{"id":"tas:sr-2003-108","name":"Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002","slug":"tas-sr-2003-108","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"108 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318169,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-108-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Swanston Private ","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Swanston Private Nature Reserve","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Swanston Private  SCHEDULE 1 - Swanston Private Nature Reserve\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/cpr5771.gif)](/image/cpr5771.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 24 September 2003\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation serves its original, narrow purpose: to declare a specific private nature reserve under the Act. There is no indication of scope creep; it does exactly what proclamations under this Act are designed to do."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — essentially a declaration with two schedules (one naming the reserve, one containing the management plan)","No defined terms section; relies entirely on definitions in the parent Nature Conservation Act 2002","No conditional logic or nested exceptions — it simply proclaims the reserve and adopts the attached plan","Cross-references are minimal (only to the parent Act and the Rules Publication Act 1953 for procedural validity)","The actual substantive content (the management plan rules) appears to be in Schedule 2, which is represented only as a graphic/image in this extract"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under Tasmania's *Nature Conservation Act 2002*. It formally creates a new protected area called the **Swanston Private Nature Reserve**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares a specific piece of land as a \"Private Nature Reserve\" — a category of protected area where the land remains privately owned but is managed for conservation purposes under a formal agreement with the government.\n- Establishes a **management plan** (Schedule 2) that sets out the rules for how this land must be cared for.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- The private landowner(s) of the Swanston property, who now have legal obligations to manage the land according to the approved plan.\n- The Tasmanian government (specifically the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment), which oversees compliance.\n- Future owners of the land, as the nature reserve status typically binds subsequent owners.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a **conservation mechanism** that allows private land to contribute to protecting Tasmania's biodiversity without the government having to buy the land. It gives permanent legal protection to important habitat or species on private property, ensuring it cannot be cleared or developed contrary to the conservation agreement."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no clear indication that the scope of this Proclamation has changed from its original intent. The 2017 file modification may reflect a technical amendment (such as boundary adjustments or updated land descriptions) rather than a fundamental shift in purpose, but without the operative text this cannot be confirmed with certainty."},"complexity_factors":["The operative legal text of the Proclamation is absent from the provided excerpt, limiting full analysis","Proclamations are generally short, single-purpose instruments with limited complexity","The Nature Conservation Act 2002 framework is relatively straightforward in its declaratory mechanism","At least one amendment exists, adding a minor layer of interpretive complexity","No cross-referencing to multiple Acts or complex regulatory schemes is apparent"],"plain_english_summary":"This Proclamation, made under Tasmania’s Nature Conservation Act 2002 and in force since 25 February 2003 (with later amendments), formally designates land for conservation. It affects landowners, recreational users, developers and the Tasmanian government by imposing protected‑area rules and management responsibilities. Its practical effect is to restrict activities like clearing, building or disturbing wildlife on declared land unless authorised, with significant land‑use and access implications."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument simply declares the Swanston Private Nature Reserve and records its plan. The text contains no indication that it alters or departs from an earlier declared scope; it implements the Act by creating the reserve as described in Schedule 2."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose proclamation with few operative words","Primary effect is declaration of land status rather than detailed regulation","Boundary established by a plan/map in Schedule 2 (requires spatial interpretation)","Cross-reference to the Nature Conservation Act 2002 (substantive obligations lie in that Act, not here)","Administrative responsibility specified (Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment)","No procedural, enforcement or transitional detail included in the text"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under the Nature Conservation Act 2002, formally declares the Swanston Private Nature Reserve and records its boundary on the plan in Schedule 2. It changes the land’s legal status so that management, access and permitted activities are governed by the Act and administered by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (notice published in the Gazette on 24 September 2003)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-108","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-108/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-108/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-108/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-108/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2003-108/documents"}}