{"id":"national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019","name":"National Parks and Wildlife (Mamungari Conservation Park) Regulations 2019","slug":"national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236193,"registerId":"sa-national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Parks and Wildlife (Mamungari Conservation Park) Regulations 2019","content":"South Australia\nNational Parks and Wildlife (Mamungari Conservation Park) Regulations 2019\nunder the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tApplication of regulations\n5\tQualifications of wardens\n6\tEntry to Park\n7\tOpening and closing of Park\n8\tSetting aside part of the Park for a particular use\n9\tUse of vehicles\n10\tDisplay of certain receipts and permits in vehicles\n11\tUse of aircraft\n12\tUse of boats\n13\tCamping\n14\tFires\n15\tPossession and use of chainsaws\n16\tUse of generators and alternators\n17\tUse of metal or mineral detectors\n18\tPossession and use of firearms etc\n19\tSwimming and diving\n20\tRegulation of certain recreational activities\n21\tProtection of animals\n22\tRemoval of carcasses\n23\tPossession and use of devices for taking animals\n24\tBringing animals into the Park\n25\tStraying and grazing of animals\n26\tSeizure of animals etc\n27\tPlants\n28\tInterference with earth etc\n29\tScientific research\n30\tLittering\n31\tPollution of waters\n32\tAbandoned property\n33\tDisorderly behaviour etc\n34\tActivities that must be authorised by a lease, licence or agreement\n35\tOther activities subject to Board's permission\n36\tCompliance with notices and signs\n37\tCompliance with directions of warden\n38\tPermission of Board\n39\tPrescription of offences—section 73A of Act\n40\tGeneral offence\nSchedule 1—Regulations referred to in regulation 39\nSchedule 2—Transitional provision\nSchedule 3—Revocation of National Parks and Wildlife (Unnamed Conservation Park—Maralinga Tjarutja Lands) Regulations 2004\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife (Mamungari Conservation Park) Regulations 2019.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAct means the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972;\nBoard means the Mamungari Conservation Park Co-management Board continued under the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights (Mamungari Conservation Park Co-management Board) Regulations 2019;\nco-management agreement means the co-management agreement for the Park;\ndrive includes ride;\nexotic plant means a plant that is not a native plant;\nfilming means taking moving or still pictures by any means;\nPark means the Mamungari Conservation Park within the meaning of the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984;\npermit means a permit or other written permission granted by the Board under these regulations;\ntraditional owner has the same meaning as in the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984;\nunprotected animal means an animal (including fish and invertebrates) that is not a protected animal;\nvessel means a boat, jet‑ski, sailboard, raft, pontoon or any other man‑made object capable of floating on water and includes a hovercraft.\n4—Application of regulations\nA warden is not subject to these regulations in relation to the performance of their functions or the exercise of their powers as a warden and an employee of the Department or the Board is not subject to these regulations in relation to the performance of the duties of their employment.\n5—Qualifications of wardens\nFor the purposes of section 20(1) of the Act, a person has prescribed qualifications if the person—\n\t(a)\thas completed satisfactorily the training necessary for appointment as a police officer of the Commonwealth or a State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or\n\t(b)\tis an employee of the Australian Border Force of the Commonwealth; or\n\t(c)\tis a customs officer of the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Border Protection; or\n\t(d)\tis an employee or has, within the 2 years preceding the appointment, been an employee in an administrative unit or department of the government of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth if the unit or department is responsible for wildlife conservation; or\n\t(e)\tholds any other qualification approved by the Minister.\n6—Entry to Park\n\t(1)\tA person must not enter or remain on the Park unless the person has paid the appropriate fee (if any) set by the Board.\n\t(2)\tThis regulation does not apply to a traditional owner.\n7—Opening and closing of Park\n\t(1)\tThe Board may, by notice in the Gazette, give notice of the hours during which the Park is open to the public.