{"id":"F2009B00050","name":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 9 - Cardwell (15/11/1994)","slug":"world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-15-11-1994","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121280,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00050-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 9 - Cardwell (15/11/1994)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nWorld Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983\n\nPROCLAMATION\n\nI, WILLIAM GEORGE HAYDEN, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 6 (3) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, being satisfied that the property described in the Schedule is likely to be damaged, declare that property to be property to which section 9 of that Act applies.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nAll that area bounded by a line commencing at the point of intersection of the meridian of Longitude 146°02’02” East and the Mean Low Water Mark of the coastline of the Australian mainland near the township of Cardwell (approximate Latitude 18°16’20” South), and proceeding in a north-easterly direction in a straight line to the point of intersection of Latitude 18°15’55” South and Longitude 146°02’25” East, then in a south-easterly direction in a straight line to the point of intersection of Latitude 18°16’05” South and Longitude 146°02’44” East, then in a south-easterly direction in a straight line to the point of intersection of Latitude 18°16’18” South and Longitude 146°03’18” East, then in a south-westerly direction in a straight line to the point of intersection of Latitude 18°16’54” South and Longitude 146°03’29” East, then in a south-easterly direction in a straight line to the point of intersection of Latitude 18°17’48” South and Longitude 146°04’10” intersection of Latitude 18°18’12” South and Mean Low Water Mark of the coastline of the Australian mainland (approximate Longitude 146°03’48” East), and then in a generally north-westerly direction along the line of Mean Low Water Mark to the point of commencement.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  \nGreat Seal of Australia on  \n15-11-94\n\n(L.S.)\n\nBILL HAYDEN  \nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nJOHN FAULKNER\n\nMinister for the Environment, Sport and Territories","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":true,"description":"The proclamation expands the application of section 9 by designating the Cardwell coastal area as property subject to that section. Before this instrument the specified parcel was not covered by section 9; the proclamation therefore alters the Act’s practical coverage by adding this mapped area."},"complexity_factors":["Legal form: a short executive proclamation rather than primary legislative change","Reliance on parent Act's substantive provisions (section 9) for practical effect","Technical mapping: precise latitude/longitude and mean low water mark boundaries","Concentrated geographic scope (single coastal parcel) limiting systemic complexity","Executive discretion triggered by satisfaction under subsection 6(3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation (15 Nov 1994) declares a specific coastal area near Cardwell to be a property to which section 9 of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 applies, made by the Governor‑General acting under subsection 6(3). Mechanically, activities likely to damage that mapped area become subject to the Act’s section 9 controls, so proponents, landowners or developers face compliance costs and possible restrictions. The executive (Governor‑General/Federal Executive Council) decides the designation and fixes the zone by precise coordinates."},"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 routine administrative instrument exercising the specific power in section 6(3) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 to declare specific properties for protection under section 9. The scope remains tightly confined to the statutory purpose of protecting World Heritage values."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (single page proclamation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Simple conditional structure: single trigger (Governor-General satisfied of likely damage) leading to single outcome (declaration under section 9)","Geographic description uses standard coordinate references but is purely descriptive rather than legally complex","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act citation","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation uses the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 to declare a defined coastal parcel near Cardwell (Great Barrier Reef region) under emergency federal protection, activating section 9 powers that override state law. It bars development, mining, logging or other harmful activities, exposes breaches to criminal penalties, and directly affects local land users, businesses and the Queensland government. The move is significant because it invokes controversial federal World Heritage powers to halt activities seen as threatening reef catchment values."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-15-11-1994","history":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-15-11-1994/history","analysis":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-15-11-1994/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-15-11-1994/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-15-11-1994/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-15-11-1994/documents"}}