{"id":"national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025","name":"National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2025","slug":"national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236196,"registerId":"sa-national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2025","content":"South Australia\nNational Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2025\nunder the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tRegulations under section 68(1)(c) of Act\n4\tInterpretation\n5\tApplication of regulations\nPart 2—Interaction with marine mammals\nDivision 1—Vessels\n6\tInterpretation\n7\tApplication of Division\n8\tDistance to be kept by prescribed vessels\n9\tDistance to be kept by other vessels\n10\tOperation of vessels close to marine mammals\n11\tSpeed of motorised vessels close to marine mammals\nDivision 2—Aircraft\n12\tDistance to be kept by aircraft\nDivision 3—People\n13\tInterpretation\n14\tDistance to be kept by swimmers\n15\tDistance to be kept by persons on land\n16\tFeeding marine mammals\n17\tTouching marine mammals\n18\tNoise or lights near marine mammals\nPart 3—Miscellaneous\n19\tRestrictions on commercial activities\n20\tExpiation of offences\nSchedule 1—Protection Areas\n1\tEncounter Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area\n2\tFowlers Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area\n3\tSleaford Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area\nSchedule 2—Repeal of National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2010\nLegislative history\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2025.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on 1 September 2025.\n3—Regulations under section 68(1)(c) of Act\nThese regulations are made under section 68(1)(c) of the Act.\nNotes—\n1\tUnder section 68(1)(c) of the Act a person must not undertake or continue an act or activity in relation to a protected animal that is contrary to regulations promulgated under that section unless the person acts pursuant to the Act or a permit granted by the Minister under section 68(2) or another provision of the Act or pursuant to some other Act or statutory instrument.\n2\tUnder section 68(2) of the Act the Minister may grant a permit to a person to undertake an act or activity in relation to a protected animal that would otherwise contravene section 68(1).\n4—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAct means the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972;\naircraft means any machine or equipment designed to be flown by a person who has control over its speed and direction of movement but does not include a hovercraft;\ncalf means—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a dolphin—a dolphin that is generally in close proximity to an adult dolphin of the same species and is less than half the length of that dolphin; and\n\t(b)\tin the case of a whale—a whale that is generally in close proximity to an adult whale of the same species and is less than half the length of that whale;\nEncounter Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area—see Schedule 1 clause 1;\nFowlers Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area—see Schedule 1 clause 2;\nmotorised vessel means a vessel that has a motor or engine as its principal source, or 1 of its principal sources, of motive power;\nobserve, in relation to a marine mammal, means—\n\t(a)\tto watch or listen to the marine mammal; or\n\t(b)\tto film or take photographs of the marine mammal; or\n\t(c)\tto make audio, video or other recordings of the marine mammal,\n(including by means of remotely controlled equipment);\npersonal watercraft means a jet ski or other motorised vessel designed to be operated by a person standing, sitting astride or kneeling on the vessel but not seated within the vessel;\nprescribed vessel means any of the following vessels:\n\t(a)\ta personal watercraft;\n\t(b)\ta vessel used to engage in water skiing;\n\t(c)\ta vessel used to engage in parasailing;\n\t(d)\ta hovercraft;\n\t(e)\ta hydrofoil;\n\t(f)\ta wing‑in‑ground effect craft;\nprescribed viewing structure means a jetty, boardwalk or other man‑made viewing platform or structure;\nprotection area means—\n\t(a)\tthe Encounter Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area; or\n\t(b)\tthe Fowlers Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area; or\n\t(c)\tthe Sleaford Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area;\npup