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Nature Conservation

The main South Australian Acts dealing with the protection of the natural environment are the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA), the Native Vegetation Act 1991 (SA) and the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (SA). Also important are the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 (SA), the Coast Protection Act 1972 (SA) and the Marine Parks Act 2007 (SA) as well as the various resource Acts such as Fisheries, Pastoral, Mining and Petroleum.

The Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) provides for the protection of Commonwealth protected areas and nationally-listed endangered species.

Nature Conservation  :  Last Revised: Thu Jul 9th 2020
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