{"id":"tas:sr-2016-073","name":"Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935","slug":"tas-sr-2016-073","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"73 of 2016","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313960,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2016-073-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Huon Highway – Li","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Huon Highway – Limited Access Road","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Huon Highway – Li SCHEDULE 1 - Huon Highway – Limited Access Road\n\n| Definition | Length (in kilometres) |\n| That part of the Huon Highway from the north-eastern boundary of its intersection with Turn Creek Road and Mountain River Road at Grove to the south-western boundary of its intersection with Pages Road at Grove. | 1.74 |","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Huon Highway – Li","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Huon Highway – Limited Access (Places of Access)","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Huon Highway – Li SCHEDULE 2 - Huon Highway – Limited Access (Places of Access)\n\n| Item | Description | Location (Distance in kilometres from point of commencement) |\n| 1. | Turn Creek Road – south-eastern side | 0.02 |\n| 2. | Mountain River Road – north-western side | 0.02 |\n| 3. | Basin Road – south-eastern side | 0.86 |\n| 4. | Pages Road – north-western side | 1.72 |","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the Roads and Jetties Act 1935: declaring specific road sections as limited access roads and specifying the places of access. The scope remains tightly confined to this specific administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (approximately 150 words)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","Simple tabular format with only two data points per entry","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Purely declaratory content specifying geographic coordinates and distances"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government announcement with legal force) made under Tasmania's Roads and Jetties Act 1935. It declares a specific 1.74 kilometre stretch of the **Huon Highway** near Grove, Tasmania, to be a **'limited access road'**.\n\n**What this means in practice:**\n- A 'limited access road' is a road where vehicles cannot enter or exit freely at any point. Instead, drivers can only get on or off at specific, designated places.\n- This proclamation identifies **exactly four places** where drivers may legally access this section of highway:\n  - Turn Creek Road (at the 0.02 km mark)\n  - Mountain River Road (at the 0.02 km mark)\n  - Basin Road (at the 0.86 km mark)\n  - Pages Road (at the 1.72 km mark)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Motorists using this section of the Huon Highway\n- Property owners adjacent to the highway who might want to create new driveways or access points\n- Local councils and road authorities responsible for road management\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis designation improves road safety and traffic flow by preventing random stopping, U-turns, or uncontrolled entries onto a busy highway. It effectively 'fences off' the road corridor except at these four controlled points, reducing collision risks and maintaining highway speeds."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available metadata, there is no indication the scope changed from the original intent. The proclamation appears to have been in consistent force since 31 August 2016 with only minor administrative updates (file modified July 2017), suggesting no substantive amendment to its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation is a narrow, single-purpose proclamation rather than a broad Act with multiple provisions","The substantive operative content of the proclamation is not visible in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Proclamations under the Roads and Jetties Act are generally straightforward administrative instruments","No complex definitions, penalties, or multi-agency frameworks are apparent"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian gubernatorial proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 used to declare, alter or close a road or jetty. It affects nearby property owners, councils, state road authorities and users because proclamation gives legal status that can change public access, maintenance duties and land‑use rights. The document here lacks the operative text identifying which road or jetty is affected. (In force from 31 August 2016.)"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation sets out a specific limited-access designation and lists permitted access points for the named section of the Huon Highway. The text gives no indication it expands or restricts the Act's general scope beyond applying that statutory power to this road segment; it does not state any prior status or intended deviation from the Act's usual operation."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument: single road segment and explicit length (1.74 km) defined in Schedule 1.","Precise spatial information: access points specified with distances from a commencement point (Schedule 2) requiring accurate measurement/mapping.","Dependence on the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 for legal effect, definitions, and enforcement mechanisms not restated in the proclamation.","Direct implications for property access and travel behaviour that may require administrative action or clarification at the local level.","Low number of provisions reduces interpretive ambiguity, but technical mapping and local implementation raise practical complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation designates a 1.74 km section of the Huon Highway as a limited access road and lists four authorised places of access with distances from the commencement point (Schedules 1–2). It affects drivers and adjoining landowners by restricting where vehicles may legally enter or exit that highway segment, and it requires the road authority to treat only the listed intersections as access points. The measure mechanically changes access patterns; enforcement and detailed effects flow from the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 and the schedules themselves."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2016-073","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2016-073/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2016-073/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2016-073/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2016-073/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2016-073/documents"}}