{"id":"tas:sr-2003-075","name":"Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002","slug":"tas-sr-2003-075","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"75 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318303,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-075-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land SCHEDULE 1 - Areas of land","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Little Quoin Conservation Area","content":"# Part 1 Little Quoin Conservation Area","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Gravelly Ridge Conservation Area","content":"# Part 2 Gravelly Ridge Conservation Area","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plans","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plans","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plans SCHEDULE 2 - Plans","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation serves its original narrow purpose: to formally declare specific parcels of land as conservation areas under the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep; it does exactly what a proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act is designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words of substantive text)","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple structure: two schedules with two parts each","Content is primarily references to external maps/plans rather than detailed regulatory text","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Rules Publication Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** made under the *Nature Conservation Act 2002* that formally creates two new conservation areas on specific parcels of land:\n\n- **Little Quoin Conservation Area**\n- **Gravelly Ridge Conservation Area**\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Schedule 1** identifies the specific areas of land being protected\n- **Schedule 2** contains maps (plans) showing the exact boundaries of these areas\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who owns, uses, or wants to use these specific parcels of land\n- The Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (which administers the areas)\n- Conservation groups and the general public (who gain protected natural areas)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis proclamation gives legal protection to these natural areas, meaning the land is now set aside for conservation purposes. Activities on this land will now be restricted and managed under conservation law rather than being available for general development or unrestricted use."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the scope of this proclamation changed from its original intent. The document only contains metadata and status information. No amendments appear to have altered the instrument's substance based on available information, and it has remained current since 2 July 2003."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only administrative/status metadata — the substantive operative content (land descriptions, schedules, maps) is absent, making full analysis impossible","Proclamations under nature conservation legislation can involve complex land boundary descriptions in practice, but none are visible here","The underlying Nature Conservation Act 2002 itself has moderate complexity, but this instrument appears to be a straightforward declaratory instrument","Low complexity in terms of legal structure — proclamations are typically short, direct instruments with limited operative clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Nature Conservation Act 2002, formally changes the legal conservation status of land, creating protected areas and imposing legal restrictions on activities like clearing, development, or hunting. It affects landowners, local users and councils, recreational users, and conservation groups by altering what is permitted on or near the proclaimed land. \n\nIt has been in force since 2 July 2003 and remains unrepealed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation designates two conservation areas and publishes their plans; it does not indicate any modification to the Act or previously existing areas and therefore does not change the statutory scope beyond adding these named protected areas."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative designation rather than detailed regulatory regime (simple act of naming areas)","Relies on external maps/graphics to fix boundaries (plans are essential to legal effect)","Dependent on the Nature Conservation Act 2002 for substantive rules (cross-reference complexity)","Formal publication requirements (Gazette and Rules Publication Act 1953) required for legal effect","Implementation and enforcement discretion placed with the administering Department","Limited text: does not set out rules or obligations in detail, shifting compliance detail to other instruments/regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 formally creates two protected areas—Little Quoin and Gravelly Ridge—by naming the land parcels and publishing official plans (maps) that fix their legal boundaries. It places administration with the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment and was notified in the Gazette on 2 July 2003. The instrument therefore changes who must follow conservation rules on those parcels (landowners and users) and relies on the published plans to determine compliance."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-075","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-075/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-075/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-075/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-075/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-075/documents"}}