{"id":"natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005","name":"Natural Resources Management (Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges—Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2005","slug":"natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236223,"registerId":"sa-natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Natural Resources Management (Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges—Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2005","content":"South Australia\nNatural Resources Management (Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges—Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2005\nunder the Natural Resources Management Act 2004\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tDeclaration of prescribed wells\n5\tEstablishment and prescribed periods\n6\tOperation of section 124(4)\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Natural Resources Management (Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges—Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2005.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Natural Resources Management Act 2004;\nEastern Mount Lofty Ranges Prescribed Wells Area means the area bounded by the bold red line in GRO Plan No 423/2003.\n4—Declaration of prescribed wells\nWells situated in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges Prescribed Wells Area and wells drilled in that Area after the commencement of these regulations are declared to be prescribed wells.\n5—Establishment and prescribed periods\n\t(1)\tThe establishment period in relation to the prescribed wells declared by regulation 4 commenced on 1 July 2000 and ended at the commencement of the prescribed period (16 October 2003).\n\t(2)\tThe prescribed period in relation to the prescribed wells declared by regulation 4 commenced on 16 October 2003 and will end on 1 October 2008.\n6—Operation of section 124(4)\nThe operation of section 124(4) of the Act is not excluded in relation to the prescribed wells declared by regulation 4.\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\n2005\n200\nGazette 8.9.2005 p3294\n8.9.2005: r 2 \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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 remain tightly focused on their original purpose: declaring a specific geographic area's wells as prescribed and setting the relevant time periods. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument is narrow, technical, and purpose-built for water resource management in a single region."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 substantive regulations plus legislative history","Minimal defined terms (only 2: 'Act' and the geographic area)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Simple temporal structure with clear start and end dates","Single cross-reference to section 124(4) of the parent Act with no elaboration","Geographic scope defined by external map reference rather than textual description"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations create special water management rules for a specific area in South Australia—the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges. They declare all water wells in this area (and any new ones drilled) as \"prescribed wells.\" This means they come under stricter government control than ordinary wells.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Landowners and farmers** in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges who have water wells or plan to drill new ones\n- **Water users** who rely on groundwater in this region\n- The **Department for Environment and Water** (or relevant authority) which manages water allocation\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWhen wells are \"prescribed,\" the government can:\n- Control how much water people can take\n- Require permits for new wells\n- Protect the resource from over-extraction\n\nThis regulation sets up a **time-limited regime** that ran from 2003 to 2008. It also confirms that **section 124(4)** of the main Act applies—this typically deals with compensation rights if the government restricts water use.\n\n**Key dates to note:**\n- The \"establishment period\" (when the area was being assessed): 1 July 2000 – 16 October 2003\n- The \"prescribed period\" (when strict rules applied): 16 October 2003 – 1 October 2008\n\nThe area itself is defined by a map (GRO Plan No 423/2003) showing a bold red boundary line."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations extend the scope of the Act’s prescribed-well regime to a specific mapped area by declaring those wells prescribed (reg 4) and by fixing the establishment and prescribed periods for that declaration (reg 5). They also confirm continued application of section 124(4) of the Act to those wells (reg 6)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, geographically confined scope (Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges, GRO Plan No 423/2003).","Simple declaratory operation: designates wells as prescribed rather than creating new procedures.","Temporal provisions fix established and prescribed periods, no ongoing rulemaking complexity (reg 5).","Substantive regulatory obligations are delegated to the parent Act, so complexity shifts to cross-reference rather than this instrument.","Limited discretion or administrative detail within the regulations themselves; implementation detail resides in the Act (reg 6 preserves application of s124(4))."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations declare all wells inside the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges Prescribed Wells Area to be \"prescribed wells\", set when the establishment and prescribed periods ran (commencing 1 July 2000, prescribed period 16 Oct 2003–1 Oct 2008) and confirm that section 124(4) of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 applies (regs 4–6). Owners/operators of wells in the mapped area therefore become subject to the Act’s regulatory regime and any compliance, permit or reporting requirements that flow from that status."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available. The page returned a 404-style error, meaning no comparison between original intent and enacted provisions is possible."},"complexity_factors":["No actual legislative text was retrieved — only a website error page was provided","Analysis is impossible without the substantive content of the regulations","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"The linked page returned “Page Not Found,” so the full regulations weren’t available. Based on the title alone, the instrument appears to be a South Australian regulation designating a Prescribed Wells Area in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges to govern groundwater access, drilling, permits/licences, and resource conservation. It would mainly affect farmers, rural landholders, local councils and businesses that rely on bore water."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005","history":"/api/acts/natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/natural-resources-management-eastern-mount-lofty-ranges-prescribed-wells-area-regulations-2005/documents"}}