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Park management

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is responsible for managing South Australia's world-class system of land-based and marine parks.

The parks reserve system includes all reserves proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (the NPW Act), the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 (the WP Act) and conservation reserves dedicated to the Minister under the Crown Land Management Act 2009.

The NPW Act and the WP Act outline the requirements for preparation of management plans. A management plan must be prepared as soon as practicable after the constitution of a reserve.