\n\t(2)\tThe Board may vary or revoke a notice under this regulation at any time by subsequent notice in the Gazette.\n\t(3)\tSubject to subregulation (5), the Board may close the Park, or any part of the Park—\n\t(a)\tif, in the Board's opinion, the closure is necessary or desirable for the proper management of the Park; or\n\t(b)\tif, in the Board's opinion, the closure is necessary or desirable to enable a cultural activity to occur; or\n\t(c)\tif a total fire ban is in force in an area that includes all or part of the Park, or the risk of uncontrolled fire in the Park is, in the Board's opinion, extreme; or\n\t(d)\tif it is, in the Board's opinion, in the interest of public safety to close the Park; or\n\t(e)\tfor any other reason contemplated by the co-management agreement for the Park.\n\t(4)\tThe Board must not close the Park if to do so would be inconsistent with the co-management agreement.\n\t(5)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, enter or remain in the Park when it is closed to the public.\n8—Setting aside part of the Park for a particular use\n\t(1)\tThe Board may, by notice in the Gazette, set aside part of the Park as an area in which a particular activity may be undertaken by visitors to the Park.\n\t(2)\tA notice may impose conditions in relation to the activity and the Board may vary or revoke a notice at any time by subsequent notice in the Gazette.\n\t(3)\tA person must not contravene or fail to comply with a condition.\n9—Use of vehicles\n\t(1)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, drive or tow a vehicle in the Park except on a road or track set aside for that purpose by the Board or in any other area of the Park set aside for that purpose by the Board.\n\t(2)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, drive a vehicle in the Park at a speed that exceeds the speed limit fixed by the Board.\n\t(3)\tA person must not drive a vehicle in the Park without due care, recklessly or at a speed or in a manner dangerous to the public.\n\t(4)\tA person must not leave a vehicle in a position that obstructs other vehicles from entering, leaving or proceeding along a road or track in the Park.\n\t(5)\tA warden may remove, or cause to be removed, a vehicle left in contravention of subregulation (4) and the Board may recover the costs of removal from the owner of the vehicle as a debt.\n\t(6)\tA person must not drive a motor vehicle in the Park unless it is registered and insured.\n\t(7)\tA person who drives a vehicle in the park must comply with all applicable traffic signs and signals.\n10—Display of certain receipts and permits in vehicles\n\t(1)\tA person who enters the Park in a vehicle must ensure that the receipt for the entrance fee (if any) in respect of, or the permit authorising, their entry into the Park is displayed in the vehicle in accordance with subregulation (3) continuously until the person or the vehicle leaves the Park.\n\t(2)\tA person who camps in the Park in or near a vehicle that they have travelled in to get to the camping site must ensure that the permit authorising them to camp in the Park is displayed in the vehicle in accordance with subregulation (3) continuously while they are camping in or near the vehicle.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of these regulations a receipt for an entrance fee or a permit is displayed in a vehicle only if—\n\t(a)\tthe receipt or permit is displayed on the inside of the windscreen on the side of the vehicle opposite to the driver's position; or\n\t(b)\tif, because of the design of the vehicle, it is not possible to comply with paragraph (a)—the receipt or permit is displayed in a prominent position in or on the vehicle,\nso that the receipt or permit is facing outwards from the vehicle and can be easily seen and read by a person standing beside the vehicle.\n\t(4)\tThis regulation does not apply to a person who enters, or camps in, the Park as the client of a person conducting a tour for fee or reward if the vehicle concerned is owned by, or is under the control of, the tour operator.\n11—Use of aircraft\n\t(1)\tExcept in an emergency, a person must not, without the permission of the Board, use an aircraft on land in the Park except in an area set aside by the Board for that purpose.\n\t(2)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, jump into the Park from an aircraft or drop an object into the Park from an aircraft.\n\t(3)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, fly a drone or other remotely piloted aircraft over the Park.