Title: National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological andGeological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023
Subject: National Parks and WildlifeAct 1972
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
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No 51 of 2023 published in Gazette 26.5.2023 p 1384

National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological and Geological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023

National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological and Geological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023
Part 1—Preliminary

National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological and Geological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023
Preliminary—Part 1

National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological and Geological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023
Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) Regulations 2016

National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological and Geological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023
Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) Regulations 2016—Part 2

South Australia
National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological and Geological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023
under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) Regulations 2016
3	Insertion of regulation 30A
30A	Palaeontological and geological sites
4	Substitution of regulation 41
41	Prescription of offences—section 73A
5	Amendment of regulation 42—General offence
6	Repeal of Schedule 1

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) (Palaeontological and Geological Sites) Amendment Regulations 2023.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation 4 months after the day on which they are made (see Legislative Instruments Act 1978 section 10AA).

Part 2—Amendment of National Parks and Wildlife (National Parks) Regulations 2016
3—Insertion of regulation 30A
After regulation 30 insert:
30A—Palaeontological and geological sites
	(1)	If, in the opinion of the relevant authority, it is necessary or desirable in order to protect a site of palaeontological or geological significance in a reserve, the relevant authority may, by notice in the Gazette, declare the site to be a site of palaeontological or geological significance.
	(2)	A notice under subregulation (1) may—
	(a)	prohibit or restrict access to the whole or part of the site; or
	(b)	specify other conditions relating to the use, preservation or protection of the site.
	(3)	A person must not, without the permission of the relevant authority or other lawful authority, contravene or fail to comply with a prohibition, restriction or other condition in a notice under subregulation (1).
	(4)	A person must not, without the permission of the relevant authority or other lawful authority—
	(a)	destroy, damage or interfere with a palaeontological or geological site (whether directly or indirectly); or
	(b)	remove a fossil, fossiliferous material, soil, rock, mineral or similar material from a palaeontological or geological site.
	(5)	In this regulation—
palaeontological or geological site means a site that is the subject of a declaration under subregulation (1).
4—Substitution of regulation 41
Regulation 41—delete the regulation and substitute:
41—Prescription of offences—section 73A
For the purposes of the definition of prescribed offence in section 73A(1) of the Act, an offence against regulation 42 that arises from a contravention of, or failure to comply with, 1 or more of the following provisions is prescribed:
	(a)	regulation 6(1);
	(b)	regulation 7(4);
	(c)	regulation 10(1), (2), (3), (4), (6) or (7);
	(d)	regulation 11(1) or (2);
	(e)	regulation 14;
	(f)	regulation 30A(3) or (4).
5—Amendment of regulation 42—General offence
	(1)	Regulation 42(1), penalty provision—delete the penalty provision and substitute:
Maximum penalty: 
	(a)	in the case of regulation 30A(3) or (4)—$75 000;
	(b)	in any other case—$1 000.
	(2)	Regulation 42(1), expiation fee—before paragraph (a) insert:
	(a1)	in the case of an alleged contravention of, or failure to comply with, regulation 30A(3) or (4)—$1 500;
6—Repeal of Schedule 1
Schedule 1—delete the Schedule
Made by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 26 May 2023
No 51 of 2023