{"id":"F2009B00051","name":"World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 9 - Oyster Point (15/11/1994)","slug":"world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-oyster-point-15-11-1994","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121283,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00051-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 - Oyster Point (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°02’21” 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°16’42” South and the Mean Low Water Mark of the coastline of the Australian mainland in the vicinity of Oyster Point, 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":"Unauthenticated. 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Mechanically, it brings that area under the Act’s protections and restrictions. The Executive makes the designation; people and businesses using the area must comply with section 9 and are subject to Commonwealth enforcement."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This proclamation performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act's framework — triggering emergency protection for threatened World Heritage values. It has not expanded beyond the original statutory purpose of allowing federal intervention to prevent damage to World Heritage properties."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one declaration under a specific subsection (6(3))","No defined terms within the instrument itself — relies entirely on external definitions in the parent Act","Geographic description uses standard surveying language (meridians, latitudes, longitudes, Mean Low Water Mark) but follows a simple connect-the-dots format with only 5 boundary points","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the proclamation text","Extremely short: approximately 200 words of substantive text plus coordinate data"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation invokes the World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 to declare a defined area of coastal land and waters near Oyster Point (Cardwell), Queensland, as federally protected because it was judged “likely to be damaged.”  \n\nThat declaration bars certain works—like building, excavation, or clearing—without Commonwealth approval, immediately affecting anyone proposing development or use of the precisely bounded shoreline and low-water areas, as an emergency measure to protect World Heritage values."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-oyster-point-15-11-1994","history":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-oyster-point-15-11-1994/history","analysis":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-oyster-point-15-11-1994/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-oyster-point-15-11-1994/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-oyster-point-15-11-1994/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/world-heritage-properties-conservation-act-1983-proclamation-under-section-9-oyster-point-15-11-1994/documents"}}