\n12—Use of boats\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board, launch, or use, a vessel on a dam, reservoir, lake, river or other body of water in the Park unless the water has been set aside by the Board for the use of vessels of that kind.\n13—Camping\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board, camp in the Park.\n14—Fires\n\t(1)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, light, maintain or use a fire in the Park in contravention of a ban or restriction imposed by the Board.\n\t(2)\tA person must not light or maintain a fire in the Park in contravention of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005.\n\t(3)\tA person who has lit, maintained or used a fire in the Park must not leave the fire unattended.\n15—Possession and use of chainsaws\n\t(1)\tSubject to subregulation (2), a person must not, without the permission of the Board, have control of, carry or use a chainsaw in the Park.\n\t(2)\tA person may have control of, carry or use a chainsaw in the Park—\n\t(a)\tin the course of exercising rights or performing obligations pursuant to a lease, licence or agreement under the Act or any other Act entered into in relation to the Park; or\n\t(b)\tin the course of exercising powers or performing obligations under an Act or statutory instrument; or\n\t(c)\tfor the purpose of fighting a bushfire or dealing with any other emergency.\n16—Use of generators and alternators\n\t(1)\tSubject to subregulation (2), a person must not, without the permission of the Board, operate a generator or alternator in the Park except in an area set aside by the Board for that purpose.\nMaximum penalty: $1 000.\nExpiation fee: $150.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) does not apply in relation to the use of a motor vehicle of a kind that is normally equipped with a generator or alternator.\n17—Use of metal or mineral detectors\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board, use a device for detecting metal or minerals in the Park.\nMaximum penalty: $1 000.\nExpiation fee: $150.\n18—Possession and use of firearms etc\n\t(1)\tSubject to subregulation (2), a person must not, without the permission of the Board—\n\t(a)\thave control of, carry or use a firearm or other weapon; or\n\t(b)\thave control of, carry or use explosives or fireworks,\nin the Park.\nMaximum penalty: $1 000.\nExpiation fee: $150.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1)(a) does not apply to an Aboriginal person in relation to a firearm that they have control of, carry or use for the purpose of taking animals in accordance with section 68D of the Act.\n19—Swimming and diving\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board, swim or dive in any water (including water held in a water tank) in the Park.\n20—Regulation of certain recreational activities\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board—\n\t(a)\tuse a hang glider or any other kind of glider; or\n\t(b)\tlaunch a hot air balloon; or\n\t(c)\tfly model planes or gliders; or\n\t(d)\tengage in the sport of sand boarding (sliding down a sandhill on a board),\nin the Park except in an area set aside by the Board for that purpose.\n21—Protection of animals\n\t(1)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Minister, take or molest an unprotected animal in the Park.\n\t(2)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Minister, intentionally damage the nest or burrow of an animal in the Park.\n22—Removal of carcasses\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board, remove the carcass, or any part of the carcass, of a protected animal from the Park.\n23—Possession and use of devices for taking animals\n\t(1)\tSubject to subregulation (2), a person must not, without the permission of the Board, while in the Park, have control of, carry or use a device designed for the purpose of taking an animal.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) does not apply to an Aboriginal person in relation to a device that they have control of, carry or use for the purpose of taking animals in accordance with section 68D of the Act.\n24—Bringing animals into the Park\n\t(1)\tSubject to this regulation, a person who has control of an animal must not, without the permission of the Board, bring it into the Park or permit it to enter the Park.\n\t(2)\tA person who is entitled to use the Park pursuant to a lease, licence or agreement under the Act or any other Act may, subject to the terms of the lease, licence or agreement, bring animals into the Park in the course of using the Park pursuant to the lease, licence or agreement.