{"id":"pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021","name":"Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2021","slug":"pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236242,"registerId":"sa-pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2021","content":"South Australia\nPastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2021\nunder the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tPrescribed percentage of net rental income for Fund\n5\tOther Acts to be complied with by lessees\n6\tPublic access routes\n7\tGates\n8\tTravelling stock\n9\tLessee may give directions\n10\tDirections relating to access to water for travelling stock\n11\tCompensation for taking water for mining etc\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2006\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2021.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on 1 September 2021.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAct means the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989.\n4—Prescribed percentage of net rental income for Fund\nFor the purposes of section 9(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed percentage is 10%.\n5—Other Acts to be complied with by lessees\nFor the purposes of section 22(1)(a)(v)(G) of the Act, the following Acts are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972;\n\t(b)\tthe Native Vegetation Act 1991;\n\t(c)\tthe Plant Health Act 2009.\n6—Public access routes\n\t(1)\tA person must not, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, travel on or across a public access route while it is temporarily closed under section 45(7) of the Act.\nMaximum penalty: $1 250.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) does not apply to the lessee on whose land the access route is situated, or to an agent or employee of such a lessee.\n7—Gates\nA person who travels on a public access route must—\n\t(a)\tclose any gate across the route that the person finds closed; and\n\t(b)\tleave open any gate that the person finds open.\nMaximum penalty: $1 250.\n8—Travelling stock\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 46(1) of the Act, notice to the lessee—\n\t(a)\tmust be given in writing at least 7 days before the stock are to enter the land; and\n\t(b)\tmust set out the following particulars:\n\t(i)\tthe number and type of stock;\n\t(ii)\tthe place of origin and the destination of the stock;\n\t(iii)\tthe proposed route;\n\t(iv)\tthe proposed date of arrival of the stock on the land and date of departure from the land;\n\t(v)\tthe name and address of each person who will be in charge of the stock; and\n\t(c)\tmust be accompanied by a statutory declaration by a qualified veterinary surgeon that the stock are disease free.\n\t(2)\tIf stock are to travel over pastoral land for the predominant purpose of obtaining feed from the land, the lessee must forward particulars of the travel arrangements to the Board.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of section 46(2) of the Act, the rate of compensation for travelling with stock over pastoral land where the predominant purpose is to obtain feed for the stock from the land is as follows:\n\t(a)\tfor sheep—5 cents per head per day;\n\t(b)\tfor cattle—20 cents per head per day.\n9—Lessee may give directions\n\t(1)\tA lessee or an agent or employee of a lessee may give to a person travelling across or camping on the lessee's land such directions as may be reasonably required for the purpose of preventing undue interference with the lessee's stock management practices.\n\t(2)\tA person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, fails to comply with such a direction is guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $1 250.\n10—Directions relating to access to water for travelling stock\nA person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a direction given by a lessee under section 59(1)(b) of the Act is guilty of an offence.\nMaximum penalty: $1 250.\n11—Compensation for taking water for mining etc\nFor the purposes of section 59(3) of the Act, the rate of compensation payable to a lessee for water taken by the holder of a mining tenement other than water taken from a natural source solely by means of equipment or infrastructure supplied by the holder of the mining tenement is $1 per kilolitre.\nSchedule 1—Revocation of Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2006\nThe Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Regulations 2006 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\n2021\n82\nGazette 24.6.2021 p2273 \n1.9.2021: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear tightly scoped to their original purpose under the 1989 Act. They cover the specific operational matters delegated to regulations: prescribed percentages, compensation rates, procedural requirements for stock movement, and public access conduct rules. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond the Act's framework for pastoral land management."},"complexity_factors":["Only 11 substantive regulations plus a revocation schedule","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing — primarily refers back to specific sections of the parent Act","Straightforward conditional logic with clear exceptions (e.g., subregulation 6(2) exempting lessees from public access route closures)","No nested exceptions or complex definitional chains","Prescribed amounts are fixed rates (10%, $1.25k, 5c/20c per head, $1/kL) rather than formulas","Clear offence structure with single maximum penalty amount repeated across provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** These are regulations made under South Australia's Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989. They set out practical rules for how pastoral leases (large grazing properties) are managed, particularly around public access, travelling stock, and compensation payments.