{"id":"wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017","name":"Wilderness Protection (Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area—Alteration of Boundaries) Regulations 2017","slug":"wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":238327,"registerId":"sa-wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Wilderness Protection (Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area—Alteration of Boundaries) Regulations 2017","content":"South Australia\nWilderness Protection (Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area—Alteration of Boundaries) Regulations 2017\nunder the Wilderness Protection Act 1992\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\nPart 2—Alteration of boundaries of Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area for purposes of public road (section 24 of Act)\n4\tAlteration of boundaries of Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area\nSchedule 1—Description of land\nLegislative history\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Wilderness Protection (Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area—Alteration of Boundaries) Regulations 2017.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Wilderness Protection Act 1992.\nPart 2—Alteration of boundaries of Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area for purposes of public road (section 24 of Act)\n4—Alteration of boundaries of Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area\nPursuant to section 24 of the Act, the boundaries of the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area are altered by excluding from the Wilderness Protection Area the land described in Schedule 1.\nSchedule 1—Description of land\nAllotment 31 in approved plan No D113589, Out of Hundreds (Coompana), lodged in the Lands Titles Registration Office.\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\n2017\n11\nGazette 9.2.2017 p398 \n9.2.2017: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the title alone, this instrument appears to do exactly what it says — alter the boundaries of an existing Wilderness Protection Area. There is no indication of scope creep or unintended expansion beyond that single administrative purpose. However, without the full text, this cannot be confirmed with certainty."},"complexity_factors":["Boundary alteration regulations typically rely on maps or cadastral (land parcel) descriptions that are highly technical and require specialist interpretation","Must be read alongside the parent Act — the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 (SA) — to understand the full legal effect","Interactions with other land tenure regimes (pastoral leases, mining tenements, native title) can add complexity","The full text was unavailable, preventing a complete assessment — actual complexity may be higher if the boundary descriptions are detailed","Relatively narrow and specific in scope, keeping overall complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations change the boundaries of the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area in far‑west South Australia. That shifts where the highest-level wilderness protections apply, affecting nearby landholders, miners, conservationists, recreational users, Aboriginal communities, and management agencies by altering what activities are permitted.\n\nNote: the regulation text wasn’t retrievable (link returned “Page Not Found”), so specific parcels and whether land is added or removed aren’t confirmed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the narrow, technical function indicated by its title: altering boundaries for a public road. There is no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 substantive provisions plus a schedule","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single, straightforward operative clause in regulation 4","Schedule contains only a basic land description (one allotment number)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a very short, technical piece of South Australian law that **removes a small strip of land from the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Alters the boundary** of a protected wilderness area on the Nullarbor Plain\n- **Excludes a specific parcel of land** (Allotment 31 in plan D113589) from the protected area\n- The land is being removed so it can be used for a **public road**\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone travelling on the public road that will be built or maintained on this land\n- The government agency managing the wilderness area (now has slightly less land to manage)\n- The general public (the wilderness area becomes marginally smaller)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWilderness Protection Areas have strict rules about what activities are allowed. By removing this land from the protected area, the government can build or maintain a public road there without breaching wilderness protection laws. This is a routine administrative adjustment to allow essential infrastructure while keeping the rest of the wilderness area protected."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation implements the Act’s boundary-alteration power by excluding the named allotment for a public road (reg 4; Schedule 1). It does not expand the statutory power or add regulatory obligations beyond effecting that exclusion and updating records."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow subject-matter: single-parcel exclusion (Schedule 1).","Simple legal mechanism: exercise of section 24 of the Wilderness Protection Act to alter boundaries (reg 4).","Immediate commencement on making reduces phased implementation issues (reg 2).","Administrative tasks required: update of cadastral records and Lands Titles entries (Schedule 1 references Lands Titles Registration Office).","No new ongoing compliance obligations or regulatory regimes created; effects are primarily administrative and land-use related."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations alter the boundary of the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area by excluding one specific parcel (Allotment 31 in plan D113589) so it can be used for a public road under section 24 of the Wilderness Protection Act 1992. The change takes effect immediately on making. The decision to exclude is made under the Act by the State (minister/agency); government agencies must update cadastral and land title records, while private parties incur no new regulatory duties from this instrument."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017","history":"/api/acts/wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017/history","analysis":"/api/acts/wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/wilderness-protection-nullarbor-wilderness-protection-area-alteration-of-boundaries-regulations-2017/documents"}}