{"id":"tas:sr-2001-078","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2001-078","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"78 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318747,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-078-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Cradle Mountain-L","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Cradle Mountain-L SCHEDULE 1 - Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cradle.gif)](/image/cradle.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 July 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied proclamation appears to enact the park and attach a plan without altering or expanding scope beyond that function. The text records the plan, publication details (Gazette 4 July 2001) and administrative responsibility (Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment); no amendments or scope changes are indicated in the document supplied."},"complexity_factors":["Very short operative text with no detailed procedural or regulatory rules","Relies on cross-reference to primary statute (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970) for legal effect","References to a graphical plan (image) without embedding detailed coordinates or rules","Formal publication requirements noted (Rules Publication Act 1953, Gazette) rather than substantive obligations","No implementation, fee, or enforcement mechanics described in the supplied text"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 proclaims the Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park and records an accompanying plan. It displays a map and numbering under the Rules Publication Act 1953 and was notified in the Gazette on 4 July 2001. The park is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. The instrument fixes administrative responsibility and provides the public record of the park’s boundaries and plan."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation page or stub document containing only structural headings, metadata (notification date, administering department), and broken/repeated headings. The actual substantive content — the park boundaries in Schedule 1 and the management plan in Schedule 2 — is not included in the text provided. Without the schedules, this is not analyzable legislation.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation appears to serve its original purpose of formally declaring the national park and its management plan. No evidence of scope creep in the visible content."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — essentially a shell proclamation with only structural headings visible","No substantive legislative text provided in the excerpt (Schedules 1 and 2 appear to be placeholders or external documents)","No defined terms visible in the provided content","No conditional logic or cross-references within the visible text","Relies entirely on external schedules not reproduced here","Simple administrative machinery (notification date, administering department)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. It formally establishes or updates the **Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park** and sets out a **management plan** for the park.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares the boundaries and legal status of the national park (Schedule 1)\n- Establishes the official management plan that governs how the park will be protected and used (Schedule 2)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Visitors to the park (bushwalkers, tourists, campers)\n- Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service staff\n- Any businesses operating in or near the park\n- Traditional owners and Indigenous communities with connections to the area\n- Anyone seeking to conduct commercial activities, research, or development in the park\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis proclamation gives legal force to the park's protection. Without it, the area wouldn't have formal national park status and the specific rules about what activities are permitted (or prohibited) wouldn't be enforceable. It ensures the unique wilderness values of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair — a World Heritage-listed area and major tourist destination — are legally protected."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the proclamation has remained current and unchanged since its commencement on 4 July 2001. While a Table of Amending Instruments exists, no substantive scope changes are evident from the metadata provided. The file was last modified in December 2024, which likely reflects an administrative update rather than a change to the proclamation's operative effect."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive legal content — it is primarily administrative metadata","Proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 are typically short and formulaic in structure","The underlying Act itself can be complex, but the proclamation instrument is usually a simple declaration of land status","No schedules, boundary descriptions, or operative clauses were included in the provided text, limiting analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, formally declares or alters protected land and thereby changes access and land‑use rights for nearby landowners, recreational users, developers, industry, conservation groups and the public. It has been in force since 4 July 2001.\n\nIt matters because proclaimed land gains legal protection that can restrict activities like logging, mining or hunting. Note: the supplied text is mainly metadata and does not include the specific land boundaries or detailed protections."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A version 'current from 4 July 2001 to date' implies no substantive change since 2001, yet a file modification date of 9 December 2024 suggests alteration. While file modification could reflect metadata or formatting changes, the instrument provides no distinction, creating an internal tension between version currency and modification history.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 4 July 2001 to date' while also stating the file was 'last modified 9 December 2024'. If the instrument has been modified, it cannot simultaneously be described as the same version current from 2001 without clarification of what changed."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"If the operative legislation can differ from the published version for up to 3 working days (or longer if the 'usually' qualifier applies), persons relying on the published instrument in good faith may unknowingly be non-compliant with the actual operative law. The qualifier 'usually' exacerbates this by offering no firm guarantee at all.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The instrument states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', but this guarantee is prospective and aspirational rather than legally binding. It creates a window during which the published version may not reflect operative law, meaning compliance with the published instrument may not constitute compliance with the actual law."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure - All headings","severity":"low","reasoning":"In statutory interpretation, surplusage is generally avoided. A document where every structural element appears twice, with no differentiation, creates ambiguity about document integrity and whether the published version accurately reflects the gazetted instrument.","confidence":0.5,"description":"Every major heading in the instrument is duplicated verbatim (e.g. 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). While likely a rendering/formatting defect, if this document is the authoritative legislative instrument, the structural duplication raises a question as to which instance of each heading is operative."},{"type":"other","section":"Title - Document heading","severity":"low","reasoning":"If the truncated form appears in the authoritative version of the gazetted instrument, there is a technical question as to whether the short title correctly identifies the enabling Act. Incorrect citation of an enabling Act can, in some interpretive contexts, raise questions about vires.","confidence":0.35,"description":"The title of the instrument is rendered inconsistently throughout the document: 'Proclamation under the Nationa Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970' — the word 'National' is truncated to 'Nationa' in multiple instances, while other instances render it correctly."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 4 July 2001 to date')","section_b":"Status Information - Authorisation ('File last modified 9 December 2024')","confidence":0.55,"description":"The instrument simultaneously claims to be a single unaltered version operative from 4 July 2001, while disclosing a file modification date of 9 December 2024 — over 23 years later. No explanation is given for the modification, leaving open whether the current published text is identical to the originally gazetted proclamation."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('usually updated within 3 working days')","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 4 July 2001 to date')","confidence":0.5,"description":"The instrument asserts it reflects a version current from a fixed historical date, while also acknowledging that the published text may lag behind the operative law by up to 3 working days (or indefinitely, given 'usually'). These two statements are in tension: a version cannot be reliably 'current to date' if updates may be delayed."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-078","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-078/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-078/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-078/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-078/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-078/documents"}}