means a young seal or sea lion that is less than 1 metre in length or is suckling;\nsigns of disturbance—see regulation 9;\nSleaford Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area—see Schedule 1 clause 3;\nsubmersible means a vessel designed to be operated or used underwater;\nswimmer includes a person using a bodyboard, boogie board or surfboard;\nvessel means a boat or other craft, or a device, that is designed—\n\t(a)\tto be operated or used on or in water; and\n\t(b)\tto be navigated or manoeuvred by a person who has control over its speed and direction of movement,\nand includes a submersible but does not include a bodyboard, boogie board or surfboard.\n\t(2)\tIn these regulations, all lines in spatial descriptions are geodesics based on the Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA2020) as defined in the determination under section 8A of the National Measurement Act 1960 of the Commonwealth for the recognised‑value standard of measurement position, and all coordinates are expressed in terms of GDA2020.\n5—Application of regulations\n\t(1)\tThese regulations only apply to, and in relation to, marine mammals that—\n\t(a)\tare protected animals; and\n\t(b)\tare in the wild.\n\t(2)\tThese regulations do not apply to a person to the extent that—\n\t(a)\tthe person is acting reasonably in the best interests of a marine mammal that—\n\t(i)\tis suffering from injury, disease or exhaustion; or\n\t(ii)\tis stranded; or\n\t(iii)\tis entangled or otherwise incapacitated by material of human origin; or\n\t(b)\tthe person is responding in a reasonable manner to an emergency involving danger to human life or damage to the environment; or\n\t(c)\tthe person is acting in accordance with the directions or instructions of a warden.\nPart 2—Interaction with marine mammals\nDivision 1—Vessels\n6—Interpretation\nIn this Division, a reference to a person who is in control of a vessel includes a reference to a swimmer who is using a submersible or other vessel.\n7—Application of Division\nThis Division only applies in relation to a vessel if the observing of marine mammals or swimming near marine mammals is the purpose, or 1 of the purposes, for which the vessel is being used.\n8—Distance to be kept by prescribed vessels\nA person who is in control of a prescribed vessel must not move the vessel closer than 300 metres to a marine mammal.\n9—Distance to be kept by other vessels\n\t(1)\tA person who is in control of a vessel that is not a prescribed vessel must not—\n\t(a)\tmove the vessel closer than 100 metres to a whale; or\n\t(b)\tmove the vessel closer than 50 metres to a marine mammal other than a whale.\n\t(2)\tA person who is in control of a vessel that is not a prescribed vessel must not move the vessel closer than 300 metres to a whale if—\n\t(a)\tthe whale—\n\t(i)\tshows signs of disturbance; or\n\t(ii)\tappears to be sick or injured; or\n\t(iii)\tis stranded; or\n\t(iv)\tis entangled or otherwise incapacitated by material of human origin; or\n\t(v)\tis a calf; or\n\t(vi)\tis within a protection area; or\n\t(b)\tthere are 2 vessels already within 300 metres of the whale.\n\t(3)\tA person who is in control of a vessel that is not a prescribed vessel must not move the vessel closer than 150 metres to a marine mammal other than a whale if—\n\t(a)\tthe marine mammal—\n\t(i)\tshows signs of disturbance; or\n\t(ii)\tappears to be sick or injured; or\n\t(iii)\tis stranded; or\n\t(iv)\tis entangled or otherwise incapacitated by material of human origin; or\n\t(v)\tis a calf or pup; or\n\t(b)\tthere are 2 vessels already within 150 metres of the marine mammal.\nExamples—\nThe following are examples of a dolphin or whale showing signs of disturbance:\n\t•\tattempts to leave an area;\n\t•\tattempts to leave waters in the vicinity of a vessel;\n\t•\thasty diving;\n\t•\tchanges in breathing patterns;\n\t•\tincreased time diving as compared with time spent at the surface of waters;\n\t•\tchanges in acoustic behaviour;\n\t•\tthe onset of aggressive behaviour such as tail slashing or trumpet blowing.\nThe following are examples of a seal or sea lion showing signs of disturbance:\n\t•\trapid movement from land towards water;\n\t•\tsudden awakening from sleep on land;\n\t•\tthe onset of vocalisation or growling;\n\t•\tattempts by a female to shield a pup with her body or by her movements.