Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Legislation

We have responsibility for providing advice on, and administering under delegated authority, a range of state Acts committed to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation.

These Acts deal with the:

  • administration of Crown lands generally
  • creation and management of conservation areas
  • protection of wildlife or the welfare of animals generally
  • conservation, protection or management of cultural assets generally
  • conservation, protection or management of specific cultural areas of the state.

The following table lists all the Acts and Regulations administered by DENR. Each listed piece of legislation is linked to its location on the South Australia legislation website.

Act

Regulation

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005 Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Regulations 2005
Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2006
Animal Welfare Act 1985 Animal Welfare Regulations 2000
Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Act 1978 Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Regulations 2007
Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 none made 
Coast Protection Act 1972

Coast Protection (Eyre) Regulations 2000
Coast Protection (Fleurieu) Regulations 2000
Coast Protection (Identity Card) Regulations 2001
Coast Protection (Kangaroo Island) Regulations 2000
Coast Protection (Metropolitan) Regulations 2000
Coast Protection (South East) Regulations 2000
Coast Protection (Spencer) Regulations 2000
Coast Protection (Yorke) Regulations 2000

Crown Land Management Act 2009 Crown Land Management Regulations 2010
Crown Rates and Taxes Recovery Act 1945 none made
Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 Dog and Cat Management Regulations 2010
Heritage Places Act 1993 Heritage Places Regulations 2005
Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981 Historic Shipwrecks Regulations 1999
Lands for Public Purposes Acquisition Act 1914 none made
Marine Parks Act 2007 Marine Parks Regulations 2008
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972

National Parks and Wildlife (Kangaroo Harvesting) Regulations 2003
National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) Regulations 2001
National Parks and Wildlife (Parking) Regulations 1997
National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2010
National Parks and Wildlife (Wildlife) Regulations 2001
National Parks and Wildlife (Unnamed Conservation Park-Maralinga Tjarutja Lands) Regulations 2004
National Parks and Wildlife (Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park) Regulations 2005
National Parks and Wildlife (Witjira National Park) Regulations 2007
National Parks and Wildlife (Hunting) Regulations 2011
National Parks and Wildlife (Flinders Ranges National Park) Regulations 2011

National Trust of South Australia Act 1955

National Trust of South Australia Act Regulations 1980
Rules of the National Trust of South Australia 2000

Native Vegetation Act 1991 Native Vegetation Regulations 2003
Natural Resources Management Act 2004 Natural Resources Management (Financial Provisions) Regulations 2005
Natural Resources Management (General) Regulations 2005
Natural Resources Management (Transitional Provisions-Levies) Regulations 2005
Regulations Variation and Revocation (Natural Resources Management) Regulations 2005
Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2006
Wilderness Protection Act 1992 Wilderness Protection Regulations 2006
Wilpena Station Tourist Facility Act 1990 none made

For other state parliament Acts and Regulations see: http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au

For information on other Australian legislation and legal matters, see SA Legislation weblinks or http://www.austlii.edu.au.