\n\t(3)\tA person may ride or lead a horse in the Park on a road or track set aside for that purpose by the Board or in any other area of the Park set aside for that purpose by the Board.\n\t(4)\tA person who is accompanied by an assistance dog within the meaning of the Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 may bring the dog into the Park if it is restrained on a lead not exceeding 3 metres in length while in the Park.\n25—Straying and grazing of animals\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board, permit an animal to stray into, or graze in, the Park unless the person is authorised to do so by a lease, licence or agreement entered into by the Board.\n26—Seizure of animals etc\n\t(1)\tIf an unprotected animal is in the Park and—\n\t(a)\tis not under the control of any person; and\n\t(b)\tis not in the Park with the written permission of the Board or pursuant to a lease, licence or agreement under the Act or any other Act,\na warden or any other person authorised by the Board may, subject to subregulation (2)—\n\t(c)\tcapture and dispose of the animal by sale or in any other manner; or\n\t(d)\tdestroy the animal.\n\t(2)\tIf a warden or other person authorised by the Board knows, or has reason to believe, that a person claims ownership of an animal in the Park, the warden or other person must, before disposing of or destroying the animal, serve notice on the person claiming ownership requiring the person to remove the animal from the Park within 7 days.\n\t(3)\tThe notice may be served—\n\t(a)\tpersonally or by post; or\n\t(b)\tif the whereabouts of the person on whom the notice is to be served are unknown—by publication of the notice in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State.\n\t(4)\tThe costs of capturing and disposing of an animal or destroying an animal under subregulation (1) are a debt due by the owner of the animal to the Board.\n\t(5)\tAn animal or the carcass of an animal that has been captured or destroyed must not be surrendered to its owner until those costs have been paid.\n27—Plants\n\t(1)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, take an exotic plant that is growing in the Park.\n\t(2)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, bring a plant into the Park unless the plant is dead and is brought into the Park as food for human consumption.\n28—Interference with earth etc\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board—\n\t(a)\tremove from the Park any—\n\t(i)\tsoil, rock, mineral or similar material; or\n\t(ii)\twood, mulch or other dead vegetation; or\n\t(iii)\tfossil or archaeological remains; or\n\t(b)\tdig or otherwise intentionally disturb any soil or similar material in the Park; or\n\t(c)\tintentionally disturb any—\n\t(i)\twood, mulch or other dead vegetation in the Park; or\n\t(ii)\tfossil or archaeological remains in the Park.\n29—Scientific research\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board, enter the Park for the purpose of carrying out scientific research in the Park.\n30—Littering\nA person must not, in the Park—\n\t(a)\tdeposit or leave any litter, bottle, broken glass, china, pottery, plastic article, rubbish, refuse or other waste material, except in an area or receptacle provided for that purpose; or\n\t(b)\tdeposit, discharge or leave any noxious, smelly, offensive or polluting substance, matter or thing; or\n\t(c)\tdeposit or leave any offal, dead animal or dung; or\n\t(d)\tdeposit in any receptacle provided for litter any domestic garbage; or\n\t(e)\twilfully break any article of glass, china, pottery, plastic or other brittle material; or\n\t(f)\tdeposit, discharge or leave any mineral, mineral waste or other industrial waste or by‑product.\n31—Pollution of waters\nA person must not foul or pollute any water in a creek, river, well, dam, reservoir or lake in the Park.\n32—Abandoned property\n\t(1)\tA person must not, without the permission of the Board, abandon or leave unattended for more than 24 hours any vehicle or other personal property in the Park.\n\t(2)\tAny vehicle or personal property abandoned or left unattended for more than 24 hours in the Park may be seized and impounded by a warden.\n\t(3)\tThe Board may require the owner of any vehicle or personal property seized and impounded under this regulation to pay the cost of seizing, impounding and keeping such vehicle or personal property before returning the vehicle or personal property to the owner.\n\t(4)\tIf, at the expiration of 1 month after the owner of a vehicle or personal property has been notified of its seizure or impounding, the owner has not paid to the Board the cost of seizing, impounding and keeping the vehicle or personal property, the Board may sell or otherwise dispose of the vehicle or personal property.