{"id":"tas:sr-2001-063","name":"Proclamation under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993","slug":"tas-sr-2001-063","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"63 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318729,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-063-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land SCHEDULE 1 - Specified land","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Kingborough Water District","content":"# Part 1 Kingborough Water District","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Kingborough Restricted Supply Water District","content":"# Part 2 Kingborough Restricted Supply Water District\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 20 June 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent. The document as provided contains only status and administrative information, not the operative text of the Proclamation itself."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content of the Proclamation is absent from the provided text — only metadata is visible, making full analysis impossible","Proclamations are generally short, single-purpose instruments with low inherent complexity","The parent Act (Local Government Building and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1993) can itself be moderately complex, but the Proclamation's role is typically narrow and administrative"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, issued under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 (SR‑2001‑063), is a formal government declaration recorded as in force from 20 June 2001 and current as of April 2026. The published record here contains only administrative metadata; the substantive text of the Proclamation is not included.\n\nBecause the parent Act governs building regulation and local government powers, the instrument would typically affect property owners, developers, local councils, and builders in Tasmania."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation appears to implement a designation of land into two Kingborough water districts as set out in its Schedule. The text gives no indication that it alters or expands scope beyond that designation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument that mainly names designated land rather than creating new regulatory detail.","Substantive effect depends on cross-reference to the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 rather than on text within the proclamation.","Relies on external publication and numbering rules (Rules Publication Act 1953) and Gazette notification (20 June 2001).","Schedule lists parcels but those parcel boundaries/details are not reproduced here, increasing reliance on external schedule for operational clarity.","Administrative responsibility is stated (Department of Premier and Cabinet) but operational consequences are left to the underlying Act and local bodies."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993, designates specified land as part of two Kingborough water districts. It was notified in the Gazette on 20 June 2001 and is administered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet.\n\nIt covers the parcels listed in the Schedule and thereby places those parcels within the administrative scope of the named water districts; the underlying Act and local administration determine the detailed rights, charges and obligations that follow."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information – Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A version described as current from 2001 to a 2026 access date, combined with a 2024 file modification date, raises the question of whether the modification updated content or merely metadata. If only metadata changed, the 'usually updated within 3 working days' assurance is rendered meaningless for substantive legal purposes, as readers cannot distinguish content currency from administrative currency.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 20 June 2001 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:11)' yet the file was last modified on 9 December 2024. If no amendments have been made since 20 June 2001 that required content changes, the claim of currency 'to date' is potentially misleading as the substance reflects 2001 law while purporting to reflect 2026 law."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information – Currency assurance","severity":"low","reasoning":"For subordinate legislation, timeliness of publication has practical legal significance (e.g. reliance by regulated persons, compliance deadlines). An indefinite carve-out via 'usually' creates a logical gap: the instrument claims to be authoritative and current, while simultaneously disclaiming certainty about its own currency. This is not strictly a flaw in the proclamation's operative provisions, but it is a structural absurdity in the self-description of the instrument.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The statement that 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation' is qualified by the word 'usually', creating an indeterminate legal reliability standard. A proclamation — a formal executive instrument with legal force — cannot responsibly rest on a best-efforts publication timeline that admits of unspecified exceptions."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure – Repeated headings","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A proclamation is a formal legal instrument. Systematic duplication of every structural element suggests either a rendering error or a metadata collision in the consolidation system. While not a logical flaw in the operative provisions themselves, it undermines the instrument's capacity to be read with certainty — a fundamental requirement of the rule of law. Courts and regulated parties relying on this version cannot be certain which instance of duplicated content (if they ever diverge) represents the authoritative text.","confidence":0.85,"description":"Every heading and section title in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g. 'Proclamation under the Local G Proclamation under the Local Government...', 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). This creates a document that is formally incoherent on its face."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation with no operative content cannot be complied with, enforced, or interpreted. It is logically impossible for any person or body to act upon a proclamation that proclaims nothing. If this represents the complete instrument as published, it is a legal nullity dressed in formal clothing. If content has been omitted due to rendering failure, the publication system's reliability assurance ('usually updated within 3 working days') is itself contradicted by the missing substance.","confidence":0.9,"description":"The document as presented contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 should proclaim something — appoint a date, declare an area, bring provisions into force — yet the entire substantive body of the instrument is absent. Only administrative metadata remains."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information – 'current from 20 June 2001 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 3:11)'","section_b":"Authorisation – 'File last modified 9 December 2024'","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument claims unbroken currency from 20 June 2001, implying no substantive change, yet the file was modified on 9 December 2024. These two claims are in tension: either something changed in 2024 (contradicting continuous currency from 2001 with no intervening amendment reflected in the currency note), or nothing changed and the 2024 modification is unexplained administrative activity that falsely signals a substantive update."},{"severity":"high","section_a":"Currency assurance – 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Entire instrument – absence of operative provisions","confidence":0.82,"description":"The publication system assures readers the instrument is reliably current and maintained. This directly contradicts the complete absence of any operative legal content in the instrument, suggesting the update and maintenance process has either failed to render the substantive text or has published an empty shell as a current legal instrument."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act: geographically delineating water districts. It has not expanded beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on parent Act definitions","Simple binary structure: two categories of land designation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-referencing within the document itself","Administrative machinery only — substantive rules contained in parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under Tasmanian state law — specifically the *Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993*.\n\n**What it does:**\n- It formally declares specific areas of land in **Kingborough** (a municipality in southern Tasmania) as either:\n  - A **Water District** (Part 1) — where standard water supply services apply\n  - A **Restricted Supply Water District** (Part 2) — where water supply is limited, often due to infrastructure constraints or seasonal availability\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property owners and residents in the specified Kingborough areas\n- The local council (Kingborough Council), which must manage water services differently depending on which zone a property falls into\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It determines your **legal rights to water supply**. If you're in the standard Water District, you're entitled to full reticulated water services. If you're in the Restricted Supply District, your access may be limited, rationed, or subject to special conditions — this affects everything from household use to property values and development potential.\n\n**Note:** The actual maps or descriptions of the specific land parcels are missing from this extract — the Schedules that would contain this detail appear to be empty or not reproduced here."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-063","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-063/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-063/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-063/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-063/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-063/documents"}}