\n10—Operation of vessels close to marine mammals\n\t(1)\tA person who is in control of a vessel that is within 300 metres of a whale must not—\n\t(a)\tapproach the whale head on or tail on; or\n\t(b)\tdrop an anchor from the vessel; or\n\t(c)\tallow the vessel to remain within 300 metres of the whale for more than 60 minutes.\n\t(2)\tA person who is in control of a vessel that is within 150 metres of a marine mammal other than a whale must not—\n\t(a)\tapproach the marine mammal head on or tail on; or\n\t(b)\tdrop an anchor from the vessel; or\n\t(c)\tallow the vessel to remain within 150 metres of the marine mammal for more than 60 minutes.\n\t(3)\tIf a whale moves towards a vessel that is within 300 metres of the whale, the person who is in control of the vessel must not use, or continue using, the vessel—\n\t(a)\tto enable the observation of the whale; or\n\t(b)\tfor the purposes of swimming, or enabling persons to swim, near the whale,\nunless the person either maintains the vessel's position or moves it away from the whale.\n\t(4)\tIf a marine mammal other than a whale moves towards a vessel that is within 150 metres of the marine mammal, the person who is in control of the vessel must not use, or continue using, the vessel—\n\t(a)\tto enable the observation of the marine mammal; or\n\t(b)\tfor the purposes of swimming, or enabling persons to swim, near the marine mammal,\nunless the person either maintains the vessel's position or moves it away from the marine mammal.\n\t(5)\tWhile a vessel is within 300 metres of a whale, the person who is in control of the vessel must not move the vessel between that whale and another whale that is within 300 metres of the vessel.\n\t(6)\tWhile a vessel is within 150 metres of a marine mammal other than a whale, the person who is in control of the vessel must not—\n\t(a)\tmove the vessel between a dolphin and another dolphin that is within 150 metres of the vessel; or\n\t(b)\tmove the vessel between a seal or sea lion and another seal or sea lion that is within 150 metres of the vessel.\n\t(7)\tIf a dolphin is swimming on a pressure wave created ahead of the bow of a vessel, the person who is in control of the vessel must, while the dolphin is so swimming, maintain the vessel's direction and speed unless it is necessary for the vessel to stop, in which case, the person must reduce the vessel's speed gradually.\n\t(8)\tIf a whale shows signs of disturbance by the presence of a vessel that is within 300 metres of the whale, the person in control of the vessel must move the vessel to at least 300 metres from the whale and keep the vessel at that distance until the whale no longer shows signs of disturbance.\n\t(9)\tIf a marine mammal other than a whale shows signs of disturbance by the presence of a vessel that is within 150 metres of the marine mammal, the person in control of the vessel must move the vessel to at least 150 metres from the marine mammal and keep the vessel at that distance until the marine mammal no longer shows signs of disturbance.\n11—Speed of motorised vessels close to marine mammals\nA person who is in control of a motorised vessel that is within—\n\t(a)\t300 metres of a whale; or\n\t(b)\t150 metres of a marine mammal other than a whale,\nmust not operate the vessel at a speed exceeding 4 knots.\nDivision 2—Aircraft\n12—Distance to be kept by aircraft\n\t(1)\tThis regulation only applies in relation to an aircraft if the observing of marine mammals is the purpose, or 1 of the purposes, for which the aircraft is being used.\n\t(2)\tA person who is in control of a gyrocopter or helicopter must not fly it—\n\t(a)\tat an altitude of less than 500 metres above a marine mammal; or\n\t(b)\tat an altitude of less than 500 metres above any part of a circular area that has a marine mammal at its centre and a radius of 500 metres.\n\t(3)\tA person who is in control of an aircraft other than a gyrocopter or helicopter must not fly it—\n\t(a)\tat an altitude of less than 300 metres above a marine mammal; or\n\t(b)\tat an altitude of less than 300 metres above any part of a circular area that has a marine mammal at its centre and a radius of 300 metres.\n\t(4)\tIf a marine mammal shows signs of disturbance by the presence of an aircraft, the person in control of the aircraft must not use, or continue using, it to enable the observation of the marine mammal unless the person flies the aircraft away from the marine mammal until the marine mammal no longer shows signs of disturbance.