{"id":"north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025","name":"North Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025","slug":"north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106105,"registerId":"sa-north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"North Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025","content":"South Australia\nNorth Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025\nAn Act to facilitate the development of a new North Adelaide Golf Course, to provide for its ongoing use as a championship golf course and public facility, and for other purposes.\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tEffect of Act\nPart 2—Project site\n5\tProject site\n6\tCancellation of leases and licences\n7\tPreparations for handover of project site\n8\tVesting and care, control etc of project site\nPart 3—Carrying out the project\n9\tConsultation requirements and protocol\n10\tApplication of Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988\n11\tApplication of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 etc\n12\tApplication of other State laws to project\n13\tRequirements relating to trees\n14\tSupport zones\n15\tRoads\n16\tMinister may make provision in relation to vesting etc of project land, structures or property\nPart 4—Operation of golf course\n17\tInterpretation\n18\tGeneral operation of golf course\n19\tUse of golf course for approved events\n20\tMinister to have care, control etc of golf course for declared period\n21\tApproved event support zones\n22\tTemporary fencing of land by Minister\n23\tApplication of Major Events Act 2013\n24\tApplication of certain laws to events and activities\n25\tApplication of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016\nPart 5—Miscellaneous\n26\tOther actions to give effect to Act etc\n27\tDelegation\n28\tDuties of Registrar‑General\n29\tEvidentiary provision\n30\tCertain fees etc not payable\n31\tRegulations\nLegislative history\n\nThe Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the North Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025.\n2—Commencement\nThis Act comes into operation on the day on which it is assented to by, or on behalf of, the Crown.\n3—Interpretation\n\t(1)\tIn this Act—\nAdelaide City Council means The Corporation of the City of Adelaide;\napproved event means an event approved by the Minister in accordance with section 19(a);\napproved event support zone—see section 21(1);\ndesignated Minister means the Minister designated by the Governor, by proclamation, as the Minister in whom the project site will vest under section 8;\nGRO means the General Registry Office at Adelaide;\nhandover day means a day designated by the Minister by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this Act;\nLTRO means the Lands Titles Registration Office;\nproject means the development of a new North Adelaide Golf Course to include a championship golf course and, subject to subsection (2), other facilities as determined by the Minister;\nproject site—see section 5;\nroad has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1999;\nsupport zone—see section 14.\n\t(2)\tThe definition of the project in subsection (1) does not extend to the development of any accommodation (whether in the form of a hotel or other temporary accommodation facilities or in the form of housing for ongoing occupation) and nothing in this Act—\n\t(a)\tauthorises or permits the development of any such accommodation on the project site; or\n\t(b)\thas the effect of causing such development to be taken to be classified by the Planning and Design Code as deemed‑to‑satisfy development for the purposes of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.\n4—Effect of Act\n\t(1)\tThis Act has effect despite any other Act or law of the State.\n\t(2)\tThis Act applies to land notwithstanding the provisions of the Real Property Act 1886.\n\t(3)\tThe Land Acquisition Act 1969 does not apply to any vesting of land under this Act.\nNote—\nNothing in this Act affects the operation of any Commonwealth law or authorises the Minister to affect any right, title or interest held by the Crown in right of the Commonwealth.\nPart 2—Project site\n5—Project site\n\t(1)\tThe project site—\n\t(a)\tis the area of land delineated as the project site in a plan or plans to be deposited in the GRO and identified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this paragraph, being an area of land that includes—\n\t(i)\tthe area that was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, operating as the North Adelaide Golf Course; and\n\t(ii)\tthe area known as John E Brown Park (Park 27A); and\n\t(iii)\tcertain road reserve areas in the vicinity of the areas listed in the preceding subparagraphs; or\n\t(b)\tif, after the commencement of this section, the Minister determines that it is necessary or desirable to include additional areas of land in the project site or to remove any areas of land from the project site—is the area or areas of land delineated in a plan or plans to be deposited in the GRO and identified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this paragraph.