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NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 2004

Table of Provisions

  • 1 Short title
  • 3 Interpretation
  • 4 Interaction with other Acts
  • 5 Territorial and extra-territorial operation of Act
  • 6 Act binds Crown
    • Chapter 2--Objects of Act and general statutory duties

PART 1--Objects

  • 7 Objects
  • 8 Administration of Act to achieve objects

PART 2--General statutory duties

  • 9 General statutory duties
    • Chapter 3--Administration

PART 1--The Minister

  • 10 Functions of Minister
  • 11 Powers of delegation

PART 3--NRM regions and boards

Division 1--Establishment of regions

Division 2--Establishment of regional NRM boards

  • 23 Establishment of boards
  • 24 Corporate nature

Division 3--Membership

  • 25 Composition of boards
  • 26 Conditions of membership
  • 27 Allowances and expenses
  • 28 Validity of acts
  • 28A Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act

Division 4--Functions of boards

  • 29 Functions of boards

Division 5--Powers of boards

Division 6--Staff

  • 34 Staff

Division 7--Committees and delegations

  • 35 Committees
  • 36 Power of delegation

Division 8--Accounts, audit and reports

  • 37 Accounts and audit
  • 38 Annual reports
  • 39 Specific reports

Division 10--Related matters

  • 41 Use of facilities
  • 42 Board's power to provide financial assistance etc
  • 43 Assignment of responsibility for infrastructure to another person or body
  • 44 Appointment of body to act as a board

PART 4--NRM groups

Division 1--Establishment of areas

  • 45 Establishment of areas

Division 2--Establishment of NRM groups

  • 46 Establishment of groups
  • 47 Corporate nature and responsibility at regional level

Division 3--Membership

  • 48 Composition of NRM groups
  • 49 Conditions of membership
  • 50 Allowances and expenses
  • 51 Validity of acts
  • 51A Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act

Division 4--Functions of NRM groups

  • 52 Functions of groups

Division 5--Powers of NRM groups

  • 53 General powers

Division 6--Committees and delegations

  • 54 Committees
  • 55 Power of delegation

Division 7--Accounts, audit and reports

  • 56 Accounts
  • 58 Specific reports

Division 8--Related matters

PART 5--The Chief Officer

PART 6--Authorised officers

PART 1--State NRM Plan

PART 2--Regional plans

Division 1--Regional NRM plans

Division 2--Water allocation plans

Division 3--Preparation and maintenance of plans

  • 77 Application of Division
  • 79 Preparation of plans and consultation
  • 80 Submission of plan to Minister
  • 81 Review and amendment of plans
  • 82 Time for implementation of plans
  • 83 Availability of copies of plans etc
  • 84 Time for preparation and review of plans

Division 4--Related matters

  • 85 Application of Division
  • 86 Validity of plans
  • 87 Promotion of River Murray legislation and IGA
  • 88 Associated Ministerial consents
  • 89 Amendment of plans without formal procedures
  • 90 Plans may confer discretionary powers
  • 91 Effect of declaration of invalidity
    • Chapter 5--Financial provisions

PART 1--NRM levies

Division 1--Levies in respect of land

Division 2--Levies in respect of water

Division 3--Special provisions

  • 109 Application of Division
  • 110 Interest
  • 111 Discounting levies
  • 112 Recovery rights with respect to unpaid levy
  • 113 Sale of land for non-payment of a levy

Division 4--Related matters

  • 114 Refund of levies
  • 115 Declaration of penalty in relation to unauthorised or unlawful taking of water
  • 116 Appropriation of levies, penalties and interest

PART 2--Statutory funds

Division 1--The Natural Resources Management Fund

Division 2--Regional NRM board funds

PART 1--General rights in relation to water

PART 2--Control of activities affecting water

Division 1--Determination of relevant authority

  • 126 Determination of relevant authority

Division 2--Control of activities

  • 127 Water affecting activities
  • 128 Certain uses of water authorised
  • 129 Activities not requiring a permit
  • 130 Notice to rectify unauthorised activity
  • 131 Notice to maintain watercourse or lake
  • 132 Restrictions in case of inadequate supply or overuse of water
  • 133 Specific duty with respect to damage to a watercourse or lake
  • 134 Minister may direct removal of dam etc

Division 3--Permits

  • 135 Permits
  • 136 Requirement for notice of certain applications
  • 137 Refusal of permit to drill well
  • 138 Availability of copies of permits etc

Division 4--Provisions relating to wells

  • 139 Well drillers' licences
  • 141 Renewal of licence
  • 142 Non-application of certain provisions
  • 143 Defences
  • 144 Obligation to maintain well
  • 145 Requirement for remedial or other work

