South Australian Numbered Regulations

WILDERNESS PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2006 (NO 200 OF 2006) - REG 16

16—Possession and use of firearms etc

        (1)         Subject to this regulation, a person must not, without the permission of the Director—

            (a)         have control of, carry or use a firearm or other weapon; or

            (b)         have control of, carry or use fireworks or explosives,

in a wilderness protection area or wilderness protection zone.

Maximum penalty: $1 250.

Expiation fee: $150.

        (2)         Subregulation (1)(a) does not apply to an Aboriginal person in relation to a firearm or other weapon that he or she has control of, carries or uses for the purpose of taking animals in accordance with section 68D of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 .

        (3)         Subregulation (1)(b) does not apply in relation to explosives that a person has control of, carries or uses pursuant to a mining tenement and a proclamation under Part 3 Division 2 of the Act.