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister must not include additional areas of land in the project site under subsection (1)(b) unless the Minister has undertaken consultation (in such manner as the Minister thinks fit) with the Adelaide City Council and any other entity the Minister thinks fit.\n6—Cancellation of leases and licences\n\t(1)\tAll leases and licences that exist and are held in relation to the project site, as defined in section 5(1)(a), are cancelled—\n\t(a)\tif, at any time before the handover day, the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, designates a day for the purposes of this section—on the day so designated; or\n\t(b)\tin any other case—on the handover day.\n\t(2)\tIf any land is included in the project site in accordance with section 5(1)(b), all leases and licences that exist and are held in relation to such land are cancelled on the day that the land becomes included in the project site.\n7—Preparations for handover of project site\n\t(1)\tThe Minister must, before designating a handover day for the purposes of this Act, undertake consultation (in such manner as the Minister thinks fit) with the Adelaide City Council in relation to the handover of the project site.\n\t(2)\tThe Adelaide City Council must, on or before the handover day, vacate and handover possession and control of the project site (and all facilities situated on the project site) to the Minister, in accordance with any directions of the Minister.\n\t(3)\tA direction of the Minister under subsection (2) may include, without limitation, requirements for any of the following to occur before the handover day (or any later date approved by the Minister):\n\t(a)\tthe provision of—\n\t(i)\tinformation relating to contracts and agreements in force in connection with the project site or facilities on the project site; or\n\t(ii)\tany other specified information or specified classes of information;\n\t(b)\ttasks to be undertaken and completed by the Adelaide City Council in relation to the project site or any operations on the project site;\n\t(c)\tthe handover (on such terms as may be specified by the Minister) of any personal property the Minister thinks necessary or desirable in connection with the project or with the ongoing care, control and management of the project site or facilities on the project site.\n\t(4)\tIf the Adelaide City Council fails to comply with a direction of the Minister under subsection (2), the Minister may take any action required under the direction, or necessary for the direction to be carried out, as if the Minister were the Adelaide City Council (including action in relation to any person or any property of a third party).\n\t(5)\tNo civil or criminal liability attaches to the Minister or the Crown in respect of the issuing of any direction under this section or the taking of any action under subsection (4).\n8—Vesting and care, control etc of project site\n\t(1)\tOn the handover day the whole of the project site (as delineated in the plan or plans deposited in the GRO in accordance with section 5(1)) is vested in the designated Minister in an estate in fee simple by operation of this section.\n\t(2)\tIf the areas of land included in the project site are subsequently altered in accordance with section 5(1)(b), the areas of land delineated in the plan or plans deposited in the GRO in accordance with that provision are taken to be vested in the designated Minister in an estate in fee simple by operation of this section (and if any areas of land are removed from the project site under that provision, those areas of land may be dealt with in accordance with section 16 as if they were still within the project site).\n\t(3)\tLand that vests in the designated Minister under this section vests free from all dedications, encumbrances, estates and interests other than those indicated by the Minister in the plan or plans deposited under section 5(1)(a) or (b).\n\t(4)\tFor the avoidance of doubt, any areas of road, or road reserve, that vest in the designated Minister under this section will, on that vesting, cease to be areas of road or road reserve.\n\t(5)\tThe care, control, management and use of the project site (as it exists from time to time in accordance with section 5) is vested in the Minister by operation of this section and the designated Minister must comply with any directions given by the Minister for purposes connected with carrying out the project or exercising any other functions of the Minister under this Act.\n\t(6)\tAny items of personal property remaining on the project site after it vests in the designated Minister in accordance with this section are forfeited to the Crown (and may be dealt with in a manner determined by the Minister).\n\t(7)\tNothing in this section affects any existing liability of the Adelaide City Council or any other party in respect of the project site or activities on the project site.\nPart 3—Carrying out the project\n9—Consultation requirements and protocol\n\t(1)\tThe Minister—\n\t(a)\tmust ensure that Adelaide City Council are (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) given an opportunity to provide the Minister with a statement outlining the matters relating to the project that the Council would like to be consulted on; and\n\t(b)\thaving regard to the statement provided by the Council, must determine a consultation protocol (containing such requirements as the Minister thinks fit) and ensure that the Adelaide City Council is consulted in relation to the project at such times and in such manner as the Minister has determined in the consultation protocol.