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Pastoral lessees** (people or companies leasing Crown land for grazing)\n- **The general public** using public access routes across pastoral land\n- **Stock owners** moving animals across pastoral properties\n- **Mining companies** taking water from pastoral leases\n\n**Key things it does:**\n\n- **Money for the Pastoral Fund:** 10% of net rental income from pastoral leases goes into a fund for land management and conservation.\n\n- **Environmental compliance:** Lessees must follow three other Acts covering national parks, native vegetation protection, and plant health.\n\n- **Public access rules:**\n  - You can't use public access routes when they're temporarily closed (unless you're the lessee or their worker)\n  - You must leave gates as you find them — closed gates stay closed, open gates stay open\n  - Breaking these rules can cost you $1,250\n\n- **Travelling stock:** If you're moving sheep or cattle across pastoral land, you must give the lessee 7 days' written notice with full details (numbers, route, dates, who's in charge) plus a vet's declaration that the animals are disease-free. If the main reason is to graze on the land, you must pay compensation: 5 cents per sheep per day, 20 cents per head of cattle per day.\n\n- **Lessee authority:** Lessees can give reasonable directions to people crossing or camping on their land to protect stock management. Ignoring these can result in a $1,250 fine.\n\n- **Water compensation:** Mining companies taking water from pastoral land (except where they supply their own equipment to natural sources) must pay the lessee $1 per kilolitre.\n\n**Why it matters:** These regulations balance the rights of pastoralists to run their businesses with public access rights and environmental protection. They provide clear penalties for rule-breaking and establish fair compensation rates for use of pastoral resources."},"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These 2021 regulations revoke the 2006 regulations (Schedule 1) and introduce specific, numeric requirements and procedures absent from the text provided here: a prescribed 10% contribution to the Fund (r 4); named statutory duties for lessees (r 5); defined notice, veterinary and compensation rules for travelling stock (r 8); fixed water compensation for mining tenement holders (r 11); and uniform penalties for specified breaches (rr 6–10). Mechanically, the instrument narrows prior open-ended obligations into specific rates and prescribed processes, shifting scope toward quantifiable obligations and clearer on‑ground enforcement points."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 mean the regulations must be read with the parent Act (see r 3 and multiple provisions referencing Act sections).","Numeric prescriptions replace discretionary measures: 10% Fund allocation (r 4), travelling-stock compensation rates (r 8(3)), and water compensation $1/kL (r 11).","Administrative compliance requirements: written 7-day notice and veterinary statutory declaration for incoming stock (r 8(1)).","Enforcement and compliance costs: several offences carry the same monetary penalty ($1,250) for breaches of access, gate rules, failing to follow lessee directions and water access directions (rr 6(1), 7, 9(2), 10).","Delegated operational discretion to lessees to give directions to visitors and campers (r 9) creates on-ground decision-making obligations and potential disputes.","Interaction with other statutes is explicit: lessees must comply with three prescribed Acts (r 5), increasing overlapping regulatory duties.","Replacement of prior regulations (Schedule 1 revocation) changes the regulatory text base and may affect legacy compliance practices."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations update rules for pastoral leases in South Australia. They set concrete rules: 10% of net rental income is allocated to the Fund; lessees must follow three named Acts; travellers and stock-movers face notification, biosecurity and modest compensation rules; lessees may direct visitors to protect stock; and specified fines and monetary rates apply (including $1 per kL for mining-related water use). Who pays: lessees, travellers, stock owners and mining tenement holders. Who decides: lessees, the Board and lessees’ agents under the Act. Behaviour: increased reporting, gate discipline and compliance with lessee directions."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available for review. No comparison between original intent and enacted provisions is possible from the data provided."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual text","Score of 1 reflects absence of analysable content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"Based on the title, these South Australian regulations likely set rules for managing pastoral leases and related conservation obligations—covering land condition, stocking and environmental responsibilities, and compliance/enforcement. \n\nThey would primarily affect pastoral leaseholders, land managers, conservation bodies and the Pastoral Board of SA. No substantive legal analysis is possible here because the regulation text could not be retrieved; consult the official legislation site or OPCWeb@sa.gov.au."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pastoral-land-management-and-conservation-regulations-2021/documents"}}