PART 3--Licensing and associated rights and entitlements

Division 1--Water licences

Division 2--Allocation of water

Division 3--Water resource works approvals

Division 4--Site use approval

Division 5--Delivery capacity entitlements

Division 6--Interstate agreements

  • 164M Interstate agreements

Division 7--Related matters

PART 4--Reservation of excess water by Minister

  • 165 Interpretation
  • 166 Reservation of excess water in a water resource
  • 167 Allocation of reserved water
  • 168 Public notice of allocation of reserved water

PART 5--Water conservation measures

  • 169 Water conservation measures

PART 5A--Commercial forestry

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 169A Interpretation
  • 169B Declaration of forestry areas

Division 2--Licences

Division 4--Related matters

  • 169L Offences
  • 169M Law governing decisions under this Part

PART 5B--Interaction with Irrigation Acts

PART 6--Related matters

PART 1--Preliminary

  • 174 Preliminary

PART 2--Control provisions

Division 1--Specific controls

Division 2--Permits

Division 3--Related matters

  • 189 Animal-proof fences
  • 190 Offence to damage certain fences
  • 191 Offence to leave gates open
  • 192 Protection of certain vegetation and habitats
    • Chapter 9--Civil remedies

PART 1--Orders issued by NRM authorities

Division 1--Orders

  • 193 Protection orders
  • 194 Action on non-compliance with a protection order
  • 195 Reparation orders
  • 196 Action on non-compliance with a reparation order
  • 197 Reparation authorisations
  • 198 Related matter

Division 2--Registration of orders and effect of charges

  • 199 Registration
  • 200 Effect of charge

PART 2--Orders made by ERD Court

  • 201 Orders made by ERD Court
    • Chapter 10--Appeals
  • 202 Right of appeal
  • 203 Operation and implementation of decisions or orders subject to appeal
  • 204 Powers of Court on determination of appeals
    • Chapter 11--Management agreements
  • 205 Management agreements
    • Chapter 12--Miscellaneous

PART 1--Avoidance of duplication of procedures etc

  • 206 Avoidance of duplication of procedures etc

PART 2--Other matters

  • 207 Native title
  • 208 Service of notices or other documents
  • 209 Money due to Minister
  • 210 Compulsory acquisition of land
  • 211 Compensation
  • 212 Immunity from liability
  • 213 Vicarious liability
  • 214 False or misleading information
  • 215 Interference with works or other property
  • 216 Criminal jurisdiction of Court
  • 217 Proceedings for offences
  • 218 General defence
  • 219 Offences by bodies corporate
  • 220 Additional orders on conviction
  • 221 Continuing offence
  • 222 Constitution of Environment, Resources and Development Court
  • 223 Evidentiary
  • 224 Determination of costs and expenses
  • 225 Minister may apply assumptions and other information
    • 226NRM Register
  • 227 Confidentiality
  • 229 Damage caused by non-compliance with a notice etc
  • 230 Recovery of technical costs associated with contraventions
  • 231 Incorporation of codes and standards
  • 232 Exemption from Act
  • 233 Regulations
    • Schedule 1--Provisions relating to regional NRM boards and NRM groups
  • 1 Interpretation
    • 2. Procedure at meetings
  • 3 Meetings to be held in public subject to certain exceptions
  • 4 Agenda and minutes of meeting to be provided to Minister etc
    • Schedule 2--Classes of wells in relation to which a permit is not required Schedule 3--Regulations Schedule 3A--The Water Register

PART 1--Preliminary

  • 1 Interpretation
    • 2. Applications
  • 3 Minister's power to require information
  • 4 Form of record and management of register
  • 5 Authentication of searches
    • Chapter 7
  • 6 Registration of entitlements
  • 7 Special arrangement as to transfers

PART 3--Registration of security interests

PART 4--Caveats

14. Caveats

PART 5--Miscellaneous

15. Devolution 16. Recording monetary consideration 17. Correction of instruments 18. Cancellation of registration 19. Address for service of notices 20ERD Court Schedule 4--Repeals and transitional provisions

PART 17--Repeal of Acts

  • 43 Repeal of Acts

PART 18--Transitional provisions

  • 44 Interpretation
  • 45 Continuation of prescribed bodies
  • 46 Vesting of property etc
  • 47 References
  • 48 Authorised officers
  • 49 Special provisions relating to employees
  • 50 Initial constitution of boards
  • 51 Constitution of Environment, Resources and Development Court
  • 52 Special provisions relating to the repeal of the Animal and Plant Control (Agricultural Protection and Other Purposes) Act 1986
  • 53 Special provisions relating to the repeal of the Soil Conservation and Land Care Act 1989
  • 54 Special provisions relating to the repeal of the Water Resources Act 1997
  • 55 Special provisions relating to levies
  • 56 Other provisions
    • 57. Governor may extend term of office etc Legislative history The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Chapter 1—Preliminary

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