{"id":"F2019L01035","name":"Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019","slug":"woomera-prohibited-area-rule-2014-determination-of-exclusion-periods-for-the-green-zone-for-1-septem","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99623,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L01035-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nWoomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019\n\nmade under subsection 8(1) of the\n\nWoomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014\n\nCompilation No. 3\n\nCompilation date: 23 August 2019\n\nIncludes amendments up to: F2019L01087\n\nRegistered: 11 October 2019\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 23 August 2019 (the compilation date).\n\nThe notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.\n\nUncommenced amendments\n\nThe effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nApplication, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments\n\nIf the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nFor more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.\n\nModifications\n\nIf the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.\n\nSelf‑repealing provisions\n\nIf a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.\n\nI, John Anderson, Director Woomera Prohibited Area Coordination Office, as a delegate of the Minister for Defence, for the purposes of subsection 8(1) of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014, determine the periods set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to be exclusion periods for that part of the Green Zone described in Part 2 of the Schedule and the periods set out in Part 4 of the Schedule to be exclusion periods for that part of the Green Zone described in Part 5 of the Schedule and the periods set out in Part 7 of the Schedule to be exclusion periods for that part of the Green Zone described in Part 8 of the Schedule.\n\nZones within the Woomera Prohibited Area are prescribed in section 6 of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014.\n\nSchedule\n\nPart 1\n\n| Exclusion Periods                     |\n| ------------------------------------- |\n| 12 September 2019 – 18 September 2019 |\n| 19 September 2019 – 25 September 2019 |\n| 26 September 2019 – 2 October 2019    |\n| 3 October 2019 – 5 October 2019       |\n\nPart 2\n\nThat part of the Woomera Prohibited Area contained within and bounded by a line commencing at 29.784210 S, 133.361795 E (Point 1), and then to a point 29.873181 S, 133.126790 E (Point 2), and then to a point 30.054918 S, 132.002015 E (Point 3), and then to a point 29.726875 S, 132.000082 E (Point 4), and then to a point 29.717429 S, 131.499538 E (Point 5), and then to a point 28.114037 S, 131.501470 E (Point 6), and then to a point 28.115065 S, 132.002788 E (Point 7), and then to a point 27.840553 S, 132.001242 E (Point 8), and then to a point 27.841927 S, 133.828325 E (Point 9), and then to a point 28.520042 S, 133.836055 E (Point 10), and then to a point 28.925494 S, 134.139474 E (Point 11), and then to a point 29.524254 S, 134.076858 E (Point 12) and then to the point of commencement and identified in the map in Part 3 of the Schedule.\n\nPart 3\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nPart 4\n\n| Exclusion Periods                    |\n| ------------------------------------ |\n| 8 September 2019 – 14 September 2019 |\n\nPart 5\n\nThat part of the Woomera Prohibited Area contained within and bounded by a line commencing at 30.957233 S, 136.534942 E (Point 1), and then to a point 30.988942 S, 136.014739 E (Point 2), and then to a point 30.921239 S, 135.704502 E (Point 3), and then to a point 30.836681 S, 135.317135 E (Point 4), and then to a point 30.165933 S, 134.705232 E (Point 5), and then to a point 29.628877 S, 134.799503 E (Point 6), and then to a point 29.461190 S, 135.017183 E (Point 7), and then to a point 30.072234 S, 136.731197 E (Point 8), and then to a point 29.731146 S, 136.291838 E (Point 9), and then to a point 30.074519 S, 136.734054 E (Point 10), and then to a point 30.631571 S, 136.742052 E Point 11), and then to the point of commencement and identified in the map in Part 6 of the Schedule.\n\nPart 6\n\n![](image.003.png)\n\nPart 7\n\n| Exclusion Periods                     |\n| ------------------------------------- |\n| 10 September 2019 – 16 September 2019 |\n| 17 September 2019 – 23 September 2019 |\n| 24 September 2019 – 30 September 2019 |\n| 1 October 2019 – 5 October 2019       |\n\nPart 8\n\nThat part of the Woomera Prohibited Area contained within and bounded by a line commencing at 30.957233 S, 136.534942 E (Point 1), and then to a point 30.988942 S, 136.014739 E (Point 2), and then to a point 30.921239 S, 135.704502 E (Point 3), and then to a point 30.844548 S, 135.313724 E (Point 4), and then to a point 30.524520 S, 134.634994 E (Point 5), and then to a point 30.165933 S, 134.705232 E (Point 6), and then to a point 29.892043 S, 134.678284 E (Point 7), and then to a point 29.628877 S, 134.799503 E (Point 8), and then to a point 29.417713 S, 135.011078 E (Point 9), and then to a point 29.140179 S, 135.457510 E (Point 10), and then to a point 29.260910 S, 136.428450 E (Point 11), and then to a point 30.072234 S, 136.731197 E (Point 12) and then to a point 30.633285 S, 136.741481 E (Point 13) and then to the point of commencement and identified in the map in Part 9 of the Schedule.