{"id":"tas:sr-2003-089","name":"Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002","slug":"tas-sr-2003-089","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"89 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318311,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-089-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Cockle Creek revo","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Cockle Creek revocation","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Cockle Creek revo SCHEDULE 1 - Cockle Creek revocation\n\n[Schedule 2](#JS2@EN)","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/cpr6202.gif)](/image/cpr6202.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 6 August 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is clearly a stub/navigation page or table of contents fragment, not substantive legislation. It contains only headings, metadata (Gazette notification date, administering department), and broken/placeholder text ('Cockle Creek revo' appears twice with apparent copy-paste errors). The actual content of Schedules 1 and 2 — the actual legal operative provisions — is not present. This is not analyzable as legislation.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a straightforward administrative proclamation doing exactly what the parent Act (*Nature Conservation Act 2002*) contemplates: revoking and replacing conservation instruments. No scope creep evident."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 2 schedules mentioned, no substantive legislative text provided","No defined terms visible in the excerpt","Simple structure: revocation + replacement plan","No cross-referencing to other legislation beyond the parent Act","Straightforward conditional logic: old thing cancelled, new thing put in place","Document appears to be a stub or navigation page rather than full legislative text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** made under the *Nature Conservation Act 2002*.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Schedule 1** revokes (cancels) something related to \"Cockle Creek\" — likely a previous reservation, protection order, or conservation status for that area.\n- **Schedule 2** establishes a new \"Plan\" — presumably a replacement management plan or conservation arrangement for the area.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone with interests in the Cockle Creek area (landowners, traditional custodians, recreational users, nearby businesses)\n- Tasmanian government agencies responsible for parks and wildlife management\n- The general public, if the area's conservation status or permitted activities change\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis appears to be a **machinery change** — swapping out old protections for new ones. Rather than simply removing protections, the government is likely replacing an outdated reservation or plan with an updated version. This could affect what activities are allowed in the area (bushwalking, fishing, development) and how the environment is managed."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available in the provided document to assess whether the scope of this Proclamation changed from its original intent. The document contains only administrative metadata. No amendments or scope-altering provisions are visible. The file was last modified in July 2017, which may indicate a minor administrative update rather than a substantive change, but this cannot be confirmed from the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains almost no substantive legislative content — only metadata and administrative status information","The underlying Nature Conservation Act 2002 framework can be complex, but this individual Proclamation (if fully available) would typically be a straightforward land declaration","No amending instruments or cross-references are visible in the provided text, limiting complexity assessment","Proclamations of this type are generally short and descriptive rather than legally intricate"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Proclamation under Tasmania’s Nature Conservation Act 2002 — a formal declaration that typically designates land as protected. The supplied file contains only metadata, so the specific area, boundaries and conservation purpose cannot be identified.\n\nThe instrument has been in force since 6 August 2003 and remains current. Such proclamations can restrict development, logging or access and therefore affect landowners, developers, recreational users and local councils."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation records a revocation of Cockle Creek designation and the adoption/display of a plan; the instrument itself does not indicate any expansion or narrowing of statutory scope beyond that administrative change. The text contains no statement of altered powers, fees or obligations; material effect therefore depends on the Nature Conservation Act 2002 and the full schedule content."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument text with core effect expressed only as schedule titles (Schedule 1: revocation; Schedule 2: plan).","Legal effect depends on the Nature Conservation Act 2002 (title only) and on the content of the schedules/graphic, which are not reproduced in the main text.","Administrative formalities are explicit (numbering under the Rules Publication Act 1953; Gazette notice dated 6 August 2003) but not operational details.","Practical consequences for rights, compensation or regulatory duties are unspecified, requiring reference to external documents or the administering Department for interpretation.","Potential for interpretive ambiguity because the instrument records an administrative change without stating implementation steps or who bears costs."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation formally revokes the designated status for Cockle Creek and records an accompanying management plan (Schedules 1 and 2). Mechanically, it updates the official record: the revocation and plan are published and numbered under the Rules Publication Act 1953 and were notified in the Gazette on 6 August 2003.\n\nIt affects people and businesses with interests in the Cockle Creek area and the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (the administering agency), by changing the area's legal status and management arrangement; the text itself gives no operational detail on costs, compensation or new regulatory duties."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-089","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-089/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-089/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-089/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-089/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-089/documents"}}