South Australia
Marine Parks Act 2007
An Act to provide for a system of marine parks for the State; and for other purposes.
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
3 Interpretation
4 Meaning of zone
5 Meaning of special purpose area
6 Interaction with other Acts
7 Act binds Crown
Part 2—Objects of Act
8 Objects
9 Administration of Act to achieve objects
Part 3—Marine parks
Division 1—Establishment of marine parks
10 Establishment of marine parks
Division 2—Management of marine parks
11 Interpretation
12 Management of marine parks
13 General nature and content of management plans
14 Procedure for making or amending management plans
15 Parliamentary scrutiny
16 Availability and evidence of management plans
Division 3—Regulation of activities within marine parks
17 Zones
18 Temporary prohibition or restriction of activities
Division 4—Permits
19 Permits for activities
20 Contravention of condition of permit
Division 5—Affected statutory authorisations
21 Affected statutory authorisations
Part 4—Administration
Division 1—Minister
22 Functions and powers of Minister
23 Delegation
Division 2—Functions of Parks and Wilderness Council under this Act
29 Functions of Council
Division 3—Authorised officers
32 Appointment of authorised officers
33 Identification of authorised officers
34 Powers of authorised officers
35 Hindering etc persons engaged in administration of Act
36 Protection from self-incrimination
Part 5—General duty of care
37 General duty of care
Part 6—Protection and other orders
Division 1—Orders
38 Protection orders
39 Action on non-compliance with protection order
40 Reparation orders
41 Action on non-compliance with a reparation order
42 Reparation authorisations
43 Related matters
Division 2—Registration of orders and effect of charges
44 Registration
45 Effect of charge
Part 7—Appeals to ERD Court
46 Appeals to ERD Court
Part 8—Civil remedies
47 Civil remedies
Part 9—Provisions relating to official insignia
48 Interpretation
49 Declaration of logo
50 Protection of official insignia
51 Seizure and forfeiture of goods
Part 10—Miscellaneous
52 Native title
54 False or misleading information
55 Continuing offence
56 Offences by bodies corporate
57 Additional orders on conviction
58 General defence
59 Criminal jurisdiction of ERD Court
60 Confidentiality
61 Service
62 Evidentiary provisions
63 Regulations
Legislative history
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Marine Parks Act 2007.
3—Interpretation
In this Act—
activity includes the storage or possession of anything (including something in liquid or gaseous form);
associate—see subsection (2);
authorised officer means a person appointed under Part 4 Division 3;
business includes a business not carried on for profit or gain;
Chief Executive means the Chief Executive of the Department and includes a person for the time being acting in that position;
coastal waters of the State means any part of the sea that is from time to time included in the coastal waters of the State by virtue of the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth;
condition includes a limitation;
contravene includes fail to comply with;
Council means the Parks and Wilderness Council established under the National Parks and Wildlife Act…