\nDivision 3—People\n13—Interpretation\nIn this Division, a reference to a swimmer includes a swimmer who is snorkelling or using scuba or hookah equipment but does not include a swimmer who is using a submersible or other vessel.\n14—Distance to be kept by swimmers\n\t(1)\tA swimmer must not move closer than 30 metres to a marine mammal.\n\t(2)\tA swimmer must not move closer than 300 metres to a whale if the whale—\n\t(a)\tshows signs of disturbance; or\n\t(b)\tappears to be sick or injured; or\n\t(c)\tis stranded; or\n\t(d)\tis entangled or otherwise incapacitated by material of human origin; or\n\t(e)\tis a calf.\n\t(3)\tA swimmer must not move closer than 150 metres to a marine mammal other than a whale if the marine mammal—\n\t(a)\tshows signs of disturbance; or\n\t(b)\tappears to be sick or injured; or\n\t(c)\tis stranded; or\n\t(d)\tis entangled or otherwise incapacitated by material of human origin; or\n\t(e)\tis a calf or pup.\n\t(4)\tA swimmer must not remain within—\n\t(a)\t300 metres of a whale; or\n\t(b)\t150 metres of a marine mammal other than a whale,\nfor more than 30 minutes.\n15—Distance to be kept by persons on land\n\t(1)\tA person who is on land must not move closer than 30 metres to a seal or sea lion (whether the seal or sea lion is on land or in water).\n\t(2)\tA person who is on land must not move closer than 50 metres to a marine mammal (whether the marine mammal is on land or in water) if the marine mammal—\n\t(a)\tshows signs of disturbance; or\n\t(b)\tappears to be sick or injured; or\n\t(c)\tis stranded; or\n\t(d)\tis entangled or otherwise physically incapacitated by material of human origin; or\n\t(e)\tis a calf or pup.\n\t(3)\tSubregulations (1) and (2) do not apply if a person is on a prescribed viewing structure and no seal or sea lion is present on the structure at the same time.\n\t(4)\tIf a seal or sea lion present on a prescribed viewing structure moves closer than 30 metres to a person, the person must maintain their position on the structure or move away from the seal or sea lion.\n16—Feeding marine mammals\nA person must not—\n\t(a)\tfeed a marine mammal; or\n\t(b)\tdispose of any material into water if—\n\t(i)\tthe person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that a marine mammal is in the vicinity; and\n\t(ii)\tthe material is likely to be eaten, ingested or otherwise absorbed by the marine mammal.\n17—Touching marine mammals\nA person must not touch a marine mammal.\n18—Noise or lights near marine mammals\nA person who is—\n\t(a)\twithin 300 metres of a whale for the purpose of observing the whale; or\n\t(b)\twithin 150 metres of a marine mammal other than a whale for the purpose of observing the marine mammal,\nmust not—\n\t(c)\tmake, or cause to be made, a noise that is likely to frighten or otherwise cause distress to the whale or other marine mammal because of its loudness or suddenness or for any other reason; or\n\t(d)\tplay back a recording of sounds made under water in a manner that is likely to be heard by the whale or other marine mammal; or\n\t(e)\tuse underwater a torch, flash unit or any other form of artificial lighting that is likely to be seen by the whale or other marine mammal.\nPart 3—Miscellaneous\n19—Restrictions on commercial activities\n\t(1)\tSubject to subregulation (2), a person must not, for fee or reward—\n\t(a)\tuse an aircraft, vessel or other means to take another person into the vicinity of a marine mammal to enable the other person to observe the animal or swim near the animal; or\n\t(b)\tassist another person in the vicinity of a marine mammal to observe the animal or swim near the animal.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) does not prevent a person from taking another person to a place, as part of a tour operated for fee or reward, to enable the other person to observe a marine mammal from a prescribed viewing structure.\n20—Expiation of offences\nThe expiation fee for an alleged offence against section 68(1) of the Act comprised of contravening these regulations is $315.\nSchedule 1—Protection Areas\nNote—\nThe maps in this Schedule are provided for convenience of reference only.\n1—Encounter Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area\nThe Encounter Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area comprises the area bounded by a line commencing at a point at the mean high water mark approximately 750 metres west of King Head, position latitude 35°36′23″ South, longitude 138°34′24″ East, then approximately 1.5 kilometres south‑easterly to position latitude 35°37′0″ South, longitude 138°35′0″ East, then to a point at the mean high water mark near the Goolwa Beach car park, position latitude 35°31′23″ South, longitude 138°46′25″ East, then to the point of commencement along the mean high water mark.