{"id":"F2009B00061","name":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 9 - Cardwell Parish (25/7/1990)","slug":"world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-parish-25-7-19","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121302,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00061-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 Parish (25/7/1990)","content":"| PROCLAMATIONCommonwealth ofAustraliaBILL HAYDENGovernor-General | By His Excellency theGovernor-General ofthe Commonwealth of Australia |\n| --------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |\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, hereby declare that property to be property to which section 9 of that Act applies.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nAll that piece of land in the State of Queensland County of Cardwell Parish of Rockingham being Lot 640 on\n\nPlan Cat. No. CWL3521.\n\n(L.S.) Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of Australia on 25 July 1990.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nROS KELLY\n\nMinister of State for the Arts, Sport,  \nthe Environment, Tourism and Territories\n\nGOD SAVE THE QUEEN!","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act: identifying specific property at risk of damage and bringing it within the protective scope of section 9. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one declaration under a specific section","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act citation","Simple conditional structure: 'being satisfied that... hereby declare'","Schedule contains only a straightforward land description (lot and plan number)","Total length: approximately 150 words","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **proclamation** (an official government declaration) made under the *World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983*.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe Governor-General declared a specific piece of land in Queensland to be protected under special federal laws that prevent damage to World Heritage areas.\n\n**The land affected:**\n- **Location:** Lot 640 in Cardwell Parish, Rockingham, Queensland (identified on a survey plan numbered CWL3521)\n- **Why it matters:** This land was considered at risk of being damaged, so the federal government stepped in to protect it using powers designed to safeguard Australia's World Heritage sites\n\n**How it works:**\nOnce proclaimed under **section 9** of the Act, certain activities that could damage this property become restricted or prohibited under federal law. This gives the Commonwealth direct power to protect the land, even though land management is usually a state responsibility.\n\n**Why this exists:**\nThe *World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983* was created so Australia could meet its international obligations to protect places of outstanding universal value (like the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests, etc.). This proclamation extends those protections to this specific parcel of land in Far North Queensland."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation applies an existing provision of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 (section 9) to a particular parcel of land after an executive finding of likely damage (subsection 6(3) is cited). The instrument does not expand or alter the Act’s text; it narrows the Act’s application to a specific property. The proclamation itself does not change the statutory scope beyond making that targeted declaration."},"complexity_factors":["Document is short and procedural, but depends on cross-references to the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 (subsection 6(3) and section 9) for substantive effect.","Precise land identification (Lot 640 on Plan Cat. No. CWL3521) requires cadastral knowledge to locate the parcel.","Key operative consequences (restrictions, obligations, costs) are not stated here and are determined by the external text of section 9 and related provisions.","The exercise of executive satisfaction (\"likely to be damaged\") introduces discretionary judgment whose legal threshold is not explained in the proclamation.","Formalities (Governor‑General’s proclamation, Great Seal, ministerial attestation) are procedural but legally significant."],"plain_english_summary":"On 25 July 1990 the Governor‑General, with Federal Executive Council advice, formally declared a specific Queensland parcel (Lot 640 on Plan CWL3521) to be a property to which section 9 of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 applies, recording that it was “likely to be damaged.” The proclamation attaches that statutory label to the land and thus triggers whatever restrictions, permits or obligations section 9 and related rules impose, though those operative effects are not set out here."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-parish-25-7-19","history":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-parish-25-7-19/history","analysis":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-parish-25-7-19/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-parish-25-7-19/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-parish-25-7-19/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-cardwell-parish-25-7-19/documents"}}