{"id":"F2008B00768","name":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 10 - para 2(b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (26/05/1983)","slug":"world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-2-b-of-the-world-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72074,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00768-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 10 - para 2(b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (26/05/1983)","content":"PROCLAMATION\n\n| Commonwealth ofAustraliaN. M. STEPHENGovernor General | By His Excellency theGovernor-General ofthe Commonwealth ofAustralia |\n| ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nI, SIR NINIAN MARTIN STEPHEN, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and in pursuance of section 7 of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, being satisfied that that part of the property described in paragraph 2 (b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations that is within those areas described in the Schedule is being damaged and is likely to be destroyed or further damaged, hereby declare that part of the property described in paragraph 2 (b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations that is within those areas described in the Schedule to be property to which section 10 of that Act applies.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nAll those areas of land\n\n(a) containing in the aggregate 4585 hectares or thereabouts shown coloured red on the plan and surrounded by black lines as shown by co-ordinates, bearings and other marked references;\n\n(b) containing 10 320 hectares or thereabouts shown coloured blue or yellow on the plan and surrounded by black lines as shown by co-ordinates, bearings and other marked references and the contour line S.L. 80 metres shown on the plan and marked ‘S.L.80M’ or ‘S.L.80 metres’.\n\nIn this Schedule, ‘the plan’ means the plan\n\n(a) that is marked with the words ‘World Heritage (Western Tasmania Wilderness) Regulations area to which regulations apply’;\n\n(b) that bears the signature of the Minister for Home Affairs and Environment; and\n\n(c) that is numbered S181/001 and deposited with the Commonwealth Surveyor-General and available for inspection at the Australian Survey Office at 188 Collins Street, Hobart in the State of Tasmania.\n\n(L. S.) GIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal of Australia on 26 May 1983.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nBARRY COHEN\n\nMinister of State for\n\nHome Affairs and Environment\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN!","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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The proclamation does not change the Act’s substantive scope; it implements the Act by designating particular areas (as shown on plan S181/001) to which section 10 applies, rather than altering definitions, powers or thresholds in the underlying legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Legal effect depends on an external map (plan S181/001) deposited with the Commonwealth Surveyor‑General rather than detailed textual boundaries in the proclamation.","Specific area descriptions (hectares, colours, and a contour line) require spatial interpretation and access to the plan for precise scope.","Decisionmaker concentration: declaration made by the Governor‑General on Executive Council advice, with the Minister’s signature certifying the plan.","Triggers substantive operation of section 10 of the Act; understanding practical effects requires cross‑referencing that section and related regulations.","Administrative compliance burden falls on persons and activities within the mapped areas, creating enforcement and verification tasks for the Commonwealth.","Potential boundary ambiguity where plan interpretation or changes to survey markers are required, increasing implementation risk."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation brings specified parts of the Western Tasmania Wilderness within the operation of section 10 of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 by declaring those mapped areas (see plan S181/001) to be property to which `s.10` applies. It affects landholders, users and any proposed developments inside the mapped boundaries by triggering Commonwealth protections and possible activity restrictions; the Governor‑General (on Executive Council advice) and the Minister’s signed plan determine which areas are covered and where compliance will be required."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation represents the original intended use of the Act - emergency declarations to protect threatened World Heritage properties. It does not represent scope creep; rather, it is precisely the mechanism the 1983 Act was designed to enable."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 500 words)","Only 1 defined term ('the plan' in the Schedule)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and Regulations","Simple conditional structure: single trigger (satisfaction of damage/destruction risk) leading to declaration","Geographic description relies on external map reference rather than textual description","Straightforward administrative mechanism (proclamation) with minimal procedural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, used emergency powers to declare specified areas in western Tasmania protected to prevent damage to World Heritage-listed wilderness. It restricted activities there and affected developers, the Tasmanian government, land managers, and local communities.\n\nNotably part of the Franklin Dam controversy, the federal declaration was used to halt state dam plans and became a landmark assertion of Commonwealth power under the external affairs/headings of treaty implementation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-2-b-of-the-world-","history":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-2-b-of-the-world-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-2-b-of-the-world-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-2-b-of-the-world-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-2-b-of-the-world-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-2-b-of-the-world-/documents"}}