\n\n2—Fowlers Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area\nThe Fowlers Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area comprises the area bounded by a line commencing at the Point Fowler mean high water mark, position latitude 32°1′33″ South, longitude 132°28′28″ East, then approximately 5.6 kilometres north‑easterly to a point being the corner of the State waters, position latitude 31°59′22″ South, longitude 132°31′0″ East, then north‑easterly to a point at the mean high water mark, approximately 2 kilometres west of Clare Bay, position latitude 31°57′23″ South, longitude 132°39′36″ East, then to the point of commencement along the mean high water mark.\n\n3—Sleaford Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area\nThe Sleaford Bay Whale Nursery Protection Area comprises the area bounded by a line commencing near the Cape Wiles mean high water mark, position latitude 34°56′43″ South, longitude 135°41′0″ East, then approximately 16 kilometres easterly to the Cape Tournefort mean high water mark, position latitude 34°55′36″ South, longitude 135°51′23″ East, then to the point of commencement along the mean high water mark.\n\nSchedule 2—Repeal of National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2010\nThe National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2010 are repealed.\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\n2025\n63\nGazette 31.7.2025 p2819 \n1.9.2025: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears consistent with its original intent. It replaces the 2010 regulations with substantively similar provisions updated for clarity and modernised spatial references. The scope remains focused on regulating human-marine mammal interactions to protect wildlife, without significant expansion into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple nested distance thresholds that vary by: (a) type of vessel/aircraft/person, (b) type of marine mammal (whale vs non-whale), (c) animal condition (healthy vs sick/injured/distressed/calf), (d) location (general waters vs protection areas), and (e) number of vessels already present","18 defined terms in the interpretation section, including technical spatial references to GDA2020 geodetic datum","Cross-referencing between Parts and Divisions with conditional application clauses (e.g., Division 1 only applies when observing/swimming is 'the purpose, or 1 of the purposes')","Multiple exception clauses in regulation 5 (emergency response, acting in animal's best interests, warden directions)","Complex spatial descriptions in Schedule 1 using latitude/longitude coordinates and mean high water mark references","Mirror provisions with slight variations (e.g., regulations 10(1) vs 10(2), 14(2) vs 14(3)) requiring careful comparison to identify differences","Examples provided for 'signs of disturbance' are non-exhaustive, creating interpretive uncertainty"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set the rules for how people can interact with marine mammals (whales, dolphins, seals, and sea lions) in South Australian waters. They replace the 2010 regulations with updated protections.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Boaters and jet ski users** — must keep specific distances from animals and follow speed limits\n- **Swimmers and surfers** — cannot approach closer than 30 metres, with extra restrictions around vulnerable animals\n- **Aircraft pilots** — helicopters and gyrocopters must stay 500m above; other aircraft 300m above\n- **Tourist operators** — generally cannot charge money to take people near marine mammals (with limited exceptions for viewing platforms)\n- **Anyone on land near seals/sea lions** — must stay 30m away\n\n**Key rules:**\n\n- **Jet skis and similar craft**: Stay 300m away from any marine mammal\n- **Other boats**: Normally 100m from whales, 50m from dolphins/seals — but 300m/150m if the animal is sick, injured, a baby, distressed, or in a protected nursery area\n- **Speed limit**: 4 knots (about 7 km/h) when close to animals\n- **No feeding, touching, or making loud noises** near marine mammals\n- **Time limits**: Boats can't linger longer than 60 minutes; swimmers no more than 30 minutes\n- **Three special nursery