood.gif)](/image/Sherwood.gif)","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 5 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 5 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 5 - Plan SCHEDULE 5 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr4625.gif)](/image/cpr4625.gif)","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 6 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 6 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 6 - Plan SCHEDULE 6 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr5259.gif)](/image/cpr5259.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 4 April 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in the provided document to determine whether the scope has changed from the original intent. The document is largely metadata and repeated formatting artifacts rather than operative legal text. The existence of amending instruments suggests some evolution, but the nature of those changes cannot be assessed from what has been provided."},"complexity_factors":["The document itself is heavily duplicated and poorly formatted, making it difficult to extract substantive content","Proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act can interact with complex land tenure and environmental law frameworks","Boundary descriptions in such proclamations are typically expressed in dense surveying or geographic terms","Multiple amendments referenced suggest the proclamation has evolved over time, requiring cross-referencing","The base Act (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970) has its own complex regulatory framework that governs what the proclamation triggers"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 formally declares or alters protected land in Tasmania, changing the legal status and management of the areas involved. It affects nearby landowners, visitors and recreational users, and developers by imposing conservation rules and limits on activities. In force since 4 April 2001, the instrument has subsequent amendments; the provided document’s formatting and duplication issues hinder precise identification of the areas affected."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Currency of version (Status Information)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the version is truly 'current from 4 April 2001 to date' with no change, there would be no need for a Table of Amending Instruments link, nor would the file require modification in 2024. The co-existence of these three elements is internally inconsistent.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 4 April 2001 to date' but simultaneously states the 'file last modified 9 December 2024'. A file modified in December 2024 cannot be the same version as one current from April 2001 unless no substantive amendments have occurred, yet the existence of a 'Table of Amending Instruments' implies amendments do exist."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Update Commitment","severity":"low","reasoning":"If changes occurred between December 2024 and April 2026, the 3-working-day commitment would require file modifications. The absence of any modification since December 2024 over 16 months either means no changes occurred (plausible for a minor proclamation) or the modification timestamp is not tracking all updates as the currency statement implies.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The document states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet the file was last modified 9 December 2024 while the access date is 8 April 2026 — a gap of approximately 16 months with no modification recorded, suggesting either the update commitment is not being met or the modification date is unreliable as a currency indicator."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire Instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation under enabling legislation must contain operative legal content to have any legal effect. A document that consists solely of headers, status information, and administrative metadata cannot function as a proclamation at law. Any attempt to rely on or comply with this instrument as published would be impossible as there is nothing to comply with.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation purports to be substantive legislation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 but contains no operative provisions whatsoever — no proclamation of land, no reservation, no declaration, and no legally operative text. The document is entirely composed of metadata, status information, and navigation elements."},{"type":"other","section":"Responsible Minister and Department","severity":"medium","reasoning":"This creates a logical flaw whereby the legal accountability structure for the instrument is ambulatory and external, meaning the same instrument could be administered by different ministers simultaneously depending on which Administrative Arrangement Order is consulted and when. There is no anchor point within the instrument for ministerial responsibility.","confidence":0.7,"description":"The instrument directs readers to 'see the latest Administrative Arrangement Order' to identify the responsible minister, meaning the identity of the legally responsible party for this instrument is not fixed within the instrument itself and changes dynamically without any amendment to the instrument."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Currency of version: 'Version current from 4 April 2001 to date'","section_b":"Table of Amending Instruments: '[click to view Table of Amendments]'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The version currency statement implies a single continuous version since 2001, while the explicit provision of a Table of Amending Instruments implies that multiple amending instruments exist, which would ordinarily produce multiple versions or supersede the original version."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Authorisation: 'File last modified 9 December 2024'","section_b":"Currency statement: 'Version current from 4 April 2001 to date (accessed 8 April 2026)'","confidence":0.55,"description":"The currency statement presents the version as continuously current from 2001 to the access date of 2026, but the file modification date of December 2024 indicates the document was altered at that point, raising a contradiction as to whether the 'version' changed in December 2024 or has genuinely been unaltered since 2001."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This appears to be a fragment, stub, or navigation page from a legislative database rather than complete legislation. The content shows: (1) severely broken formatting with duplicated and truncated headings ('Sherwood Hill Con', 'Spinning Gum Cons'), (2) placeholder image references without actual legislative text, (3) no substantive provisions describing what is being proclaimed (boundaries, restrictions, conditions), and (4) the actual legal content (the proclamation text itself, boundary descriptions, or enabling provisions) is missing. This is likely an HTML rendering error or excerpt page from the Tasmanian legislation website.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a standard proclamation exercising powers under the parent Act to declare protected areas. The scope aligns with the original intent of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, which is to establish and manage conservation areas. No evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words of substantive text)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act citation","Simple structure: 6 schedules, mostly containing titles and graphic references","Straightforward declaratory language with no conditional logic or exceptions","Content appears to be a fragment or excerpt (repeated headings, broken formatting, image references without actual maps)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. It formally creates or modifies three protected areas:\n\n- **Sherwood Hill Conservation Area**\n- **Spinning Gum Conservation Area**  \n- **Leven Canyon Regional Reserve**\n\nThe proclamation includes **maps** (Schedules 4–6) showing the exact boundaries of these areas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares specific parcels of land as protected conservation areas\n- Brings these areas under the management and legal protections of the National Parks and Wildlife Act\n- Establishes the legal boundaries through attached plans/maps\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The Tasmanian government (specifically the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, which administers it)\n- Land managers, park rangers, and visitors to these areas\n- Any landowners or users with interests in the affected parcels\n\n**Why it matters:**\nOnce proclaimed, these areas receive legal protection. Activities like logging, mining, development, or certain recreational uses may be restricted or require permits. The proclamation is the formal legal step that makes conservation protection enforceable."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation merely declares specified lands under the National Parks and Wildlife Act and publishes accompanying plans; the text shows no amendments, revocations or expansions to the Act or to earlier instruments, so it does not appear to change the original statutory scope beyond adding these designated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument that mainly lists designated areas and plan images","Multiple schedules (three named areas and three plan maps) to interpret together","Reliance on external plan images for precise boundaries (visuals rather than detailed textual descriptors)","Cross-references to other publication rules (Rules Publication Act 1953) and Gazette notification for formal effect","Administrative allocation to a department but no operational detail on management powers or restrictions in the text provided"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, formally declares specified parcels of land as the Sherwood Hill Conservation Area, the Spinning Gum Conservation Area and the Leven Canyon Regional Reserve and publishes associated plan maps. It was notified in the Gazette on 4 April 2001 and is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.\n\nBy placing those parcels under the Act, the proclamation brings them into the Act’s management and use regime: the Department makes and enforces decisions about those lands, and land users and managers must comply with the Act’s rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-028","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-028/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-028/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-028/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-028/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-028/documents"}}