\n\nPart 9\n\n![](image.004.png)\n\n> Note: Endnotes\n\n> Note: Endnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nThe endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.\n\nThe following endnotes are included in every compilation:\n\nEndnote 1—About the endnotes\n\nEndnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\nEndnote 3—Legislation history\n\nEndnote 4—Amendment history\n\nAbbreviation key—Endnote 2\n\nThe abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.\n\nLegislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4\n\nAmending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.\n\nThe legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.\n\nThe amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.\n\nEditorial changes\n\nThe Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.\n\nIf the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.\n\nMisdescribed amendments\n\nA misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.\n\nIf a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.\n\n> Note: Endnote 2—Abbreviation key\n\n| ad = added or inserted                         | o = order(s)                        |\n| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |\n| am = amended                                   | Ord = Ordinance                     |\n| amdt = amendment                               | orig = original                     |\n| c = clause(s)                                  | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)  |\n| C[x] = Compilation No. x                       | /sub‑subparagraph(s)                |\n| Ch = Chapter(s)                                | pres = present                      |\n| def = definition(s)                            | prev = previous                     |\n| Dict = Dictionary                              | (prev…) = previously                |\n| disallowed = disallowed by Parliament          | Pt = Part(s)                        |\n| Div = Division(s)                              | r = regulation(s)/rule(s)           |\n| ed = editorial change                          | reloc = relocated                   |\n| exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered                  |\n| effect                                         | rep = repealed                      |\n| F = Federal Register of Legislation            | rs = repealed and substituted       |\n| gaz = gazette                                  | s = section(s)/subsection(s)        |\n| LA = Legislation Act 2003                      | Sch = Schedule(s)                   |\n| LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003         | Sdiv = Subdivision(s)               |\n| (md) = misdescribed amendment can be given     | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |\n| effect                                         | SR = Statutory Rules                |\n| (md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment       | Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)             |\n| cannot be given effect                         | SubPt = Subpart(s)                  |\n| mod = modified/modification                    | underlining = whole or part not     |\n| No. = Number(s)                                | commenced or to be commenced        |\n\n> Note: Endnote 3—Legislation history\n\n| Name                                                                                                                                         | Registration              | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |\n| Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019                | 8 Aug 2019 (F2019L01035)  | 9 Aug 2019   |                                                 |\n| Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019 Amendment No.1 | 16 Aug 2019 (F2019L01071) | 17 Aug 2019  | —                                               |\n| Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019 Amendment No.2 | 20 Aug 2019 (F2019L01080) | 21 Aug 2019  | —                                               |\n| Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 Determination of Exclusion Periods for the Green Zone for 1 September 2019 – 5 October 2019 Amendment No.3 | 22 Aug 2019 (F2019L01087) | 23 Aug 2019  | —                                               |\n\n> Note: Endnote 4—Amendment history\n\n| Provision affected          | How affected                |\n| --------------------------- | --------------------------- |\n| Introduction............... | am F2019L01071; F2019L01080 |\n| Schedule                    |                             |\n| Part 1                      |                             |\n| Part 1...................   | am F2019L01087              |\n| Part 2                      |                             |\n| Part 2...................   | rs F2019L01087              |\n| Part 3                      |                             |\n| Part 3...................   | am F2019L01087              |\n| Part 4                      |                             |\n| Part 4...................   | ad F2019L01071              |\n|                             | am F2019L01080              |\n| Part 5                      |                             |\n| Part 5...................   | ad F2019L01071              |\n| Part 6                      |                             |\n| Part 6...................   | ad F2019L01071              |\n| Part 7                      |                             |\n| Part 7...................   | ad F2019L01080              |\n| Part 8                      |                             |\n| Part 8...................   | ad F2019L01080              |\n| Part 9                      |                             |\n| Part 9...................   | ad F2019L01080              |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination exercises an existing statutory power in the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 to declare exclusion periods for parts of the Green Zone. It is a temporal and geographic implementation of that power (setting dates and mapping areas) rather than a change of the Rule’s subject‑matter or an expansion of legal authority. Although the Schedule was amended several times in August 2019 to adjust dates or map details (see amendment history), those amendments remain within the original, administrative purpose of scheduling exclusions and do not materially change the scope of the underlying legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with single legal basis: made under subsection 8(1) of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014","Schedule structure: 9 schedule parts (Parts 1–9) separating dates, area descriptions and maps","Multiple date ranges across three separate area groups (Parts 1,4,7) — four ranges in Part 1 and Part 7 and one in Part 4","Geographic descriptions use many coordinate points (roughly 12–13 coordinate points per area description) — requires mapping/GIS to interpret precisely","Maps included (Parts 3,6,9) cross‑referenced to coordinate lists — introduces non‑textual dependency","Minimal defined legal terms within the instrument itself; it cross‑references the parent rule (section 6 and subsection 8(1))","Amendment history shows three small amendments in August 2019 (adds/edits to schedule and introduction) — not complex substantively but multiple versions to track","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic — straightforward prohibition periods and area definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanics)**\n\n- This is a short, technical decision (a \"determination\") made under subsection 8(1) of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014. The Director of the Woomera Prohibited Area Coordination Office (a delegate of the Minister for Defence) declares specific dates during which particular parts of the Green Zone within the Woomera Prohibited Area are \"exclusion periods\" (times when access is prohibited without permission).\n\n- The Schedule lists the exclusion dates and identifies the affected land by precise geographic co‑ordinates and companion maps. The instrument is broken into Parts: Parts 1, 4 and 7 list the exclusion date ranges; Parts 2, 5 and 8 describe the parcels of the Green Zone to be excluded (by a sequence of latitude/longitude points); Parts 3, 6 and 9 are the maps corresponding to those areas.\n\n- Practical effect: people and businesses must not enter the described areas during the listed periods unless they have the required authority or permission from the responsible Defence authority.\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Primary decision‑maker: the Director, Woomera Prohibited Area Coordination Office (acting under a statutory delegation from the Minister for Defence). (See the instrument’s opening paragraph referencing subsection 8(1).)\n\n- Directly affected parties: any person, commercial operator, land user, or community that uses or needs access to the parts of the Green Zone described in the Schedule during the listed dates. That includes pastoralists, miners, travellers, contractors and any other private parties whose activities intersect the geographic areas.\n\n- Indirectly affected parties: service providers, transport operators and local businesses that may need to change routes or timing, and permit‑issuing/ enforcement agencies within Defence.