As well as creating reserves, the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA) also provides for the protection of native flora (everything from trees to wildflowers) within reserves and native fauna (animals) occurring inside and outside reserves. The Act contains schedules of ...

Part 15 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) provides for the establishment and management of five different Commonwealth protected areas. These are: World Heritage Properties Ramsar Wetlands Commonwealth Reserves Conservation Zones, and Biosphere Reserves. The Commonwealth can submit ...

Another, less common, method of setting aside land for conservation is through sanctuaries. Sanctuaries can be created over private or public land and provide a level of protection for wildlife similar to that in reserves. To investigate the creation of ...

Under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA) reserves for the benefit and enjoyment of the public and for the conservation of wildlife in a natural environment are created. Even though the word "national" is used in the Act, this is ...

The Wilderness Protection Act 1992 (SA) enables the creation of wilderness protection areas and wilderness protection zones which represent the highest level of protection offered to natural areas in South Australia. The Act covers areas of crown land, or with permission ...

Civil penalties are a further regulatory tool for the EPA. They enable the EPA to respond to less serious contraventions of the Act and are imposed as an alternative to criminal prosecution for strict liability offences. The EPA is able to negotiate a civil penalty ...

The EPA has the power to issue an Environment Protection Order [EPO] where it considers it necessary to ensure compliance with the Act. The order will specify what actions need to be taken (or that need to be stopped) and a ...

Site contamination can occur as a result of the introduction of chemical substances that are above background concentrations to a site. If site contamination exists then it must be determined who is the appropriate person. The appropriate person has responsibility for ...

Under the Environment Protection Act 1993 (SA), penalties for breaches of pollution and waste laws are severe. Undertaking a prescribed activity of environmental significance without a valid EPA licence or breaching a condition of a licence carries a maximum fine of $60 000 for a ...

The Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020 (SA) restricts and prohibits the manufacture, production, distribution, sale and supply of certain single-use and other plastic products. The object of the Act is to: promote and support better waste management practices ...