The department works with South Australians to look after our natural capital – this includes encouraging people to take responsibility for their environment by reporting suspected incidents of non-compliance to the department. Reports of suspected non-compliance with South Australian environmental legislation should be directed to the appropriate Natural Resources Centre, relevant other departmental business unit or other agency as per the table below.
Any information received will be treated as confidential.
| Incident type |
Who to contact |
Contact details |
| Emergency (bushfire, medical, other) |
SAPOL |
000 |
| Police assistance or to report non-urgent crime |
SAPOL |
131 444 |
| Animal cruelty reporting |
RSPCA (SA)
After hours emergency
Animal Shelter |
(+61 8) 8231 6931
(+61 8) 8202 8196
(+61 8) 8382 0888 |
| Cultivation of drugs in reserves |
BankSA Crime Stoppers |
1800 333 000 within Australia only |
| Environment protection matters such as pollution or illegal dumping |
SA Environment Protection Authority |
(+61 8) 8204 2004 or 1800 623 445 (non-metropolitan callers) or email |
Fishing or marine environment
|
Fishwatch 24 hour hotline |
1800 065 522
within Australia only |
| Overseas export-import of native or exotic animals |
Customs Watch |
1800 061 800
within Australia only |
| Plants pests and animal disease |
Animal Disease Watch
Fruit Fly Quarantine
Emergency Plant Pests |
(+61 8) 1800 675 888
1300 666 010
1800 084 881 |