\n\t(5)\tIf the owner of any vehicle or personal property seized or impounded under this regulation is unknown or cannot be contacted, the Board may, after the expiration of 1 month after the vehicle or personal property has been seized or impounded, sell or otherwise dispose of the vehicle or personal property.\n33—Disorderly behaviour etc\nA person must not, in the Park—\n\t(a)\tbehave in a disorderly, offensive or indecent manner or use any offensive or indecent language or create any disturbance; or\n\t(b)\twilfully obstruct, disturb, interrupt or annoy any other person engaged in the proper use of the Park; or\n\t(c)\tthrow, roll or discharge any stone, substance or missile to the danger of any person or animal in the Park; or\n\t(d)\tdeface, paint, write on, cut names or letters in or otherwise make marks or affix bills on trees, rocks, gates, fences, buildings, signs or other property in the Park.\n34—Activities that must be authorised by a lease, licence or agreement\nA person must not undertake any of the following activities in the Park except pursuant to a lease, licence or agreement under the Act or any other Act:\n\t(a)\tfilming or taking photographs for commercial purposes;\n\t(b)\tconducting tours for fee or reward;\n\t(c)\tconducting any kind of competition;\n\t(d)\tselling or hiring goods or offering goods for sale or hire;\n\t(e)\tproviding, or offering to provide, any service for fee or reward;\n\t(f)\tconducting speed trials;\n\t(g)\tconducting scientific experiments;\n\t(h)\tkeeping bees;\n\t(i)\tan activity of any kind undertaken for the purpose of fundraising or making a profit.\nMaximum penalty: $5 000.\nExpiation fee: $315.\n35—Other activities subject to Board's permission\nA person must not, without the permission of the Board—\n\t(a)\tuse or cause to be used, any loud speaker or similar device or other noisy equipment in the Park; or\n\t(b)\tconstruct or erect any booth, marquee or other structure in the Park; or\n\t(c)\torganise or cause to be organised or attend or participate in any public meeting, demonstration or gathering in the Park.\n36—Compliance with notices and signs\nA person in the Park must not, without the permission of the Board, contravene or fail to comply with a direction given by the Board in the form of a notice or sign displayed in the Park.\n37—Compliance with directions of warden\nA person must not fail to comply with any reasonable direction or request given by a warden relating to—\n\t(a)\tuse of the Park; or\n\t(b)\tconduct and behaviour in the Park; or\n\t(c)\tsafety in the Park.\n38—Permission of Board\n\t(1)\tA permission granted pursuant to these regulations must be in writing and may be included in a lease, licence or agreement under the Act or any other Act with the applicant or (unless it is published in the Gazette) be in the form of a permit and may—\n\t(a)\tbe conditional; and\n\t(b)\tbe varied or revoked by the Board at any time.\n\t(2)\tWithout limiting the generality of subregulation (1), a condition of a permission granted pursuant to these regulations may include a condition prohibiting the possession or consumption of alcohol in the Park.\n\t(3)\tThe Board must not grant permission, or refuse to grant permission, if to do so would be inconsistent with the co-management agreement.\n\t(4)\tA permission may apply to a particular person or persons or may, if published in the Gazette, apply generally or to a particular class of persons.\n\t(5)\tIf the Board grants permission subject to a condition, a person must not contravene or fail to comply with the condition. \n39—Prescription of offences—section 73A of Act\nAn offence against regulation 40 that arises from a contravention of, or failure to comply with, a regulation set out in Schedule 1 is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of prescribed offence in section 73A of the Act.\n40—General offence\n\t(1)\tSubject to an express provision to the contrary, a person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of these regulations is guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $1 000.\nExpiation fee: \n\t(a)\tin the case of an alleged contravention of, or failure to comply with regulation 6, 9, 14, 18(1)(a), 33(a) or (b), or 37—$150; or\n\t(b)\tin any other case—$75.\n\t(2)\tIt is a defence to a charge of an offence against these regulations if—\n\t(a)\tthe defendant proves that they acted in response to an emergency; and\n\t(b)\tthe court finds that the action was reasonable in the circumstances.