\n\t(2)\tThis section applies in addition to any other provision of this Act requiring the Minister to undertake consultation (but despite other laws—see section 12).\n10—Application of Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988\nThe Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 applies in relation to any Aboriginal sites, objects or remains (within the meaning of that Act) found on or under any land in the course of the carrying out of the project on the project site or the support zones.\n11—Application of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 etc\n\t(1)\tSubject to this section, the following requirements of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 apply to a development proposed to be undertaken, for the purposes of the project, on the project site or the support zones (to the extent that they are relevant to the particular development):\n\t(a)\tthe requirement for planning consent and building consent to be granted in respect of the development;\n\t(b)\tthe requirement for final development approval to be granted in respect of the development.\n\t(2)\tAll development proposed to be undertaken, for the purposes of the project, on the project site or the support zones will be taken to be classified by the Planning and Design Code as deemed‑to‑satisfy development for the purposes of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.\n\t(3)\tThe State Planning Commission will be taken to be the relevant authority for all purposes under the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 in relation to development proposed to be undertaken, for the purposes of the project, on the project site or the support zones.\n12—Application of other State laws to project\n\t(1)\tExcept as is specified in sections 10 and 11 or as may be determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette, no—\n\t(a)\tassessment, decision, consent, approval, authorisation, certificate, licence, permit or permission; or\n\t(b)\tconsultation, inquiry, notification or other process or procedural step,\nis required under a law of the State in connection with the carrying out of the project (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the expenditure of money for the purposes of the project) or otherwise for the performance of functions under this Act.\n\t(2)\tNo civil or criminal liability will attach to a person for an act or omission in good faith in reliance on subsection (1).\n13—Requirements relating to trees\nThe Minister must ensure that for every tree that is removed in the course of undertaking the project not less than 3 new trees (or seedlings for not less than 3 new trees) are planted within the project site and support zones.\n14—Support zones\n\t(1)\tThe support zones are the areas of land indicated, from time to time, as support zones in a plan or plans to be deposited in the GRO and identified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this section.\n\t(2)\tIn this section, support services and facilities are any of the following:\n\t(a)\tutilities or services required in connection with the project or in connection with other support services and facilities;\nNote—\nFor example electricity and telecommunications, gas, water and sewerage.\n\t(b)\tstormwater management works;\n\t(c)\troads, paths, pedestrian bridges and walkways and other access facilities in connection with the project or in connection with other support services and facilities;\nNote—\nThis includes fixtures on or in the vicinity of any such facilities, such as signage, traffic control devices and lighting.\n\t(d)\ttemporary amenities and facilities required while the project is being undertaken;\n\t(e)\tworks to facilitate the construction of any building or structure on the project site;\n\t(f)\tlandscaping and other works;\n\t(g)\tany other works reasonably required for the purposes of developing the new golf course and remediating the area.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister may, for the purposes of any support services and facilities, do any of the following in a support zone:\n\t(a)\tenter and occupy, or otherwise make use of, the zone;\n\t(b)\ttake vehicles, machinery or equipment onto the zone;\n\t(c)\terect any fences or barriers and prevent access to the zone or any part of the zone;\n\t(d)\tundertake works or activities in the zone, including (without limitation)—\n\t(i)\tundertaking any testing, investigations or preparatory works; or\n\t(ii)\tconstructing, or realigning or otherwise altering, any roads, paths, pedestrian bridges and walkways and other access facilities; or\n\t(iii)\tdemolishing, constructing or altering any structure or facility; or\n\t(iv)\tundertaking any earthworks; or\n\t(v)\tany works or activities necessary or desirable for the purpose of constructing any building or structure on the project site or any other works necessary or desirable for the purposes of undertaking the project on the project site; or\n\t(vi)\tinstalling, modifying, removing or relocating any utilities, services, equipment, items or facilities; or\n\t(vii)\tclearing or otherwise dealing with any vegetation or undertaking any planting or landscaping.