{"id":"adelaide-park-lands-regulations-2021","name":"Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2021","slug":"adelaide-park-lands-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235182,"registerId":"sa-adelaide-park-lands-regulations-2021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2021","content":"South Australia\nAdelaide Park Lands Regulations 2021\nunder the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tDefinition of State authority\n5\tPublic notice\n6\tManagement strategy\n7\tAvailability of management plans\n8\tReport to be prepared—prescribed period\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2006\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2021.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005.\n4—Definition of State authority\nFor the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of State authority in section 3(1) of the Act, the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated is a State authority.\n5—Public notice\nFor the purposes of section 16(5) of the Act, the Minister may give public notice by notice in the Gazette.\n6—Management strategy\nFor the purposes of paragraph (b) of section 18(3) of the Act, the management strategy is not required to identify an individual interment or memorial right at the West Terrace Cemetery.\n7—Availability of management plans\nFor the purposes of section 20(8) of the Act, a management plan must be made available for public inspection without charge—\n\t(a)\tduring normal office hours at an office nominated by the State authority; and\n\t(b)\ton the Internet within a reasonable period of time after it has been made available under paragraph (a).\n8—Report to be prepared—prescribed period\nFor the purposes of section 23(1) of the Act, the prescribed period is 18 months.\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2006\nThe Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2006 are revoked.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2021\n108\nGazette 8.7.2021 p2771 \n8.7.2021: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations revoke the Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2006 and replace them with concise procedural prescriptions: they designate the Royal Zoological Society as a State authority, allow Gazette notice by the Minister, narrow management strategy content for West Terrace Cemetery, mandate free public inspection and online availability of management plans, and set an 18‑month prescribed reporting period. These changes alter the regulatory details and administrative duties compared with the prior regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Few, narrowly focused provisions (definitions and procedural rules)","Primarily prescriptive, not discretionary, so limited interpretive complexity","Cross-references to the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 require reading both instruments","Imposes small administrative tasks (public notice, document availability, reporting period)","Revocation of prior regulations requires checking previous instrument for full historical comparison","One limited discretionary element (Minister 'may' give notice by Gazette)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations add short, practical rules under the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005. They name a specific body as a State authority, set how the Minister may give public notice, require management plans to be available for free at a nominated office and online, fix an 18‑month reporting period, exempt the West Terrace Cemetery management strategy from identifying individual interments, and revoke the 2006 regulations. The measures shift modest administrative duties (publication, inspection, online posting) onto State authorities and clarify certain procedural obligations for the Minister and agencies."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess scope — no legislative content was provided. The submission contained only a website error page from the South Australian legislation website, not the text of the Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2021."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — the source returned a website error page, not legislation","There is nothing substantive to assess for legal complexity","The only content present is a standard 404 error message and website navigation links"],"plain_english_summary":"**What happened here?**\n\nThe link provided did not successfully retrieve the text of the *Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2021* (South Australia). Instead, it returned a **404 'Page Not Found' error** from the South Australian legislation website, likely because the URL or bookmark used was created before a website update on **24 March 2026** and is no longer compatible.\n\n**What this means for you:**\nNo actual legislative content could be analysed. The regulations themselves — which would govern the use, management, and protection of Adelaide's iconic Park Lands (the green belt surrounding the Adelaide CBD) — were not accessible from the provided source.\n\n**To find the actual regulations**, try:\n- Visiting [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) directly and searching for *Adelaide Park Lands Regulations 2021*\n- Emailing the Office of Parliamentary Counsel at OPCWeb@sa.gov.au"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: providing technical and administrative details necessary to operationalise the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005. They do not expand into new policy areas or substantive matters beyond machinery provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 8 substantive clauses plus a revocation schedule","Minimal defined terms — only 'Act' is defined in the interpretation section","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Purely machinery provisions — each section simply prescribes a specific detail for the parent Act (e.g., 'the prescribed period is 18 months')","No cross-references between sections of the regulations themselves — only references outward to the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005","Straightforward revocation of previous regulations in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations are a short, technical update to the rules governing Adelaide's famous Park Lands — the green belt surrounding the city centre. They replace the 2006 regulations with a new 2021 version.\n\n**Key changes:**\n\n*   **Recognises the Zoo:** Officially declares the Royal Zoological Society (which runs Adelaide Zoo) as a \"State authority\" under the Park Lands Act. This matters because State authorities have specific powers and obligations for managing Park Lands areas they control.\n*   **Cemetery management:** Clarifies that when the government writes a management strategy for Park Lands, it doesn't need to list every single grave or memorial at West Terrace Cemetery individually.\n*   **Public access to plans:** Requires State authorities to make their management plans available free of charge — both at their offices during business hours and online within a reasonable time.\n*   **Reporting timeline:** Sets a firm deadline of 18 months for certain reports that must be prepared under the Act.\n*   **Publication rules:** Allows the Minister to give public notice by publishing in the Government Gazette (the official public record of government decisions).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   The Adelaide City Council and State authorities managing Park Lands areas\n*   Anyone interested in how the Park Lands are managed (residents, community groups, heritage bodies)\n*   The Royal Zoological Society, which gains formal recognition under the Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nAdelaide's Park Lands are unique — they're the only Australian capital city with a complete ring of parkland surrounding the CBD. These regulations ensure modern, transparent governance: management plans must be publicly accessible online, and the rules recognise the Zoo's long-standing role in managing its portion of the Park Lands. It's essentially housekeeping to keep the 2005 Act working smoothly in 2021."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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