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Legislation

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

These acts deal with the:

  • administration of Crown lands generally
  • creation and management of conservation and pastoral areas
  • protection of vegetation and wildlife or the welfare of animals generally
  • conservation, protection or management of cultural assets generally
  • conservation or management of specific public or cultural areas of the state
  • conservation, protection and management of natural resources, including water
  • challenge of addressing climate change
  • regulation of the water industry
  • provision or management of water, sewerage and stormwater services, facilities and schemes.

The following table lists all the acts and regulations administered by the department. Each listed piece of legislation below is linked to its location on the South Australia legislation website.

ActRegulation
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Regulations 2005
Animal Welfare Act 1985Animal Welfare Regulations 2012
Arkaroola Protection Act 2012none made

Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Act 1978

Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium Regulations 2021
Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007none made
Coast Protection Act 1972

Coast Protection Regulations 2015

Coorong Environmental Trust Act 2021
Crown Land Management Act 2009Crown Land Management Regulations 2010
Crown Rates and Taxes Recovery Act 1945none made
Dog and Cat Management Act 1995Dog and Cat Management Regulations 2017
Ground Water (Qualco-Sunlands) Control Act 2000

Ground Water (Qualco-Sunlands) Control Regulations 2018

Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985none made
Heritage Places Act 1993Heritage Places Regulations 2005
These regulations will be revoked on 1 August 2020 by Sch 2 of Heritage Places Regulations 2020.
Heritage Places Regulations 2020

These regulations will come into operation on 1 August 2020.

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981Historic Shipwrecks Regulations 2017
Irrigation Act 2009Irrigation Regulations 2009
Lake Eyre Basin (Intergovernmental Agreement) Act 2001none made
Lands for Public Purposes Acquisition Act 1914none made
Landscape South Australia Act 2019

Landscape South Australia (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2019

Landscape South Australia (General) Regulations 2020

Landscape South Australia (Water Management) Regulations 2020

Independent review of the Landscape South Australia Act 2019

Local Government Act 1999 (Schedule 1A - Implementation of Stormwater Management Agreement)none made
Local Government (City of Enfield Loan) Act 1953none made
Local Government (City of Woodville West Lakes Loan) Act 1970none made
Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 (Division 1A - Co-management board for Mamungari Conservation ParkMaralinga Tjarutja Land Rights (Mamungari Conservation Park Co-management Board) Regulations 2019
Marine Parks Act 2007

Marine Parks (Statutory Authorisation Compensation) Regulations 2015
Marine Parks Regulations 2008
Marine Parks (Zoning) Regulations 2012

Metropolitan Area (Woodville, Henley and Grange) Drainage Act 1964none made
Metropolitan Drainage Act 1935none made
Murray-Darling Basin Act 2008none made
National Environment Protection Council (South Australia) Act 1995
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972

National Parks and Wildlife (Amendment of Schedules 7, 8 and 9 of Act) Regulations 2008
National Parks and Wildlife (Co-management Boards) Regulations 2016
National Parks and Wildlife (Fees) Regulations 2020
National Parks and Wildlife (Hunting) Regulations 2011
National Parks and Wildlife (Kangaroo Harvesting) Regulations 2018
National Parks and Wildlife (Kanku-Breakaways Conservation Park) Regulations 2013
National Parks and Wildlife (Mamungari Conservation Park) Regulations 2019
National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) Regulations 2016
National Parks and Wildlife (Parking) Regulations 2012
National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2010
National Parks and Wildlife (Wildlife) Regulations 2019
National Parks and Wildlife (Amendment of Schedules 7, 8 and 9 of Act) Regulations 2019

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 1991Native Vegetation (Credit for Environmental Benefits) Regulations 2015
Native Vegetation Regulations 2017
Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989
Public Corporations Act 1993Public Corporations (International Koala Centre of Excellence) Regulations 2018

The Public Corporations Act 1993 is committed to the Treasurer. The Public Corporations (International Koala Centre of Excellence) Regulations 2018 are committed to the Minister for Environment and Water, pursuant to section 43 the Public Corporations Act 1993.

Renmark Irrigation Trust Act 2009Renmark Irrigation Trust Regulations 2009
River Murray Act 2003River Murray Regulations 2017
River Murray Waters Agreement Supplemental Agreement Act 1963none made
River Murray Waters (Dartmouth Reservoir) Act 1971none made
Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982The Minister for Energy and Mining is the minister responsible for the act, however the Minister for Environment and Water has responsibility under the act for granting of a Special Water License by the Governor and for management conditions under the Special Water License.
South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Act 1992none made
South Western Suburbs Drainage Act 1959none made
Water (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2008none made
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (South Australia) Act 2013none made
Water Industry Act 2012Water Industry Regulations 2012
Water Resources Act 1997Water Resources (Barossa Prescribed Water Resources Area) Regulations 2005
Water Resources (Far North Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2003
Water Resources (Lower Limestone Coast Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2004
Water Resources (Marne Saunders Prescribed Water Resources Area) Regulations 2005
Water Resources (McLaren Vale Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 1990
Water Resources (Morambro Creek) Regulations 2001
Water Resources (Northern Adelaide Plains Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2004
Water Resources (Surface Water Prescribed Area - Clare Valley) Regulations 1999
Water Resources (Surface Water Prescribed Area - Morambro Catchment) Regulations 2001
Water Resources (Tintinara Coonalpyn Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2000
Wilderness Protection Act 1992

Wilderness Protection (Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area - Alteration of Boundaries) Regulations 2017
Wilderness Protection Regulations 2006

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

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