\n\t(4)\tThe Minister may, by instrument in writing, authorise any person, or class of person, to exercise powers referred to in subsection (3) on behalf of the Minister (and if a person is authorised by the Minister to exercise a power under this subsection, the person will be taken to exercise the power pursuant to that authority to the exclusion of any other powers of the person under another Act or law).\n\t(5)\tThe Minister—\n\t(a)\tis not authorised under this section to construct any building in the support zones that would remain after completion of the project; and\n\t(b)\tmust, after completion of the project and relevant support services and facilities, ensure that the public amenity of the support zones is restored by, for example, landscaping or revegetating such areas,\n(provided that nothing in this subsection affects anything constructed or installed in accordance with subsection (2)(a), (b), (c), (f) or (g)).\n\t(6)\tThe Minister may, by instrument in writing, vary or extinguish any lease or licence that exists in relation to a support zone if satisfied that it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the project or any support services and facilities (and no liability attaches to the Minister or the Crown in respect of and such variation or extinguishment).\n15—Roads\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may—\n\t(a)\tby notice in the Gazette, temporarily close any road in connection with carrying out the project; or\n\t(b)\tby lodging a plan with the Registrar-General, open or close any roads in connection with the project.\n\t(2)\tIf a plan is lodged under subsection (1)(b)—\n\t(a)\tthe plan may specify that any road shown on the plan is a public road (in which case the road will be taken to have been established in accordance with the Roads (Opening and Closing) Act 1991 and to be a public road within the meaning of section 4 of the Local Government Act 1999); and\n\t(b)\tthe Minister may vary the plan by subsequent plan lodged with the Registrar‑General.\n16—Minister may make provision in relation to vesting etc of project land, structures or property\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may, in order to implement leasing or such other arrangements as may be agreed between the Minister and the Adelaide City Council or for any other purpose connected with the operation of this Act that the Minister thinks fit, by instrument in writing, make any provision for or relating to—\n\t(a)\tthe vesting, management or use of land, structures or personal property within the project site or support zones; or\n\t(b)\tthe status of any land or structures within the project site or support zones; or\n\t(c)\tthe restoration of any right or interest that was cancelled or extinguished under this Act; or\n\t(d)\tthe delineation of land within the project site or support zones.\nNote—\nAn instrument under this section may, for example, extinguish, vary, transfer or create any interest in land, a structure or property, grant a lease over any land, provide for the reservation of land for a specified purpose, vest the care, control and management of land or a structure in any person or otherwise set out arrangements in relation to the management or use of land, a structure or property.\n\t(2)\tAn instrument under this section may be conditional or unconditional.\n\t(3)\tAn instrument under subsection (1) will have effect according to its terms (despite any other provision of this Act) and, subject to the regulations, any requirements of another Act relating to the action taken under this section will not apply.\n\t(4)\tIf an instrument under this section relates to land, the instrument must be deposited in the GRO or lodged in the LTRO.\n\t(5)\tIf the Minister deposits an instrument in the GRO or lodges an instrument in the LTRO under this section, the Minister must give public notice of that fact within 2 months after the instrument is so deposited or lodged.\n\t(6)\tA reference in subsection (1)(b) to the status of land includes its status under the Crown Land Management Act 2009.\nPart 4—Operation of golf course\n17—Interpretation\nIn this Part—\ndeclared period for an approved event—see section 19(b);\nNorth Adelaide Golf Course means the new North Adelaide Golf Course, as in operation following the completion of the project under this Act.\n18—General operation of golf course\n\t(1)\tSubject to this Part—\n\t(a)\tthe North Adelaide Golf Course must continue to operate as a public golf course; and\n\t(b)\tthe area of land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course must not have permanent fencing around its perimeter for the purpose of excluding members of the public from the golf course land.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister must ensure that a differential price structure applies in respect of access to the public golf course such that persons who are able to produce evidence (of a kind determined by the Minister) establishing that they are resident in the State will be entitled to pay a lesser fee for that access than persons who are not able to produce such evidence.