{"id":"tas:sr-2024-049","name":"Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935","slug":"tas-sr-2024-049","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"49 of 2024","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313790,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2024-049-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Portions of roads","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Portions of roads declared to be State Highway – West Tamar Highway","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Portions of roads SCHEDULE 1 - Portions of roads declared to be State Highway – West Tamar Highway\n\n|  | Road | Extent | Length in kilometres |\n| 1. | York Street | From the western boundary of its intersection with Wellington Street to its intersection with the existing West Tamar Road, excluding the area of its junction with Bathurst Street, at Launceston, and excluding such part of that street that is contained in certificate of title Volume 6871, Folio 1, and certificate of title Volume 150670, Folio 1, of the Register kept under section 33 of the Land Titles Act 1980 . | 0.327 |\n| 2. | Brisbane Street | From the western boundary of its intersection with Wellington Street to its intersection with the existing West Tamar Road, excluding such part of that street in the junction with Bathurst Street, at Launceston. | 0.327 |","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Plan","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Plan SCHEDULE 2 - Plan\n\n[![graphic image](/image/CPR11396(1).gif)](/image/CPR11396\\(1\\).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 18 September 2024\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the Roads and Jetties Act 1935—declaring specific road portions to be State Highways. The scope remains tightly focused on the administrative reclassification of two short street segments in Launceston."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (essentially a table with two entries)","Only two substantive provisions describing specific road segments","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the parent Act and Land Titles Act for the excluded parcels)","Simple conditional logic (exclusions clearly marked)","No defined terms section","Straightforward geographic descriptions using street names and certificate of title references"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **Tasmanian government proclamation** that officially declares two short sections of city streets in Launceston—York Street and Brisbane Street—to be part of the **West Tamar Highway**, which is a State Highway.\n\n**What this means:**\n- **York Street** (about 327 metres) and **Brisbane Street** (also about 327 metres) are now legally classified as part of the main highway network, not just local city streets.\n- This gives the Tasmanian government (specifically the Department of State Growth) control over these roads for planning, maintenance, and traffic management purposes.\n\n**Important exclusions:**\n- The bits where these streets meet Bathurst Street are **not** included.\n- Specific parcels of land registered under particular land titles (Volume 6871, Folio 1 and Volume 150670, Folio 1) are also excluded from the declaration—likely because those sections are privately owned or have different legal status.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThis kind of \"declaration\" is how governments upgrade local roads to highway status. It affects who pays for upkeep, who sets the speed limits, and what planning rules apply. For drivers, it might mean better signage or road conditions, but also potentially different traffic regulations."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no indication that the scope of this proclamation has changed from its original intent. It appears to operate within the standard administrative function of proclamations under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 — formally declaring or modifying road or jetty status in Tasmania. The amendment noted in the Table of Amending Instruments may have refined specific details, but there is no evidence of a broader scope shift."},"complexity_factors":["The parent Act (Roads and Jetties Act 1935) is a relatively straightforward piece of infrastructure legislation with limited conceptual complexity.","Proclamations are typically narrow, administrative instruments with limited scope — they declare or modify specific facts rather than create complex legal frameworks.","The operative content of this proclamation is not included in the provided text, making it impossible to assess any additional complexity arising from the specific declarations made.","The existence of at least one amendment adds a minor layer of complexity in tracking the current operative effect."],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian Government proclamation, made under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 and effective 18 September 2024, formally deals with the declaration or management of public roads and jetties. Though the specific actions aren’t included here, such proclamations affect nearby landowners, local councils and businesses that use those routes. It matters because it can create, alter or close public roads, changing access, property boundaries and local infrastructure."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"A version currency statement that includes a specific future access timestamp ('8 April 2026 at 1:17') treats a dynamic access event as a static legislative fact. The timestamp cannot be legislatively meaningful as it would differ for every user accessing the document, yet is presented as authoritative status information. This is a metadata absurdity rather than a substantive legal flaw.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 18 September 2024 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:17)' but the system prompt indicates analysis is being performed in a context where the access date of 8 April 2026 is stated as fact within the document itself, creating a pre-determined future access timestamp embedded in legislation metadata."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information - Currency of version","severity":"low","reasoning":"The gap between the currency start date (18 September 2024) and the file modification date (23 September 2024) is exactly five calendar days, which depending on working day calculation could exceed the stated three working day update window. This creates internal tension between the stated update policy and the documented modification timeline.","confidence":0.55,"description":"The proclamation states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change' but the file was last modified 23 September 2024, five days after the version currency start date of 18 September 2024. This implies either the update deadline was not met, or the modification does not constitute the relevant change, leaving ambiguity about what the authoritative version actually reflects."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Entire Document","severity":"high","reasoning":"A proclamation that contains no operative proclamatory language cannot be complied with, enforced, or interpreted. Citizens and authorities cannot derive any legal obligation or right from a document composed solely of repeated administrative headers and navigation metadata. If this represents the entirety of the instrument, it is legally void for want of operative content.","confidence":0.85,"description":"The document consists almost entirely of duplicated headings and metadata repeated verbatim multiple times with no substantive legislative content. A Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 should contain operative proclamation text declaring or closing roads or jetties, but no such operative provision exists anywhere in the document."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information - Currency of version (header block)","section_b":"Status Information - Currency of version (body block)","confidence":0.7,"description":"The currency statement 'Version current from 18 September 2024 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:17)' is reproduced identically in at least two separate sections of the document, suggesting either a rendering error or a structural duplication that undermines the integrity of the authoritative version. If both instances are treated as operative status information, there is no mechanism to resolve which is controlling."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Authorisation - File last modified 23 September 2024","section_b":"Currency of version - current from 18 September 2024","confidence":0.65,"description":"The instrument purports to be operative from 18 September 2024, yet the authorising file modification did not occur until 23 September 2024. If the file modification date represents the point of authorisation or finalisation, the instrument was held out as current for five days before it was authoritatively completed, creating a contradiction between the stated commencement and the authorisation timeline."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation alters the legal classification of two specified Launceston road portions by declaring them State Highway (West Tamar Highway), shifting their formal status and administrative record to the State (administered by the Department of State Growth). The instrument itself is limited to that reclassification and to mapping/title exclusions noted in the schedules."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow geographic scope: only two short road segments with specified metric lengths.","Technical land-description details and explicit exclusions tied to specific land title certificates (Land Titles Act 1980 cross-reference).","Inclusion of a plan/graphic and formal Gazette notification requirements (Rules Publication Act 1953 reference).","Clear administrative allocation (administered by the Department of State Growth) but no substantive regulatory regime change or new obligations included."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation reclassifies two short road segments in Launceston as part of the West Tamar Highway. The change puts those road portions under the State’s highway designation and is administered by the Department of State Growth. It matters because the legal status and administrative responsibility for those specific road strips (with certain title exclusions noted) is altered, which affects which government body manages and records them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2024-049","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2024-049/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2024-049/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2024-049/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2024-049/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2024-049/documents"}}