{"id":"tas:sr-2004-144","name":"Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002","slug":"tas-sr-2004-144","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"144 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318063,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-144-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Mount William Con","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Mount William Conservation Area","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Mount William Con SCHEDULE 1 - Mount William Conservation Area\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/cpr6515.gif)](/image/cpr6515.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 22 December 2004\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument's scope is limited to proclaiming the Mount William Conservation Area and attaching a plan (Schedules 1 and 2). It does not, on its face, expand or narrow the powers of the Nature Conservation Act 2002; implementation, permitted activities and enforcement are governed by that Act and by administrative action of the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (as indicated in the proclamation and Gazette notice dated 22 December 2004)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, formal proclamation with no detailed regulatory text in the schedule — substantive rules are located in the parent Act or external instruments (Nature Conservation Act 2002).","Includes a spatial plan (Schedule 2 graphic) requiring map-reading and spatial interpretation to determine exact boundaries and permitted uses.","Administrative implementation and enforcement are delegated to the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, introducing implementation discretion.","Commencement and formal publication are via Gazette (notified 22 December 2004) and numbering/display follows Rules Publication Act 1953, creating procedural dependencies.","Absence of listed permitted/prohibited activities in the text increases reliance on cross-referenced legislation and regulations to determine compliance obligations."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under the Nature Conservation Act 2002, establishes the Mount William Conservation Area and publishes a plan for it (Schedule 2). It gives the land a formal conservation status and places management and enforcement responsibility with the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. Persons and businesses using or accessing the land are subject to the conservation designation and any rules in the attached plan; compliance costs and restrictions flow from that designation and from the Act cited in the proclamation."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is a navigation page/stub from the Tasmanian legislation website. It contains only metadata (notification date, administering department, schedule headings) and a broken image link. The actual substantive content — the boundaries of Mount William Conservation Area and the text of the management plan — is not present. This is essentially a table of contents or index entry, not the legislation itself.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a straightforward, single-purpose proclamation doing exactly what the *Nature Conservation Act 2002* authorises: declaring a specific conservation area and adopting a management plan for it. No scope creep evident."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (appears to be a proclamation notice only, not the full management plan text)","No defined terms section visible in this extract","Simple structure: two schedules (area declaration and plan reference)","Heavy reliance on external documents (the actual plan is likely a separate, detailed document not reproduced here)","Minimal conditional logic or exceptions in the visible text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** made under the *Nature Conservation Act 2002* that formally creates the **Mount William Conservation Area** and establishes a **management plan** for it.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares a specific area of land (Mount William) as a \"conservation area\" — a protected zone where natural values are preserved and human activities are restricted or managed\n- Sets out the official plan that governs how this area will be managed, what activities are allowed, and what protections apply\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone wanting to visit, use, or develop land in the Mount William area\n- The Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (or equivalent agency) responsible for managing the area\n- Traditional owners, neighbouring landowners, and recreational users\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It gives legal force to environmental protections for this specific location\n- It creates enforceable rules about what can and cannot happen on this land\n- It triggers specific offences under the *Nature Conservation Act 2002* for damaging the area or breaching the management plan"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient operative content was provided to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent. The document as supplied contains only status and administrative information, with no substantive provisions visible."},"complexity_factors":["Only administrative metadata is present — no operative legal content was provided for analysis","Subordinate legislation (proclamation under a parent Act) adds a layer of legal hierarchy to understand","Requires cross-referencing the Nature Conservation Act 2002 to understand the powers being exercised","The actual subject matter (nature conservation law) can involve complex land tenure and boundary descriptions, though none appear here"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Proclamation made under Tasmania’s Nature Conservation Act 2002 (SR-2004-144, effective 22 Dec 2004). The supplied file is only the administrative wrapper; the operative text that specifies which land or action is affected is missing, so the precise effects aren’t stated.\n\nSuch proclamations can change land status and restrict use, so nearby landowners, developers, recreational users and conservation groups could be affected depending on the absent operative provisions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-144","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-144/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-144/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-144/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-144/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2004-144/documents"}}