\n\t(3)\tNothing in subsection (1) prevents the erection of fencing or other barriers in relation to particular areas forming part of the North Adelaide Golf Course where the Minister is satisfied that the erection of the fencing or barrier is necessary or desirable for reasons of public safety, the security of any property or otherwise for a good purpose.\n19—Use of golf course for approved events\nThe Minister may, by notice in the Gazette—\n\t(a)\tapprove the conduct of a specified event at the North Adelaide Golf Course (or on any part of the land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course); and\n\t(b)\tspecify a period that will be the declared period for the event under this Part for the purposes of—\n\t(i)\tundertaking any works the Minister thinks fit to prepare or set up for the event; and\n\t(ii)\tthe conduct of the event; and\n\t(iii)\tundertaking any works the Minister thinks fit after the event for the resumption of the ordinary operations of the North Adelaide Golf Course; and\n\t(c)\ttemporarily close any road within or in the vicinity of the North Adelaide Golf Course.\n20—Minister to have care, control etc of golf course for declared period\nThe care, control, management and use of the land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course vests in the Minister (to the extent that it is not already so vested) for the declared period for an approved event and the rights or interests of any other person in or in relation to the land are suspended for the declared period.\n21—Approved event support zones\n\t(1)\tThe approved event support zones are the areas of land indicated, from time to time, as approved event support zones in a plan or plans to be deposited in the GRO and identified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette for the purposes of this section.\n\t(2)\tIn this section, approved event support services and facilities are any of the following:\n\t(a)\tutilities or services required in connection with the approved event;\nNote—\nFor example electricity and telecommunications, gas, water and sewerage.\n\t(b)\troads, paths and other access requirements in connection with the approved event or in connection with other approved event support services and facilities;\nNote—\nThis includes fixtures on such roads, paths and other access requirements, such as signage, traffic control devices and lighting.\n\t(c)\ttemporary amenities and facilities required in connection with the approved event;\n\t(d)\tworks to facilitate the construction of any building or structure for the purposes of the approved event;\n\t(e)\tlandscaping and other works for the purposes of the approved event;\n\t(f)\tany other works reasonably required for the purposes of the conduct of the approved event.\n\t(3)\tThe Minister may, for the purposes of any approved event support services and facilities, do any of the following in an approved event support zone:\n\t(a)\tenter and occupy, or otherwise make use of, the zone;\n\t(b)\ttake vehicles, machinery or equipment onto the zone;\n\t(c)\terect any fences or barriers and prevent access to the zone or any part of the zone;\n\t(d)\tundertake works or activities in the zone, including (without limitation)—\n\t(i)\tundertaking any testing, investigations or preparatory works; or\n\t(ii)\tconstructing, realigning or otherwise altering any roads or paths; or\n\t(iii)\tdemolishing, constructing or altering any structure; or\n\t(iv)\tundertaking any earthworks; or\n\t(v)\tany works or activities necessary or desirable for the purpose of constructing any building or structure or any other works necessary or desirable for the purposes of the conduct of the approved event; or\n\t(vi)\tinstalling, modifying, removing or relocating any utilities, services, equipment, items or facilities; or\n\t(vii)\tclearing or otherwise dealing with any vegetation or undertaking any planting or landscaping.\n\t(4)\tThe Minister may, by instrument in writing, authorise any person, or class of person, to exercise powers referred to in subsection (3) on behalf of the Minister (and if a person is authorised by the Minister to exercise a power under this subsection, the person will be taken to exercise the power pursuant to that authority to the exclusion of any other powers of the person under another Act or law).\n\t(5)\tThe Minister—\n\t(a)\tis not authorised under this section to construct any building in the approved event support zones that would remain after the end of the declared period for the approved event; and\n\t(b)\tmust, after the end of the declared period for the approved event, ensure that the public amenity of the approved event support zones is restored by, for example, landscaping or revegetating such areas.\n\t(6)\tThe Minister may, by instrument in writing, vary or extinguish any lease or licence that exists in relation to an approved event support zone if satisfied that it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the approved event or any approved event support services and facilities (and no liability attaches to the Minister or the Crown in respect of and such variation or extinguishment).\n22—Temporary fencing of land by Minister\n\t(1)\tThe whole or any part of the land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course or an approved event support zone may be fenced or cordoned off by the Minister for the whole or any part of the declared period for an approved event.