{"id":"tas:sr-2001-087","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2001-087","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"87 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318763,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2001-087-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","content":"> Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970\n\nI, the Lieutenant-Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and with the approval of each House of Parliament, by this my proclamation made under section 16(1) of the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1970-047) declare that –\n\n> > (a) the area of Crown land declared to be a State reserve and known as Green Point Nature Reserve in Statutory Rules 1978, No. 120, excluding the area of land ceasing to form part of that State reserve specified in Statutory Rules 1995, No. 184, ceases to be reserved land; and\n> \n> > (b) this proclamation takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.\n\n30 July 2001\n\nW. J. E. COX\n\nLieutenant-Governor\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nD. E. LLEWELLYN\n\nMinister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment\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 8 August 2001\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in the provided text to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent. The document only shows metadata and administrative information. The amendment history referenced in the Table of Amending Instruments could indicate scope changes, but this cannot be confirmed without reviewing those instruments."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only administrative metadata — the substantive legal content (land descriptions, specific proclamation terms) is absent, limiting meaningful analysis","Proclamations under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 can involve complex land tenure and boundary descriptions, typically using survey coordinates or parish references that require specialist interpretation","The existence of amending instruments suggests the original proclamation has been modified over time, requiring cross-referencing multiple documents to understand the current legal position","Interaction with broader Tasmanian land management law (e.g., Crown Lands Act, Threatened Species Protection Act) may add complexity depending on the specific proclamation content"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, formally changes the legal status or management of specified land, bringing it under the Act’s protections and restrictions. It directly affects landowners, recreational users, local councils and businesses, and those managing wildlife and conservation.\n\nThe provided file lacks the actual land descriptions and changes, so to gauge precise impacts (access, allowed activities, property effects) you must consult the full Proclamation and any maps."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by section 16(1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 — the power to declare that reserved land ceases to be reserved. It is a narrow, specific administrative action affecting a single named reserve, consistent with the original legislative intent for managing protected areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 2 substantive operative paragraphs (a) and (b)","Single cross-reference to the parent Act (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970, section 16(1))","Two historical statutory rule references (1978 No. 120 and 1995 No. 184) that require external lookup to understand the full land description","No defined terms within the document itself","Simple conditional logic (effective date tied to Gazette notification)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis is a formal government order (called a \"proclamation\") that removes protected status from a specific piece of land in Tasmania.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Green Point Nature Reserve** — a State reserve that had been protected since 1978\n- The Tasmanian government and any future users of this land (the land is no longer protected as a nature reserve)\n\n**What exactly is happening:**\n- The land known as \"Green Point Nature Reserve\" is **ceasing to be reserved land** — meaning it loses its special protected status under conservation law\n- This excludes a portion that was already removed in 1995, so this proclamation finishes the job of removing protection from whatever remained\n- The change takes effect when this proclamation is published in the official government newspaper (*Gazette*)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nOnce land \"ceases to be reserved land,\" it can potentially be used for other purposes — development, private sale, or other non-conservation uses. This represents a downgrade in environmental protection. The fact that it required approval from both Houses of Parliament shows this was a significant decision with political oversight."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A gap between the stated version currency date (8 August 2001) and the file modification date (9 December 2024) without any corresponding amendment being reflected in the version identifier undermines the reliability guarantee offered by the 3-working-day update promise. Either an amendment occurred and was not version-stamped, or the file was modified for non-legislative reasons, rendering the currency assurance misleading.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation', yet the file was last modified 9 December 2024 while the version is stated as current 'from 8 August 2001 to date'. This creates an unresolvable ambiguity about whether the content itself has been substantively updated or merely administratively touched."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document structure - entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation that proclaims nothing is a legal nullity. Any legal obligations, rights, or protections purportedly created by this instrument cannot be identified, let alone complied with, because the operative content is entirely absent. Citizens, landowners, and enforcement bodies cannot determine what the instrument actually does.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation contains no substantive operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 is an executive instrument with legal effect, yet the entire document as presented consists solely of metadata, status information, and navigational headings — with no proclamation content, no identified land, no declared reserve, and no operative clause."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"While legislative stability is possible, a proclamation over national park land spanning 25 years with no amendments recorded (despite a December 2024 file modification) suggests either a failure of amendment recording or that the instrument's amendment table (referenced but not displayed) contains amendments not reflected in the version metadata shown.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The version is described as current 'from 8 August 2001 to date', yet it is accessed on 8 April 2026 — nearly 25 years later — with no indication of any substantive amendment. For a proclamation relating to National Parks and Wildlife, which would typically describe specific geographic boundaries and land management conditions, a 25-year period of zero amendment is implausible and raises a question as to whether the instrument has been inadvertently orphaned from its amendment history."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Authorisation - 'File last modified 9 December 2024'","confidence":0.7,"description":"The instrument promises currency within 3 working days of any legislative change, yet the file modification date of 9 December 2024 does not correspond to any reflected change in the version identifier (which remains stated as current from 8 August 2001). This creates a direct contradiction: either a change occurred in December 2024 and the version stamp was not updated (violating the 3-day currency promise), or the file was modified for a non-legislative reason, making the modification date metadata misleading as an indicator of legislative currency."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments - '(click to view Table of Amendments)'","section_b":"Status Information - Version current from 8 August 2001 to date","confidence":0.55,"description":"The existence of a dedicated Table of Amendments implies that amendments to this instrument exist or may exist, yet the version currency statement presents the instrument as unchanged since 8 August 2001 with no version increments noted in the displayed metadata. If the amendments table is populated, this directly contradicts the single unbroken version period shown. If it is empty, the prominent link to an amendments table is misleading."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation narrows the scope of land held as a State reserve by declaring that the identified area of Crown land formerly part of Green Point Nature Reserve \"ceases to be reserved land.\" Mechanically, the legal category of that parcel is removed from the State reserve estate under the power in s16(1); the instrument does not itself reclassify the land into a new tenure or specify subsequent uses or obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete legal effect: removal of reserve status for a specified parcel of Crown land (clear operative change).","Relies on statutory power in s16(1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 (one-step legal authority).","Cross-references earlier Statutory Rules (1978 No.120 and 1995 No.184) to identify the precise land affected, requiring lookup of those instruments to map the area.","Formal procedural prerequisites noted: action by Lieutenant‑Governor with Executive Council advice and approval of each House of Parliament (clear decision-makers).","Commencement tied to Gazette notification (administrative timing rather than a fixed date).","Does not specify post-revocation use, management regime, or financial transfers—creates potential downstream implementation questions for land managers and users.","Administered by a named department, concentrating operational responsibility but leaving discretionary follow-on actions unspecified."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation removes the State reserve status from a specified area of Crown land known as Green Point Nature Reserve, so that the named land no longer counts as reserved land under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. The Lieutenant‑Governor made the declaration under s16(1) on the advice of the Executive Council and with the approval of each House of Parliament.\n\nThe change takes effect when notified in the Gazette. The proclamation itself names no new fees or management obligations and is administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment; affected land users and responsible agencies therefore face a change in the land’s legal status, but no financial arrangements are set out here."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-087","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-087/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-087/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-087/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-087/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2001-087/documents"}}