{"id":"F2008B00767","name":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 10 - para 3(a) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (26/05/1983)","slug":"world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-3-a-of-the-world-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72073,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00767-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 3(a) 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 3 (a) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations that is within those areas described in the Schedule is likely to be damaged or destroyed, hereby declare that part of the property described in paragraph 3 (a) 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":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation operates exactly as intended by the parent Act — it is a specific activation of emergency protection powers for a defined geographical area. The scope remains tightly constrained to the immediate purpose of protecting the identified Tasmanian wilderness from imminent damage."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 250 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 likely damage) leading to single declaration","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","Straightforward geographical description relying on an external map/plan rather than complex legal descriptors"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made under the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, uses the Act’s emergency powers (s.10) to declare about 14,905 hectares of western Tasmanian land protected from damaging activities. It bars state-approved development (e.g., logging, mining, dam works), affects developers, the Tasmanian government, and conservation interests, and was a legal step in the Franklin Dam controversy that asserted Commonwealth power to protect World Heritage-listed wilderness."},"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":"This instrument does not amend the Act or Regulations. It exercises an existing power under section 7 to declare particular areas subject to section 10, thereby specifying which land is covered rather than changing the statutory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Statutory cross‑references: the proclamation operates by applying section 10 of the Act and refers to paragraph 3(a) of the Regulations, requiring knowledge of those provisions to assess legal effect.","Spatial specificity: effect depends on a deposited plan (S181/001) with coordinates, bearings and contours; determining exact parcels requires surveying material.","Factual threshold: exercise made on satisfaction that areas are \"likely to be damaged or destroyed\", which imports an evidentiary and discretionary judgment.","Procedural formalities: signature of the Minister, Governor‑General’s proclamation, and deposit/inspection requirements create administrative steps that affect implementation.","Unstated consequences: the proclamation triggers powers under section 10 but does not itself specify what controls or compensation (if any) follow, requiring reference to the Act for compliance burden."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor‑General on Federal Executive Council advice, declares specified areas in western Tasmania (identified on a deposited plan) to be ‘‘property’’ to which section 10 of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 applies. Mechanically, it brings those mapped parcels within Commonwealth conservation powers intended to prevent likely damage; landholders and users in the named areas may face the Act’s controls and any resulting requirements or restrictions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-3-a-of-the-world-","history":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-3-a-of-the-world-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-3-a-of-the-world-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-3-a-of-the-world-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-3-a-of-the-world-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-10-para-3-a-of-the-world-/documents"}}