{"id":"coast-protection-regulations-2015","name":"Coast Protection Regulations 2015","slug":"coast-protection-regulations-2015","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235300,"registerId":"sa-coast-protection-regulations-2015-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Coast Protection Regulations 2015","content":"South Australia\nCoast Protection Regulations 2015\nunder the Coast Protection Act 1972\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tDeclaration of land constituting part of coast\n5\tWarden's identity card\nSchedule 1—Warden's identity card\nSchedule 2—Revocation of regulations\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Coast Protection Regulations 2015.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Coast Protection Act 1972;\ncoastal 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;\nRack Plan means a plan lodged as a Rack Plan in the Lands Titles Registration Office.\n4—Declaration of land constituting part of coast\n\t(1)\tSubject to subregulation (2), the following land is declared to constitute part of the coast for the purposes of the Act:\n\t(a)\tland that is within—\n\t(i)\tthe seaward edge of the bold line described as \"Coastal Lands Boundary - Most Landward Extent\" and shown in the series of maps contained in Rack Plan No 1076; and\n\t(ii)\tthe seaward edge of a line 100 metres landward of the mean high water mark at spring tides;\n\t(b)\tland below the coastal waters of the State that are beyond 3 nautical miles of the low water mark at spring tides.\n\t(2)\tLand that is, on commencement of these regulations, subject to a mining tenement within the meaning of the Mining Act 1971 is excluded from the operation of subregulation (1).\n5—Warden's identity card\nAn identity card issued to a warden under section 34A(3) of the Act must be in the form set out in Schedule 1 Form 1.\nSchedule 1—Warden's identity card\nForm 1—Identity card\n\n\n[PHOTOGRAPH OF WARDEN]\nWARDEN\nCOAST PROTECTION ACT\nThe person named below has been appointed as a warden for the purposes of the Coast Protection Act 1972.\nName:\nStatement of limitation of powers (if any):\nNUMBER\nISSUE DATE\nMinister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation\nSchedule 2—Revocation of regulations\nThe following regulations are revoked:\n\t(a)\tCoast Protection (Eyre) Regulations 2000;\n\t(b)\tCoast Protection (Fleurieu) Regulations 2000;\n\t(c)\tCoast Protection (Identity Card) Regulations 2001;\n\t(d)\tCoast Protection (Kangaroo Island) Regulations 2000;\n\t(e)\tCoast Protection (Metropolitan) Regulations 2000;\n\t(f)\tCoast Protection (South East) Regulations 2000;\n\t(g)\tCoast Protection (Spencer) Regulations 2000;\n\t(h)\tCoast Protection (Yorke) Regulations 2000.\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\n2015\n60\nGazette 11.6.2015 p2546\n11.6.2015: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether the scope of the regulations changed from original intent — no legislative text was available for analysis."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","Cannot assess actual regulatory complexity, cross-references, defined terms, or operative provisions","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"These South Australian regulations, made under the Coast Protection Act 1972, set out how coastal land is to be managed, developed and protected. They shape what activities are allowed and the obligations on those working on beaches, dunes or tidal areas.\n\nThey mainly affect coastal property owners, developers and local councils because the rules determine compliance and protections for the coastline. The cited online link appears broken—search legislation.sa.gov.au for \"Coast Protection Regulations 2015\"."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original purpose of operationalising the Coast Protection Act 1972. The consolidation of eight regional regulations into one instrument represents administrative streamlining rather than scope expansion — the geographic coverage and substantive rules remain consistent with the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 substantive provisions (regulations 1-5)","Minimal defined terms (only 3: 'Act', 'coastal waters of the State', 'Rack Plan')","Single conditional exception in regulation 4(2) excluding mining tenements","No nested cross-references beyond basic parent Act references","Schedules consist of a simple form template and a revocation list","Total length under 2 pages"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for how South Australia's coast protection laws apply on the ground. They do three main things:\n\n**1. Define what counts as 'the coast'**\nThe regulations draw precise boundaries on a map to say which land falls under coast protection laws. This includes:\n- Land between the sea and a specific mapped boundary line (shown on Rack Plan 1076)\n- Land within 100 metres inland from the average high tide mark\n- The seabed beyond 3 nautical miles from the low tide mark\n\n**Important exception:** Land covered by mining leases is excluded from these protections.\n\n**2. Set the format for warden ID cards**\nWardens are officials who enforce coast protection laws. The regulations specify exactly what their official ID cards must look like — including where the photo goes, what information must be shown, and who signs it.\n\n**3. Clean up old rules**\nThe regulations replace eight separate regional regulation sets (covering areas like Kangaroo Island, the Fleurieu Peninsula, and metropolitan Adelaide) with one statewide set of rules.\n\n**Why this matters:** If you own land near the coast, work in coastal development, or hold mining rights, these rules determine whether the Coast Protection Act applies to your land and who can enforce it."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations replace several regional coast regulations with a single statewide instrument and a specific mapped boundary (Sch 2; r 4 and Rack Plan No 1076). They also introduce an explicit exclusion for land subject to a mining tenement at commencement (r 4(2)) and standardise the warden identity card format (r 5, Sch 1), changing how coastal extent and administration are defined and recorded."},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly focused instrument with few provisions (rr 1–5; Schs 1–2).","Cross-references to external instruments: Rack Plan No 1076 (map) and the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 (r 3 definition).","Legal interaction with the Mining Act 1971 via an exclusion for existing mining tenements (r 4(2)).","Administrative discretion: Minister issues identity cards; practical implementation relies on administrative records and mapping (r 5, Sch 1).","Revocation of multiple regional regulations, implying consolidation of regulatory scope (Sch 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets out which land counts as the “coast” under the Coast Protection Act by reference to a mapped boundary (Rack Plan No 1076), a line 100 metres landward of mean high water at spring tides, and seabed beyond 3 nautical miles; land under an existing mining tenement at commencement is excluded (r 4, r 4(2)). It prescribes the form of a warden’s identity card (r 5, Sch 1) and revokes several older regional coast regulations (Sch 2). The Minister issues identity cards and landowners whose property falls within the declared area become subject to the Act’s rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/coast-protection-regulations-2015","history":"/api/acts/coast-protection-regulations-2015/history","analysis":"/api/acts/coast-protection-regulations-2015/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/coast-protection-regulations-2015/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/coast-protection-regulations-2015/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/coast-protection-regulations-2015/documents"}}