areas** (Encounter Bay, Fowlers Bay, Sleaford Bay) have extra protections for mother whales and calves\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nMarine mammals are protected species under South Australian law. These rules prevent harassment, reduce stress on animals, protect breeding mothers and babies, and keep both wildlife and humans safe. Breaking these rules can result in a $315 on-the-spot fine (expiation fee)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These 2025 regulations expressly repeal the 2010 regulations (Schedule 2) and replace them with a new, more detailed framework: they define vessel and viewing categories (reg 4), set differentiated distance, duration and speed controls (regs 8–15, 10, 11, 14), impose commercial limits (reg 19), and create three named protection areas stated with GDA2020 coordinates (reg 4(2); Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Layered distance and behaviour rules that differ by mode (prescribed vessels, other vessels, swimmers, aircraft, persons on land) creating many permutations of obligations (regs 8–15, 12, 15)","Conditional tighter buffers triggered by animal condition or context (signs of disturbance, sick/injured, stranded, entangled, calf/pup, proximity to protection area, or number of vessels) that change applicable distances (regs 9(2)–(3), 14(2)–(3), 15(2))","Operational constraints combining distance, approach direction, anchoring, duration and speed limits (300m/150m rules, no head/tail approach, max 60 or 30 minute limits, 4‑knot speed caps) that interact across provisions (regs 10, 11, 14(4))","Definitions and categorisations (prescribed vessel, personal watercraft, motorised vessel, swimmer, calf/pup, protection area) that determine which rules apply and create compliance complexity (reg 4, reg 6, reg 13)","Spatial precision requirement using GDA2020 geodesics and explicit coordinates for three protection areas, raising technical mapping and enforcement needs (reg 4(2); Schedule 1)","Purpose‑linked application: several rules apply only where observation or swimming is a purpose of the vessel or aircraft, creating fact‑specific questions about operator intent (reg 7; reg 12(1))","Exceptions and enforcement/permit pathways referenced to the Act (reasonable emergency/warden directions; permits under s68(2) of the Act), adding administrative discretion and compliance routes (reg 5(2); reg 3 note)","Commercial restrictions with a carve‑out for viewing from prescribed structures that affect tour operators and service providers (reg 19)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set mandatory distances, speeds and conduct rules for vessels, aircraft and people interacting with protected marine mammals in South Australian waters, establish three named whale‑nursery protection areas with GPS coordinates, and repeal the 2010 regulations. They affect boat operators, pilots, swimmers, onshore visitors and tour operators by imposing distance/time limits, bans on feeding, touching and disturbing animals, restrictions on commercial transport for viewing, and a $315 expiation fee; permits under the Act remain available."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative content was provided. The submitted document is a 404 error page from the South Australian legislation website, not the text of the regulations named in the title."},"complexity_factors":["No actual legislative content was provided — the document is a website error page","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without the legislative text","Score of 1 reflects the simplicity of what was actually provided (an error message), not any assessment of the underlying regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"This page is a 404 error: the referenced National Parks and Wildlife (Protected Animals—Marine Mammals) Regulations 2025 document isn’t available because the SA legislation website was updated (24 March 2026), breaking older links. Affected users—researchers, lawyers, conservationists, and the public—should visit legislation.sa.gov.au, report the broken link to OPCWeb@sa.gov.au, or update bookmarks. By title, the regulations would govern protection and interactions with marine mammals, but the actual text is needed for details."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025","history":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-parks-and-wildlife-protected-animals-marine-mammals-regulations-2025/documents"}}