Legislation

New amendments to the Environment Protection Act

Environment Protection Legislation

Radiation Legislation

Other legislation

National Environment Protection Measures

Further Information

Environment Protection Legislation

Copies of legislation are available from the South Australian Legislation web site www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

• Aquaculture Act 2001
• Environment Protection Act 1993
• Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982
• Wingfield Waste Depot Closure Act 1999

Regulations under the Environment Protection and Radiation Acts

• Environment Protection (Beverage Container) Regulations 1995
• Environment Protection (Exempt Classes of Persons and Activities) Regulations 2001
• Environment Protection (Fees and Levy) Regulations 1994
• Environment Protection (General) Regulations 1994
• Radiation Protection and Control (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2000
• Radiation Protection and Control (Transport of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 2003
• Radiation Protection and Control (Cosmetic Tanning Unit) Regulations 2008
• Radiation Protection and Control (Non-ionising Radiation) Regulations 2008

Environment Protection Policies under EP Act

• Environment Protection (Air Quality) Policy 1994
• Environment Protection (Burning) Policy 1994
• Environment Protection (Motor Vehicle Fuel Quality) Policy 2002
• Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Policy 2007
• Environment Protection (Waste Management) Policy 1994
• Environment Protection (Water Quality) Policy 2003
• Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Policy 2008
• Environment Protection (Noise) Policy 2007
  

Other legislation

• Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005
• River Murray Act 2003
• Zero Waste SA Act 2004
• Natural Resources Management Act 2004 (replaces the repealed Water Resources Act 1997)
• Protection of Marine Waters (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1987
• Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) Act 2000
• Whyalla Steel Works Act 1958
• Wingfield Waste Depot Closure Act 1999
• Coast Protection Act 1972
• Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985
• Development Act 1993
• National Environment Protection Council (SA) Act 1995

National Environment Protection Measures

• National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure
• National Environment Protection (Air Toxics) Measure
• National Environment Protection (Diesel Vehicle Emissions) Measure
• National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste Between States and Territories) Measure
• National Environment Protection (National Pollutant Inventory) Measure
• National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure*
  
• National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure

*refer to the Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Policy 2001

The above-listed national environment protection measures automatically came into operation as Environment Protection Policies under the Environment Protection Act 1993.

Further Information

Legislation may be purchased from the Government Information Centre, Lands Titles Office, 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide. You can call the office on 13 23 24, or visit their web site: shop.service.sa.gov.au.

This page was last modified 01-04-2008