\n\t(2)\tThe Minister may, if satisfied that it is reasonably necessary or desirable for, or incidental to, the performance of functions under this Part or otherwise for purposes related to the conduct of an approved event, fence or cordon off a part of the land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course for any other periods (whether or not falling within the declared period for the event).\n\t(3)\tAny land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course or an approved event support zone that is fenced or cordoned off by the Minister will, while it is so fenced or cordoned off, be taken to be in the lawful occupation of the Minister.\n23—Application of Major Events Act 2013\nThe regulations may modify the application of the Major Events Act 2013 in respect of any specified approved event.\n24—Application of certain laws to events and activities\n\t(1)\tThe following Acts or laws do not apply to, or in relation to, the land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course during the declared period for an approved event:\n\t(a)\tthe Environment Protection Act 1993;\n\t(b)\tany regulations or by-laws made under the Local Government Act 1934 or the Local Government Act 1999.\n\t(2)\tNo activity carried on by or with the permission of the Minister on land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course will constitute a nuisance under any Act or law or a local nuisance under the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016.\n25—Application of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016\n\t(1)\tSubject to subsection (2), all development proposed to be undertaken by or with the permission of the Minister on land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course will be taken to be classified by the Planning and Design Code as deemed‑to‑satisfy development for the purposes of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.\n\t(2)\tIf the Minister certifies that particular works to be undertaken on land comprising the North Adelaide Golf Course or an approved event support zone are necessary or desirable in connection with the conduct of an approved event, the provisions of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 do not apply to or in relation to the works.\nPart 5—Miscellaneous\n26—Other actions to give effect to Act etc\n\t(1)\tAn entity responsible for the preparation or maintenance of any instrument under an Act must, at the request of the Minister, make any alterations to the instrument that are, in the opinion of the Minister, necessary or desirable to give effect to this Act or for the ongoing operation of any facilities on the project site or support zones.\nNote—\nSee also section 4(1).\n\t(2)\tAn entity responsible for the grant of any consent, approval, authorisation, certificate, licence, permit or permission under an Act (a statutory authorisation) must, at the request of the Minister, grant any statutory authorisation that is, in the opinion of the Minister, necessary or desirable to give effect to this Act, for the ongoing operation of any facilities on the project site or in connection with an approved event (whether on the project site or an approved event support zone).\n\t(3)\tIf a request is made by the Minister under this section for alteration of an instrument made under an Act or for the grant of any statutory authorisation, the alteration must be made, or the statutory authorisation must be granted, in accordance with the directions of the Minister and any procedural or other requirements of that Act relating to the making of such instruments, or alterations to such instruments, or to the grant of such statutory authorisations, do not apply.\n27—Delegation\n\t(1)\tThe Minister may delegate any of the Minister's functions under this Act—\n\t(a)\tto a particular person or body; or\n\t(b)\tto the person for the time being occupying a particular office or position.\n\t(2)\tA delegation—\n\t(a)\tmust be made by instrument in writing; and\n\t(b)\tmay be made subject to conditions or limitations specified in the instrument of delegation; and\n\t(c)\tif the instrument of delegation so provides, may be further delegated by the delegate; and\n\t(d)\tis revocable at will and does not derogate from the power of the delegator to act in any matter.\n28—Duties of Registrar‑General\n\t(1)\tThe Registrar‑General will, on application by the Minister, take such action as may be required by the Minister for or in connection with—\n\t(a)\tthe issue, alteration, correction or cancellation of certificates or other documents of title; or\n\t(b)\tthe making, recording, alteration, correction or cancellation of entries or endorsements in the Crown land register or in the Register Book, as may be necessary or desirable for the purposes of this Act; or\n\t(c)\tthe deposit of any plan in the Lands Titles Registration Office or in the GRO.\n\t(2)\tIf the Minister makes an application under subsection (1) requiring the Registrar-General to take action to give effect to a determination or action of the Minister under this Act, the Minister will, if required by the Registrar‑General—\n\t(a)\tfurnish the Registrar‑General with any map or plan required by the Registrar‑General to give effect to the determination or action; or\n\t(b)\tfurnish the Registrar‑General with any document required by the Registrar‑General in relation to the determination or action.