{"id":"tas:sr-2015-077","name":"Proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002","slug":"tas-sr-2015-077","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"77 of 2015","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314054,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2015-077-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Derwent Cliffs St","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Derwent Cliffs State Reserve Partial Revocation","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Derwent Cliffs St SCHEDULE 1 - Derwent Cliffs State Reserve Partial 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/cpr9649.gif)](/image/cpr9649.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 4 November 2015\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text declares a partial revocation of the Derwent Cliffs State Reserve and publishes a Plan; the instrument itself contains no indication that its scope departs from that stated action or from any different original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory change to reserve boundaries under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 (mechanical but legally consequential).","Reliance on a mapped Plan (Schedule 2 graphic) to define the affected land—requires cadastral/mapping precision.","Administrative responsibility assigned to the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (per source).","Formal Gazette notification (4 November 2015) required for legal effect and public notice.","Limited textual detail in the instrument—practical effects depend on interaction with land-title, management arrangements and other statutes.","Implementation tasks (boundary demarcation, signage, updating management records) create modest operational work for agencies and local stakeholders."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation partially revokes the Derwent Cliffs State Reserve under the Nature Conservation Act 2002, changing the reserve’s legal extent as shown in the Schedule 2 Plan. It directly affects the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (administration), land managers, adjacent landowners and users of the reserve. It matters because the legal protections and management responsibilities for the mapped area change; the instrument was notified in the Gazette on 4 November 2015."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended for instruments of this type under the *Nature Conservation Act 2002*: it alters the boundaries of a protected area. There is no evidence of scope creep — the document is tightly focused on the specific partial revocation of the Derwent Cliffs State Reserve and does not introduce unrelated matters."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 2 substantive provisions (Schedule 1 and Schedule 2)","No defined terms section; relies on existing definitions in the parent Act (*Nature Conservation Act 2002*)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Single cross-reference to the *Rules Publication Act 1953* (merely procedural, about how the document was published)","Incorporates a plan by reference (Schedule 2), but this is standard practice for spatial instruments","Essentially a 'bookend' document — it triggers effects defined elsewhere in the parent legislation rather than creating complex regulatory schemes itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under Tasmania's *Nature Conservation Act 2002*. It does two main things:\n\n- **Schedule 1**: **Partially revokes** (cancels part of) the protected status of the **Derwent Cliffs State Reserve** — meaning some land that was previously protected as a state reserve is no longer protected under that reserve.\n- **Schedule 2**: Contains a **plan** (likely a map or spatial description) showing exactly which land is affected. The plan is incorporated by reference — it's part of the legal document even though it's shown as an image.\n\n**Who it affects**: Anyone with interests in the Derwent Cliffs area — landowners, developers, conservation groups, or the Tasmanian government itself. The land being removed from the reserve may become available for other uses (such as private ownership, development, or transfer to different tenure).\n\n**Why it matters**: State reserves are protected areas with restrictions on what can happen to the land. Removing protection from part of a reserve is a significant decision that changes what activities are permitted on that land and may affect conservation values, public access, or future development."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient substantive content is available in the provided text to determine whether the scope of the proclamation changed from its original intent. The document only contains status and metadata information. The existence of amending instruments suggests some modifications have been made since 2015, but the nature of those changes cannot be assessed from the available text."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided is largely metadata and status information rather than the substantive legal text, making meaningful analysis limited","Proclamations under nature conservation legislation can involve complex geographic and cadastral (land title/boundary) descriptions that require specialist interpretation","Cross-referencing with the parent Act (Nature Conservation Act 2002) is necessary to understand the full legal effect","Amendment history means the current operative version may differ from the original 2015 proclamation, requiring comparison of versions","Administrative arrangements (responsible Minister/Department) may have changed over time, adding governance complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian Governor’s proclamation made under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 to declare, alter, or revoke protected areas. It affects landowners, nearby businesses, recreational users, developers and environmental groups because proclaimed land gains legal protections that can prohibit or tightly restrict activities like logging, mining, grazing or development. The proclamation has been in force since 4 November 2015, amended over time and last updated 16 August 2023."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A proclamation described as current from 4 November 2015 with a file modification date of 16 August 2023 raises the question of what was modified. If the substantive instrument was amended, the currency start date should reflect the most recent amendment. If only metadata was changed, the modification date is misleading. The Table of Amending Instruments link is referenced but its contents are not disclosed in the provided text, making it impossible to reconcile these two dates.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The legislation states it is 'current from 4 November 2015 to date' while simultaneously stating 'File last modified 16 August 2023', creating an unresolved ambiguity about whether the instrument has actually been amended or updated since its original proclamation date, despite the modification date suggesting changes have occurred."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Document Structure - Entire Document","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation without operative text cannot fulfil any legal function. Persons seeking to understand what land is reserved, what class of reservation applies, or what rights are affected cannot do so from this document. While this may be a rendering or access issue rather than a drafting flaw, as presented the instrument is incapable of producing legal effect or permitting compliance by any party.","confidence":0.72,"description":"The proclamation document as presented contains no operative provisions whatsoever. A proclamation under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 is a formal legal instrument exercising executive power, yet the entire accessible text consists solely of metadata, status information, and administrative headers repeated multiple times. There is no discernible substantive legal content — no land description, no reservation class, no schedule, and no operative clause — rendering the instrument legally meaningless as presented."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"Legislation currency statements are descriptions of present fact, not forward projections. Embedding a future access timestamp in a currency statement conflates the concept of ongoing currency with a prospective validity claim, which is logically irregular even if operationally harmless.","confidence":0.45,"description":"The document asserts it was accessed '8 April 2026 at 1:24' but the analyst is operating in a context where this future date is cited as a present access date. If taken at face value within the document metadata, the legislation purports to be valid and current at a date that may not yet have occurred at time of drafting, creating a prospective currency claim embedded in what should be a present-tense status statement."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (first instance): 'Version current from 4 November 2015 to date'","section_b":"Authorisation - File last modified 16 August 2023","confidence":0.6,"description":"The currency statement implies the instrument has been unchanged in its legal effect since 4 November 2015, yet the file modification date of 16 August 2023 indicates the document was altered nearly eight years later. These two statements are in tension: either the instrument was substantively amended in 2023 (in which case the currency start date should be 2023 or the amendment date should be shown), or the 2023 modification was non-substantive (in which case the modification date is misleading as an indicator of legal currency)."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Header: 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","section_b":"Status Information - Currency: 'Version current from 4 November 2015 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:24)'","confidence":0.5,"description":"The update policy statement implies the site reflects current law within 3 working days of any change, implicitly acknowledging that changes may occur. However, the currency statement presents the version as continuously current from 2015 without identifying any intermediate amendments, despite the Table of Amending Instruments link existing — which would only appear if amendments had been made. If no amendments exist, the Table of Amending Instruments link is redundant and misleading; if amendments do exist, the currency statement is incomplete."}]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-077","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-077/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-077/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-077/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-077/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2015-077/documents"}}