\nSchedule 1—Regulations referred to in regulation 39\nregulation 6\nregulation 7(5)\nregulation 9(1)\nregulation 9(2)\nregulation 9(3)\nregulation 9(4)\nregulation 9(6)\nregulation 10(1)\nregulation 10(2)\nregulation 13\nSchedule 2—Transitional provision\nA permission, direction, authorisation, permit or notice granted or issued under the National Parks and Wildlife (Unnamed Conservation Park—Maralinga Tjarutja Lands) Regulations 2004 (the revoked regulations) in relation to the Park, or any other permission, direction, authorisation, permit or notice granted or issued under the revoked regulations in relation to the land constituting the Park, and in force immediately before the commencement of these regulations, will on the commencement of this Schedule—\n\t(a)\tcontinue in force in accordance with its terms; and\n\t(b)\tmay be varied or revoked pursuant to regulation 38 of these regulations.\nSchedule 3—Revocation of National Parks and Wildlife (Unnamed Conservation Park—Maralinga Tjarutja Lands) Regulations 2004\nThe National Parks and Wildlife (Unnamed Conservation Park—Maralinga Tjarutja Lands) Regulations 2004 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\n2019\n190\nGazette 18.7.2019 p2754 \n18.7.2019: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear consistent with their original purpose as park management rules for a specific conservation park. They replace the 2004 regulations for the same park (formerly 'Unnamed Conservation Park') and maintain the standard suite of national park controls (entry, vehicles, camping, wildlife protection, commercial activities). The co-management framework with traditional owners is integral to the park's establishment under the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984, not an expansion beyond original intent."},"complexity_factors":["40 regulations with multiple subsections, creating a moderately lengthy instrument","Numerous cross-references to the parent National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (SA) and the Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 (SA)","Multiple layers of permission requirements: some activities need Board 'permission' (reg 38), others need a formal lease/licence/agreement (reg 34), and some need Ministerial permission (reg 21)","Nested exceptions throughout (e.g., reg 15(1) subject to reg 15(2)(a)-(c); reg 18(1) subject to reg 18(2) for Aboriginal traditional hunting)","Specific display requirements for permits with detailed positioning rules (reg 10(3))","Dual penalty structures: maximum penalties vs expiation fees, with varying amounts depending on the specific regulation contravened","Transitional provisions preserving permissions from revoked 2004 regulations (Schedule 2)","Co-management agreement acts as a constraint on Board powers (regs 7(4), 38(3)), requiring external document knowledge"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for visiting and using Mamungari Conservation Park in South Australia, a remote protected area on Maralinga Tjarutja lands. The Park is co-managed by the Mamungari Conservation Park Co-management Board and traditional owners.\n\n**What you need to know:**\n\n**Entry and access**\n- You must pay any entry fee set by the Board to enter the Park, unless you are a traditional owner\n- The Board can open and close the Park by notice, including for fire safety, cultural activities, or public safety\n- You cannot enter when the Park is closed without permission\n\n**What you can and cannot do**\n- **Vehicles**: Only drive on designated roads and tracks, obey speed limits, and display your entry permit on your windscreen\n- **Camping, fires, and generators**: All require Board permission; fires must not be left unattended\n- **Aircraft and drones**: Cannot land or fly over the Park without permission (except in emergencies)\n- **Boats**: Only on waters specifically set aside by the Board\n- **Swimming and diving**: Requires permission\n- **Metal detectors, chainsaws, and firearms**: Generally prohibited without permission (though Aboriginal people may carry firearms for traditional hunting under specific conditions)\n- **Animals**: You cannot bring pets or livestock without permission, though assistance dogs on leads are allowed, and horses may be ridden on designated tracks\n- **Plants and natural materials**: Cannot remove soil, rocks, fossils, or wood without permission; cannot bring in live plants\n- **Commercial activities**: Filming, tours, competitions, selling goods, and fundraising all require a formal lease, licence or agreement—not just a permit\n\n**Special protections**\n- Animals and their nests are protected; you cannot take or disturb them without Ministerial