\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and practical consequences)**\n\n- The instrument itself does not set out a policy rationale in detail; its statutory purpose (under the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014) is to allow Defence to manage access to areas needed for Defence activities. The determination therefore claims to make those parts of the Green Zone off‑limits for the listed dates to facilitate Defence use.\n\n- Costs and incentives: exclusion periods impose an access constraint on private actors. Those who would normally use the land must reschedule, reroute or obtain permission (administrative cost). Defence and any authorised contractors benefit from exclusive control over the area for the dates (concentrated benefit). The costs (delays, extra travel, lost use) are typically dispersed across multiple private parties.\n\n- Compliance and enforcement: the measure depends on Defence processes for notifying the public, issuing permits (if any), signage and on enforcement by authorised officers. The instrument itself does not set enforcement detail (those are in the parent Rule and operational practice).\n\n**Implementation risks and practical trade‑offs**\n\n- Notice and clarity: the instrument uses precise coordinates and maps (Schedule Parts 2, 5, 8 and Parts 3, 6, 9) which is clear for mapping but requires users to check maps or GPS coordinates — a modest compliance burden for the public.\n\n- Substitution effects: excluded users will be required to undertake alternative routes, timing or apply for permission. That can impose time and cost burdens on small operators or remote land users.\n\n- Administrative burden: Defence must publish and communicate the exclusion periods adequately and process any access requests; failure to do so raises risk of inadvertent non‑compliance or disruption.\n\n**Concrete elements to note**\n\n- Dates declared: for example, Schedule Part 1 covers 12–18 Sep, 19–25 Sep, 26 Sep–2 Oct and 3–5 Oct 2019; Part 4 covers 8–14 Sep 2019; Part 7 covers 10–16 Sep, 17–23 Sep, 24–30 Sep and 1–5 Oct 2019.\n\n- Geographic definition: affected parcels are defined by a list of latitude/longitude co‑ordinates and a linked map for each parcel (see Schedule Parts 2/3, 5/6, 8/9).\n\n- Legal basis: the instrument is explicitly made under subsection 8(1) of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014 (as stated at the head of the determination).\n\n**Bottom line**\n\nThis is an administrative, time‑limited instrument that closes specified parts of the Woomera Green Zone to general access on particular dates. It alters behaviour by legally prohibiting entry to those mapped areas during the defined periods and shifts compliance and opportunity costs onto private users who otherwise would want access during those times. Defence (via the Director) decides the exclusions and is responsible for notice, permits and enforcement."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function intended by the enabling legislation — it determines specific exclusion periods for the Green Zone as authorised by subsection 8(1) of the Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific administrative function of setting dates and map coordinates for temporary access restrictions."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 2 pages of substantive content)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014","Simple structure: three sets of date ranges matched to three geographic coordinate descriptions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the operative provisions","Geographic descriptions use straightforward latitude/longitude coordinates without complex boundary calculations","Only external reference is to subsection 8(1) of the parent Rule, which is the standard delegation provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination temporarily closes parts of the Woomera Prohibited Area’s Green Zone during specified dates in September–October 2019 for defence testing. It bars access even to traditional owners, Aboriginal rights-holders, permit holders (mining, pastoralists) and the public for safety; unauthorised entry is an offence. It is a time- and location-limited lockout, not a permanent change to access rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/woomera-prohibited-area-rule-2014-determination-of-exclusion-periods-for-the-green-zone-for-1-septem","history":"/api/acts/woomera-prohibited-area-rule-2014-determination-of-exclusion-periods-for-the-green-zone-for-1-septem/history","analysis":"/api/acts/woomera-prohibited-area-rule-2014-determination-of-exclusion-periods-for-the-green-zone-for-1-septem/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/woomera-prohibited-area-rule-2014-determination-of-exclusion-periods-for-the-green-zone-for-1-septem/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/woomera-prohibited-area-rule-2014-determination-of-exclusion-periods-for-the-green-zone-for-1-septem/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/woomera-prohibited-area-rule-2014-determination-of-exclusion-periods-for-the-green-zone-for-1-septem/documents"}}