{"id":"F2025L01366","name":"York Park North Tree Plantation Heritage Management Plan 2024","slug":"york-park-north-tree-plantation-heritage-management-plan-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":107401,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L01366-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"York Park North Tree Plantation Heritage Management Plan 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nYork Park North Tree Plantation Heritage Management Plan 2024\n\nI, Karen Doran, Chief Executive of the National Capital Authority, acting pursuant to subsection 341S(1) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, make the York Park North Tree Plantation Heritage Management Plan 2024, to protect and manage the Commonwealth Heritage values of the Commonwealth Heritage place, the York Park North Tree Plantation.\n\n \n\nThis instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\nDated     21 November  2025\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nKaren Doran\n\nChief Executive\n\nNational Capital Authority\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument contains no indication that the scope of the York Park North Tree Plantation Heritage Management Plan has been changed from any prior or original intent. It records that the NCA Chief Executive has made the 2024 plan to \"protect and manage the Commonwealth Heritage values\" of the named Commonwealth Heritage place and specifies commencement. It does not amend other legislation, alter land ownership, or state changes to the place's legal status in this text; any scope changes would need to be shown in the plan's content or in other instruments, which are not provided here."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely brief instrument text with a single operative act: formal making of a management plan.","Relies on external primary legislation (EPBC Act s341S(1)) for legal authority; operative detail likely in the plan itself and in the Act.","No substantive implementation, funding, enforcement or obligation details included in the instrument.","Clear and simple commencement clause: \"commences on the day after it is registered.\""],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument formally adopts the York Park North Tree Plantation Heritage Management Plan under the EPBC Act, signed by the NCA Chief Executive, and it commences the day after registration. It names the Commonwealth Heritage place and establishes the plan as the legal management instrument.\n\nIt does not set out implementation details — funding, enforcement, specific obligations or timelines — so practical effects and compliance duties depend on the plan’s content and any separate administrative arrangements."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"This is a fragment — specifically, it appears to be only the 'making' clause (the formal instrument of establishment) for the York Park North Tree Plantation Heritage Management Plan 2024. It contains no substantive content about what the plan actually requires, permits, or prohibits. The actual management rules, zoning, permitted activities, and heritage protection measures would be in the body of the plan or schedules not provided here. This excerpt is essentially a cover page with commencement details.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the formal instrument that establishes the management plan under the EPBC Act. The scope is appropriately limited to the specific heritage place (York Park North Tree Plantation) and aligns with the standard function of heritage management plans under the Act. No evidence of scope creep in this excerpt."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 150 words)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislative provisions beyond a single citation of the empowering provision (subsection 341S(1))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operational rules in the provided excerpt","Single purpose instrument with straightforward commencement clause","Note: This appears to be only the 'making' or 'establishment' clause of the plan; the actual substantive management rules are likely contained in a schedule or annexure not provided in this excerpt"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A management plan for a specific group of trees in Canberra.\n\n**What it does:** This document formally establishes rules for protecting and looking after the **York Park North Tree Plantation** — a heritage-listed area of trees. The plan is made under Australia's main environmental law, the *Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999* (often called the \"EPBC Act\").\n\n**Who made it:** Karen Doran, the Chief Executive of the **National Capital Authority** (the federal agency that manages Canberra's planning and national assets).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- The tree plantation has **\"Commonwealth Heritage values\"** — meaning it's officially recognised as historically or culturally important to Australia\n- Without this plan, there's no clear legal framework for how the area should be maintained, developed near, or protected\n- It ensures any work or changes near these trees must follow heritage protection rules\n\n**Key detail:** The plan starts the day after it's officially registered on the Federal Register of Legislation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/york-park-north-tree-plantation-heritage-management-plan-2024","history":"/api/acts/york-park-north-tree-plantation-heritage-management-plan-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/york-park-north-tree-plantation-heritage-management-plan-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/york-park-north-tree-plantation-heritage-management-plan-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/york-park-north-tree-plantation-heritage-management-plan-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/york-park-north-tree-plantation-heritage-management-plan-2024/documents"}}