Biodiversity Act 2025
Part 1Amendment of Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005
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Part 1—Amendment of Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Act 2005 1—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation Section 3(1), definition of Parks and Wilderness Council—delete "and Wildlife" 2—Amendment of section 5—Related operational Acts (1) Section 5—after paragraph (a) insert: (ab) Biodiversity Act 2025; (2) Section 5(i)—delete "and Wildlife" (3) Section 5(j)—delete paragraph (j) Part 2—Amendment of Arkaroola Protection Act 2012 3—Amendment of section 5—Administration of Act Section 5—delete "and Wildlife" Part 3—Amendment of Biosecurity Act 2025 4—Amendment of section 171—Consultation requirements (1) Section 171(2)—delete "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972" and substitute: (2) Section 171(3)—delete subsection (3) 5—Amendment of section 182—Emergency order prevails (1) Section 182(1), definition of designated Act—after paragraph (c) insert: (ca) the Biodiversity Act 2025; (2) Section 182(1), definition of designated Act, (l)—delete "and Wildlife" (3) Section 182(1), definition of designated Act, (m)—delete paragraph (m) 6—Amendment of section 195—Consultation requirements (1) Section 195(1)—delete "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972" and substitute: (2) Section 195(2)—delete "native vegetation" and substitute: (3) Section 195(2)—delete "Native Vegetation Act 1991" and substitute: 7—Amendment of section 209—Interaction with other Acts (1) Section 209(1)(b)—delete "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972" and substitute: (2) Section 209(1)(c)—delete "native vegetation" and substitute: (3) Section 209(1)(c)—delete "Native Vegetation Act 1991" and substitute: 8—Amendment of section 245—Interaction with other Acts (1) Section 245(1)(b)—delete "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972" and substitute: (2) Section 245(1)(c)—delete "native vegetation" and substitute: (3) Section 245(1)(c)—delete "Native Vegetation Act 1991" and substitute: Part 4—Amendment of Coast Protection Act 1972 9—Amendment of section 14—General duties of Board Section 14—after subsection (3) insert: (4) The Board must, if taking any action under this or any other Act that is likely to have an impact on biodiversity (including when making comments to any authority in relation to a matter under another Act) take into account, and seek to further, the objects and objectives of the Biodiversity Act 2025. Part 5—Amendment of Community Titles Act 1996 10—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation Section 3(1), definition of statutory encumbrance, (e)—delete paragraph (e) and substitute: (e) a biodiversity agreement under the Biodiversity Act 2025; Part 6—Amendment of Criminal Assets Confiscation Act 2005 11—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation Section 3(1), definition of serious offence, (c)(v)—delete subparagraph (v) Part 7—Amendment of Criminal Investigation (Covert Operations) Act 2009 12—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation Section 3(1), definition of serious criminal behaviour, (e)—delete paragraph (e) Part 8—Amendment of Crown Land Management Act 2009 13—Amendment of section 5—Principles of Crown land management Section 5(1)(b)—after "objectives of" insert: the Biodiversity Act 2025 and 14—Amendment of section 55—Minister may make declaration in relation to land Section 55—delete "and Wildlife" wherever occurring 15—Amendment of section 78—Liability of the Crown Section 78(3)(e)(ii)—delete "and Wildlife" Part 9—Amendment of Dog and Cat Management Act 1995 16—Amendment of section 59D—Power to destroy dogs Section 59D(1)(c)—delete "and Wildlife" 17—Amendment of section 63—Power to destroy cats Section 63(1)(a)—delete paragraph (a) and substitute: (a) if the person is a warden under the National Parks Act 1972 and the cat is in a reserve (within the meaning of that Act); (ab) if the person is a warden under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 and the cat is in a wilderness protection area or wilderness protection zone (both within the meaning of that Act); (ac) if the person is an authorised officer under the Biodiversity Act 2025 and the cat is in a sanctuary (within the meaning of that Act); 18—Amendment of section 64D—Notification to owner of dog or cat destroyed etc under Part (1) Section 64D(3), definition of prescribed person, (b)—delete "and Wildlife" (2) Section 64D(3), definition of prescribed person—after paragraph (b) insert: (ba) an authorised officer under the Biodiversity Act 2025; or Part 10—Amendment of Energy Resources Act 2000 19—Amendment of section 6A—Interaction with other legislation (1) Section 6A—delete "they may be relevant" and substitute: the Minister considers appropriate (2) Section 6A—after paragraph (d) insert: (e) the objects of the Biodiversity Act 2025.