{"id":"tas:sr-2026-014","name":"Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935","slug":"tas-sr-2026-014","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"14 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":313772,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2026-014-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Portion of Road c","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Portion of Road ceasing to be subsidiary road","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Portion of Road c SCHEDULE 1 - Portion of Road ceasing to be subsidiary road\n\n| Name | Extent | Length |\n| Main Street | From the existing port gates at Lady Barron to a point 20 metres north of those gates | 0.02 kilometres |\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 11 March 2026\n\nThis proclamation is administered in the Department of State Growth.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The proclamation changes the statutory status of a specified portion of Main Street by ceasing its classification as a subsidiary road (Schedule 1). The scope is limited to that 0.02 km segment; no broader network or policy scope is altered in the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly targeted amendment affecting one 0.02 km road segment (Main Street).","Clear, precise geographic description (from existing port gates to 20 metres north).","No accompanying transitional, funding, maintenance, or governance provisions in the text.","Simple statutory form — proclamation with a single schedule; minimal cross-references (Rules Publication Act and Gazette notice).","Potential operational ambiguity because responsibility for upkeep or ownership change is not specified in the instrument."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation removes the subsidiary-road status from a 0.02 km section of Main Street at Lady Barron — from the existing port gates to a point 20 metres north (Schedule 1). Mechanically, it changes the legal classification of that specific roadway segment. The instrument is administered by the Department of State Growth; the text does not set out who will fund or maintain the road or any new governance arrangements (Schedule note and administration line)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information – Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A proclamation is a legislative instrument that must contain operative provisions (e.g., declaring a road, closing a road, or fixing boundaries). This document contains only metadata, formatting artefacts, and self-referential headings. It is legally vacuous yet purports to have currency and version status, which is logically incoherent — you cannot have a version of nothing.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The document states it is 'current from 11 March 2026 to date' and was 'accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:16', yet no substantive legislative content is present in the instrument. A proclamation with zero operative provisions cannot meaningfully be 'current' or have a version history."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"Table of Amending Instruments","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The existence of an amending instruments table presupposes a principal instrument with content capable of being altered. Where no operative text exists, the concept of amendment is undefined and circular — you cannot amend an absence.","confidence":0.75,"description":"A link to a 'Table of Amendments' is provided for a document that contains no substantive provisions. Amendments can only logically exist where there is original operative content to amend. Listing amendments to a null instrument is a logical impossibility."},{"type":"circular_definition","section":"All headings throughout the document","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering/formatting artefact, if taken as the enacted text, every section title is defined by repeating itself, which is a classic circular definition — the heading 'Authorisation Authorisation' conveys no more meaning than 'Authorisation' and undermines the document's capacity to be interpreted under standard statutory construction principles.","confidence":0.88,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Proclamation under the Roads a Proclamation under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935', 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version'). This creates a document where structural elements refer only to themselves, producing a self-referential loop with no substantive anchor."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information – Currency of version (update undertaking)","severity":"low","reasoning":"If a person is required to comply with the current form of a proclamation (e.g., a road closure or dedication), but the authoritative online source only 'usually' reflects current law, compliance becomes probabilistic rather than deterministic. This is an inherent impossibility for strict legal compliance.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The site states legislation is 'usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation.' The hedge word 'usually' means the currency guarantee is legally unenforceable and practically meaningless — a person relying on the instrument for compliance purposes has no reliable assurance the version they are reading is current."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Version current from 11 March 2026 to date (accessed 8 April 2026 at 1:16)","section_b":"File last modified 11 March 2026","confidence":0.6,"description":"The document simultaneously claims to be current 'to date' (i.e., 8 April 2026) while the underlying file was last modified on 11 March 2026. If no modifications have occurred since 11 March 2026, the document cannot have a meaningful 'version current from' date that extends to a later access date — the currency claim implies ongoing validity that the modification timestamp neither confirms nor supports."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Table of Amending Instruments (link present)","section_b":"File last modified 11 March 2026 / No operative provisions","confidence":0.7,"description":"The presence of a Table of Amending Instruments implies the instrument has been amended at some point after commencement. However, with no operative provisions in the document and a single file modification date, it is internally contradictory to simultaneously present the instrument as having an amendment history and as a document containing nothing capable of amendment."}]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 — reclassifying a specific portion of road. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the administering Act and Rules Publication Act","Single, straightforward administrative action with no conditions or exceptions","Tabular format presents information clearly","No conditional logic or nested provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short official notice (called a 'proclamation') that changes the legal status of a tiny stretch of road on Flinders Island, Tasmania.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Removes 'Main Street' from being a 'subsidiary road'** — a specific legal category of road under Tasmanian law.\n- The affected section is just **20 metres** of road near the port gates at Lady Barron (a small town on Flinders Island).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone using that specific 20-metre stretch of road near the Lady Barron port.\n- The local council and state government, who manage road classifications.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Changing a road's legal status affects who is responsible for maintaining it, what rules apply (speed limits, heavy vehicle access), and potentially who owns the land underneath.\n- This appears to be a technical administrative change — likely tidying up road classifications following changes to the port infrastructure or local planning.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Length:** Only 20 metres (0.02 km)\n- **Location:** Lady Barron, Flinders Island, Tasmania\n- **Legal mechanism:** Made under the *Roads and Jetties Act 1935* (Tasmanian legislation)"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this proclamation appears to operate within the standard and well-established scope of the Roads and Jetties Act 1935. Proclamations under this Act have historically been used for routine administrative purposes such as declaring or reclassifying roads and jetties. There is no indication of scope expansion beyond the Act's original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Minimal substantive text provided — the document is largely metadata and status information rather than operative legal content","Proclamations under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 are typically narrow and administrative in nature, dealing with specific declarations rather than broad legal frameworks","The underlying Act (Roads and Jetties Act 1935) is a relatively straightforward piece of infrastructure legislation","No complex cross-referencing, definitions, or multi-layered obligations visible in the available text"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian Government proclamation made under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935 (dated 11 March 2026) that brings particular parts of the Act or a specific road/jetty classification into or out of effect. It likely declares, reclassifies, or activates legal status for infrastructure.\n\nIt affects nearby landowners, local councils, the State (maintenance obligations) and users of the road or jetty, because classification determines who must maintain it and who has legal access."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2026-014","history":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2026-014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2026-014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2026-014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2026-014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/tas-sr-2026-014/documents"}}