permission\n- Scientific research requires Board permission\n- Littering, polluting water, and disorderly behaviour are prohibited\n- You must follow all signs and obey directions from wardens (park rangers)\n\n**Enforcement**\n- Wardens can remove illegally parked vehicles and seize abandoned property\n- Uncontrolled animals may be captured or destroyed, with costs recoverable from owners\n- Most offences carry maximum penalties of $1,000, with higher penalties ($5,000) for unauthorised commercial activities\n- Fines can often be paid on the spot (expiation fees ranging from $75 to $315) rather than going to court\n\n**Who these rules don't apply to**\n- Wardens performing their duties\n- Board or Department employees doing their jobs\n- Traditional owners (who are exempt from entry fees)\n\n**Key principle**: The Board must act consistently with the co-management agreement with traditional owners when making decisions about the Park."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These 2019 regulations replace the 2004 regulations (Schedule 3) while preserving existing permissions in force immediately before commencement (Schedule 2). The instrument maintains the same regulatory architecture—entry fees, permit regime, activity prohibitions, Board discretion and enforcement mechanisms—rather than broadly expanding or narrowing the Park’s regulatory scope. Co‑management and external statutory limits remain operative (regs 7(4), 38(3); Schedule 2 and Schedule 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive delegation of discretionary powers to the Board to grant, condition, vary or revoke permissions and set areas/hours (regs 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 38).","Large number of activity‑specific prohibitions and permit requirements across many domains (vehicles, aircraft/drones, vessels, camping, fires, firearms, metal detectors, generators, recreational sports, scientific research) increasing compliance complexity (regs 9–20, 23, 29, 34).","Multiple exemptions and special classes (traditional owners, wardens, Aboriginal cultural hunting rights under s 68D referenced in regs 15, 18, 23; wardens and departmental employees exempted from regs for official duties: reg 4).","Interplay with external instruments and statutes: co‑management agreement and Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act definitions and limits (regs 3, 7(4), 38(3)); reference to Fire and Emergency Services Act (reg 14(2)).","Enforcement and cost recovery mechanisms: seizure/impoundment and recovery as a debt; sale or disposal after notice periods (regs 9(5), 26(4)–(5), 32(2)–(5)).","Penalty and expiation schedule differentiated by offence with some higher fines for commercial or specified breaches (regs 16, 17, 18, 34, 40).","Transitional continuity and repeal: the 2004 regulations are revoked and pre‑existing permissions continue subject to variation (Schedule 2, Schedule 3), which requires attention during implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the practical rules for entry and use of Mamungari Conservation Park: who may enter, fees, what activities need permits, what is prohibited (e.g. vehicles off tracks, camping, fires, drones, commercial activities) and the penalties for breaches. The Mamungari Conservation Park Co‑management Board grants, conditions, varies or revokes permissions and may set opening hours or close areas (regs 6, 7, 38). Visitors pay fees and may face fines or costs for removal/seizure; traditional owners and wardens have specific exemptions (regs 6, 4, 15, 18)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not retrievable. No comparison between original intent and enacted provisions is possible."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — the source URL returned a 404 'Page Not Found' error","Cannot assess drafting complexity, defined terms, cross-references, or regulatory obligations without the actual text","Complexity score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"Mamungari Conservation Park regulations (made under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972) set the rules for accessing and using this vast outback protected area—covering who may enter, what activities and commercial uses are allowed, and requirements like permits and fees—to protect environmental and cultural values.\n\nThey affect visitors, tour operators, researchers and local/Aboriginal communities because the rules determine access, permitted conduct and protections for flora, fauna and cultural sites."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-mamungari-conservation-park-regulations-2019/documents"}}