\n29—Evidentiary provision\nIn any proceedings, a certificate apparently signed by the Minister and certifying as to—\n\t(a)\tany permission or authorisation of the Minister under this Act; or\n\t(b)\tany other matter relating to the exercise of a function under this Act,\nis proof, in the absence of proof to the contrary of the matter so certified.\n30—Certain fees etc not payable\nNo fees or charges are payable to Adelaide City Council in respect of the exercise of functions under this Act.\n31—Regulations\n\t(1)\tThe Governor may make such regulations as are contemplated by, or necessary or desirable for the purposes of, this Act.\n\t(2)\tThe regulations may—\n\t(a)\tbe of general or limited application; and\n\t(b)\tmake different provision according to the matters or circumstances to which they are expressed to apply; and\n\t(c)\tmake provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or on the commencement of specified provisions of this Act or on the making of regulations under this Act; and\n\t(d)\tprovide that a matter or thing in respect of which regulations may be made is to be determined according to the discretion of the Minister or any other specified entity.\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 Act\nYear\nNo\nTitle\nAssent\nCommencement\n2025\n30\nNorth Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025 \n3.7.2025\n3.7.2025: s 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act itself defines its scope (project definition, exclusions and mechanisms to alter project boundaries) and provides power for the Minister to add or remove land (section 5(1)(b)). It also expressly excludes accommodation development from the project definition (section 3(2)). The text contains no provision or legislative history within the Act that indicates the Act’s scope was changed from an earlier or original statutory intent. The Act does, however, build in mechanisms for the Minister to alter the project site or to restore interests previously extinguished (sections 5(1)(b) and 16(1)(c)), which permits future scope adjustments but does not itself demonstrate a prior change in scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive ministerial discretion to define project boundaries and add or remove land (section 5)","Automatic vesting of project land in fee simple in the designated Minister on handover day and cancellation of existing leases/licences (sections 6 and 8)","Act operates despite other State laws and disapplies the Land Acquisition Act for vestings under the Act (section 4)","Broad removal of statutory procedural requirements and consents for carrying out the project, including expenditure of money (section 12)","Planning treatment as deemed‑to‑satisfy and designation of the State Planning Commission as relevant authority for project development (section 11)","Powers to create support zones and event support zones with wide powers of entry, works and temporary occupation (sections 14 and 21)","Suspension of third‑party rights and regulatory exemptions during declared event periods, including exclusion of specified environmental and local government laws (sections 19, 20 and 24)","Ministerial ability to vary or extinguish leases or licences without Crown liability and to make instruments overriding other Act requirements (sections 14(6), 16(1)–(3) and 21(6))","Operational constraints and obligations (public access rules, resident pricing, tree‑planting ratios) that impose ongoing management requirements (sections 18 and 13)","Multiple registries and formalities (GRO, LTRO, Registrar‑General duties) and evidentiary weight of Ministerial certificates (sections 5, 16(4)–(5), 28 and 29)"],"plain_english_summary":"The Act vests the North Adelaide Golf Course and nearby land in a Minister, cancels existing leases, and creates development and event support zones the Minister may occupy and authorise others to use. It streamlines or disapplies many statutory approvals, lets the Minister approve events and temporarily suspend rights, and imposes operational limits (public access, resident pricing, tree‑replacement and restoration). Adelaide City Council, current lessees and the public are directly affected; the law centralises decision‑making and speeds delivery while shifting procedural and compensation rules."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains tightly focused on its original purpose: facilitating the redevelopment of the North Adelaide Golf Course and its operation as a public facility. While it grants extensive powers, these are all instrumental to the core project. The explicit exclusion of accommodation development (section 3(2)) and the retention of public access requirements (section 18) demonstrate that the scope has not expanded beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping defined terms across Parts (e.g., 'project site', 'support zones', 'approved event support zones' with similar but distinct definitions)","Extensive conditional logic and temporal triggers (e.g., 'handover day', 'declared period', 'before/after commencement' distinctions)","Broad discretionary powers with minimal