South Australian Current Acts

NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 - SECT 80

80—Regulations

        (1)         The Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by this Act, or as are necessary or expedient for the purposes or objects of this Act.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—

            (a)         confer powers, authorities, duties and obligations upon the Minister, the Chief Executive, or the Director, or any officers appointed under this Act, that may be necessary or expedient for the administration or enforcement of this Act; and

            (b)         regulate the use and enjoyment of reserves; and

            (c)         provide for the safety of persons in reserves; and

            (d)         establish standards of conduct to which those who may resort to a reserve must conform while on the reserve; and

            (e)         provide for the removal of trespassers from reserves; and

            (f)         restrict or prohibit access to reserves or any portions of reserves; and

            (g)         provide for the preservation and protection of natural features of reserves; and

            (h)         provide for the protection, conservation and management of animals and plants in reserves; and

                  (i)         regulate, restrict or prohibit the taking of animals and plants into reserves or the removal of animals and plants from reserves; and

            (ia)         regulate, restrict or prohibit the removal of wood, mulch or other dead vegetation from reserves; and

            (j)         provide for the impounding, removal, destruction, or disposal of animals found straying upon reserves; and

            (k)         regulate, restrict or prohibit the taking of firearms or other devices into, or the use of firearms or other devices in, a reserve or sanctuary; and

            (l)         provide for the collection of scientific specimens and the pursuit of research in reserves; and

            (m)         reserve the whole or any portion of a reserve for a separate or exclusive use prescribed by the regulations; and

            (n)         restrict or prohibit access to a reserve or any portion of a reserve by any person or class of persons; and

            (o)         regulate, restrict or prohibit the use of roads or tracks in reserves; and

            (p)         regulate, restrict or prohibit the use of motor vehicles or other vehicles in reserves; and

            (pa)         empower the Director to fix one or more speed limits for vehicles driven within a reserve or any part of a reserve; and

            (q)         provide for the impounding, removal or disposal of any vehicle or property found in a reserve in contravention of a regulation; and

            (r)         prescribe fees or other charges relating to the administration of this Act; and

            (ra)         provide for the recovery of fees or charges imposed by or under this Act; and

            (s)         regulate, restrict or prohibit the parking of vehicles in a reserve; and

            (t)         regulate, restrict or prohibit camping within a reserve; and

            (u)         regulate, restrict or prohibit the erection of buildings, signs or other structures in reserves; and

                  (v)         provide for the protection and preservation of buildings, structures, signs and other improvements in reserves; and

            (w)         exempt, conditionally or unconditionally, Aboriginal persons generally, or Aboriginal persons of a specified class, from all or any of the provisions of this Act in such portions of the State as may be specified in the regulations; and

            (wa)         regulate the taking, keeping or selling of—

                  (i)         protected animals or other animals indigenous to Australia; or

                  (ii)         the eggs or carcasses of protected animals or other animals indigenous to Australia,

(including pursuant to permits granted by the Minister under this Act); and

                  (x)         make any other provision that may in the opinion of the Governor conduce to the preservation or conservation of wildlife; and

            (y)         prescribe penalties, recoverable summarily, for breach of, or non-compliance with, any regulation; and

            (z)         fix expiation fees for alleged offences against this Act or the regulations.

        (2a)         The Governor may, by regulation, amend Schedule 7, 8, 9 or 10 by deleting species of animals or plants from, or including species of animals or plants in, the Schedule.

        (2b)         A regulation may require compliance with a specified code of practice, standard or other document as in force at a specified time or as in force from time to time.

        (3)         Any fees prescribed under this Act may be differential, varying according to any factor stated in the regulation.

        (4)         A fee specifically prescribed to recover the cost of issuing a permit under this Act in the form of a plastic card may, when recovered, be retained by the Director and applied for the purposes of administering this Act without further appropriation by Parliament.