{"id":"tas:sr-2002-153","name":"Proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970","slug":"tas-sr-2002-153","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"153 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318461,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-153-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Excised Areas – T","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Excised Areas – Tamar River Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Excised Areas – T SCHEDULE 1 - Excised Areas – Tamar River Conservation Area","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr5806.gif)](/image/cpr5806.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 18 December 2002\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation appears to serve its original narrow purpose: excising specific land from a conservation area and establishing a management plan. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this specific administrative action."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 100 words of substantive text)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act citation","Simple binary structure: Schedule 1 (excision) and Schedule 2 (plan)","Substantive content appears to be contained in a graphic/image reference rather than text","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** made under the *National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970* (Tas). It formally **excises (removes) certain land areas from the Tamar River Conservation Area** and establishes a **plan** for how that land will now be managed.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Removes specific parcels of land** from an existing conservation area (the Tamar River Conservation Area)\n- **Sets out a management plan** (Schedule 2) for what happens to that land after it's removed\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone with interests in the Tamar River area (landowners, recreational users, developers)\n- The Tasmanian Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts (which administers this proclamation)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nConservation areas have strict rules about what activities are allowed. When land is \"excised\" (taken out), those restrictions no longer apply. This could allow for development, different land uses, or transfer to private ownership. The attached plan (referenced as a graphic/image) presumably shows exactly which parcels are affected and what the new arrangements are."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied text shows a standard excision proclamation: specified areas are removed from the Tamar River Conservation Area as set out in Schedule 1 and shown on the plan in Schedule 2. There is no material in the text indicating a wider or different scope from the usual operation of an excision under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970."},"complexity_factors":["Effect depends on spatial detail shown in the attached plan (Schedule 2); map-reading required to identify exact parcels","Legal effect springs from a short formal proclamation rather than detailed statutory text, increasing reliance on schedules and external instruments","Interacts with the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 framework for classification and management of protected land","Administrative discretion in the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts for implementing the excisions","Formality requirements (display/numbering under the Rules Publication Act 1953 and Gazette notification) affect validity and timing"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation removes specified parcels from the Tamar River Conservation Area and records those excisions on the attached plan (Schedules 1 and 2). Mechanically, it changes the land classification and management responsibility for the identified areas, which affects landowners, park managers and public access; the instrument is administered by the Department of Tourism, Parks, Heritage and the Arts and was notified in the Gazette on 18 December 2002."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A modification date of 13 December 2024 on a file described as current from 2002 without explanation raises questions about whether substantive amendments exist that are not reflected in the currency statement. The Table of Amendments link suggests amendments may exist, contradicting the implication of an unbroken single version.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The proclamation states it is 'current from 18 December 2002 to date' while simultaneously indicating the file was last modified on 13 December 2024, creating an ambiguity about whether the instrument is truly unamended since 2002 or has been substantively altered."},{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The access timestamp of '8 April 2026' embedded in the currency statement represents a future date at the time of ordinary analysis, suggesting either a system error in the timestamp or that the currency statement cannot be verified against real-world time, undermining the reliability of the 'current' designation.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The legislation states it is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' yet the accessed date of 8 April 2026 is in the future relative to any real publication date, creating a temporal impossibility in the version currency claim."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire instrument","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation is by definition an operative legal instrument. A proclamation with no operative clauses cannot fulfil the statutory purpose for which it was made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970. No person, authority, or court could give effect to an instrument with no operative content, making compliance with or enforcement of the instrument logically impossible.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The proclamation as presented contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 would be expected to declare land reserved, alter boundaries, or take some operative legal action, yet the entire document consists only of metadata and status information, rendering it legally inoperative."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version ('current from 18 December 2002 to date')","section_b":"Authorisation ('File last modified 13 December 2024')","confidence":0.6,"description":"The currency statement implies the instrument has remained unchanged since 18 December 2002, while the file modification date of 13 December 2024 indicates the instrument was altered more than 22 years after its commencement, without any explanation or amendment history being visible in the body of the document."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (hyperlink to amendments exists)","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version ('Version current from 18 December 2002 to date')","confidence":0.65,"description":"The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments, which by convention only appears when amendments have been made, contradicts the implication in the currency statement that the version has been continuously current and unaltered since 2002. If no amendments exist, the Table of Amending Instruments link is superfluous; if amendments do exist, the currency statement is misleading."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The existence of a Table of Amending Instruments and a file modification date of December 2024 (well after the original 2002 proclamation) strongly suggests the scope or boundaries of the original proclamation have been altered at least once since commencement. However, the specific nature of those changes cannot be determined from the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["The substantive content of the proclamation (specific land parcels, boundaries, legal conditions) is not reproduced in the provided text, preventing full analysis","Proclamations under this Act can interact with other Tasmanian land management and environmental laws, adding potential complexity","Amendments over time (table of amending instruments referenced) may have changed the original scope or boundaries","Legal land descriptions in proclamations typically use technical surveying language that is difficult for laypeople to interpret"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian Governor’s proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 formally declaring or altering protected land. It affects landowners, neighbours, recreational users, businesses and conservationists because proclaimed status imposes strict limits on development, farming, hunting, logging and commercial activities. The proclamation has been in force since 18 December 2002 and was amended (file updated December 2024). The full boundary details are not reproduced here."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-153","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-153/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-153/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-153/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-153/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2002-153/documents"}}