procedural constraints (e.g., Minister may consult 'in such manner as the Minister thinks fit' appears 3 times)","Complex interaction with other statutes — modifies application of Planning Act, Aboriginal Heritage Act, Major Events Act, Local Government Acts, Environment Protection Act, and Real Property Act","Nested exceptions and savings: section 4(1) 'despite any other Act' clause, with specific carve-outs for Commonwealth law and accommodation ban in section 3(2)","Dual vesting mechanisms — fee simple vesting in 'designated Minister' vs care/control in 'Minister' (sections 8(1) vs 8(5))","Section 16 provides open-ended instrument-making power with effect 'despite any other provision of this Act'","Cross-references between Parts 3 and 4 regarding support zones and event management create parallel but slightly different regulatory schemes"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThis Act is a special-purpose law to rebuild and run the North Adelaide Golf Course. It gives the South Australian Government sweeping powers to take over land, cancel existing leases, bypass normal planning rules, and run major events — all while keeping the course open to the public.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Adelaide City Council** — loses control of the golf course land and must hand it over to the State Government. Their leases and licences are cancelled automatically.\n- **Local residents and golfers** — the course must stay open to the public with cheaper fees for South Australians, but can be fenced off temporarily for major events.\n- **Neighbouring landowners** — may have their land included in \"support zones\" for construction or events, with limited rights to object.\n- **Event organisers** — get streamlined access to host major tournaments with reduced red tape.\n\n**Key powers the Act creates:**\n\n- **Land takeover:** On \"handover day\", the entire project site automatically transfers to a designated Minister, free of most existing legal interests (section 8).\n- **Lease cancellation:** All existing leases and licences on the land are cancelled without compensation (sections 6, 8(6)).\n- **Bypassing normal laws:** Most State laws don't apply to the project unless specifically listed. Planning approvals are fast-tracked as \"deemed-to-satisfy\" development (sections 11-12).\n- **Support zones:** The Minister can use nearby land for construction staging, roads, and utilities, then restore it afterwards (sections 14, 21).\n- **Major events:** The Minister can declare \"approved events\", suspend normal environmental and local government laws, and fence off the course (sections 19-24).\n\n**Important limits:**\n\n- **No hotels or housing** — the Act explicitly bans accommodation development (section 3(2)).\n- **Tree replacement** — 3 new trees must be planted for every one removed (section 13).\n- **Public access** — the course must remain unfenced permanently (except for safety or events) and offer discounted rates for SA residents (section 18).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis is a \"project-specific\" Act that overrides normal democratic and legal safeguards. It removes Council control, limits community consultation to whatever the Minister \"thinks fit\", and suspends environmental and planning laws during events. It reflects a significant centralisation of power over a major public asset."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether the scope changed from original intent — the full text of the Act was not accessible. No comparison between the Bill and the enacted legislation could be made."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was retrievable — only a 404 error page was returned","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual Act","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ Content Unavailable\n\nThe actual text of the **North Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025** (South Australia) could not be retrieved. The link provided returned a **\"Page Not Found\"** error from the South Australian legislation website.\n\nThis means:\n- **No legislative content was available** for analysis — only a broken webpage was returned.\n- The error appears related to a website migration that occurred around **24 March 2026**, which may have broken older hyperlinks.\n\n### What we can say from the title alone:\n- This is a **South Australian Act** passed in **2025**.\n- It appears to relate to the **North Adelaide Public Golf Course** — likely governing its ownership, management, operation, or preservation as a public recreational facility.\n- North Adelaide Golf Course is a well-known public facility on parklands (land traditionally reserved for public use), so legislation in this space could affect **public access rights, land use, commercial arrangements, or council/government responsibilities**.\n\n### What you should do:\nTo find the actual Act, visit [www.legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) and search for **\"North Adelaide Public Golf Course Act 2025\"** directly using the site's search function."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025","history":"/api/acts/north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/north-adelaide-public-golf-course-act-2025/documents"}}