{"id":"F2008B00771","name":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 9 - Franklin-Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park (26/05/1983)","slug":"world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-franklin-lower-gordon-w","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72077,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00771-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 9 - Franklin-Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park (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 sub-section 6 (3) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, being satisfied that parts of the property described in the Schedule are being damaged and are likely to be destroyed or further damaged, hereby declare the property described in the Schedule to be property to which section 9 of that Act applies.\n\n­­­­\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nAll those areas that were, on 13 November 1981, State reserves under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970 of the State of Tasmania and known at that date as the Franklin-Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.\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 served exactly its original purpose under the 1983 Act: to allow federal intervention to protect a specific World Heritage property from imminent damage. It did not expand beyond this narrow, targeted application."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — only 2 substantive paragraphs plus a schedule","No defined terms within the proclamation itself (relies entirely on external references)","Simple conditional structure: single trigger (damage likely) → single outcome (declaration)","Only one cross-reference (to section 9 of the parent Act)","Schedule consists of a single, straightforward geographical description referencing a pre-existing state reserve"],"plain_english_summary":"The Governor‑General used the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 to place the Franklin‑Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park under Commonwealth control after finding parts were being damaged and likely to be destroyed. That move overrode Tasmanian authority, blocked proposed hydro development (notably the Gordon‑below‑Franklin dam), and preserved a major wilderness. It became a landmark legal victory confirming federal power to protect World Heritage sites against state actions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Act or expand the legal text; it designates specified State reserve areas (as at 13 November 1981) as subject to section 9 of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983. It changes the legal status of the listed property by bringing it within the existing Commonwealth regime, rather than altering the Act’s scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrowly focused executive act (designation of a specific property).","Relies on cross‑references to the Act (subsection 6(3) and section 9) — understanding full effect requires reading those provisions.","Temporal specificity: property defined by its status on 13 November 1981 (requires historical boundary/tenure verification).","Fact‑finding element (Governor‑General satisfied parts were being damaged) creates minimal evidentiary or discretionary footprint.","Formal proclamation drafting and statutory formality (signature, ministerial notice) but no elaborate regulatory detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation, made by the Governor‑General under subsection 6(3) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, declares the Franklin–Lower Gordon Wild Rivers National Park (as it existed on 13 November 1981) to be a property to which section 9 of the Act applies. The stated factual basis is that parts of the property were being damaged and likely to be destroyed, which triggers the Act’s section 9 legal regime. Mechanically, it brings activities in those State reserves under Commonwealth authority under section 9, affecting the State, land managers and third parties operating there."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-franklin-lower-gordon-w","history":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-franklin-lower-gordon-w/history","analysis":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-franklin-lower-gordon-w/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-franklin-lower-gordon-w/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-franklin-lower-gordon-w/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-franklin-lower-gordon-w/documents"}}