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Environment Protection Act 1993 (SA)

Establishes environmental protection standards and pollution control requirements in South Australia.

8

Rules extracted

93

Obligations decomposed

11.6x

Avg obligations per rule

🇦🇺 Australia

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

South Australia's principal environment protection legislation. The Act establishes a general environmental duty (s 25), a licensing regime for polluting activities, the power to make environment protection policies (EPPs), waste management provisions, site contamination assessment and remediation requirements (Part 10A), environment protection orders, and penalty provisions. The SA EPA administers the Act.

What AuditDSS covers

Source

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Regulation

Extracted

8

Rules

Decomposed

93

Obligations

11.6x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 11.6 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 93 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in EP Act 1993 (SA) is scored across independent risk dimensions:

W

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

L

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

E

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

C

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title
Environment Protection Act 1993 (SA)
Regulatory body
South Australia Environment Protection Authority
Jurisdiction
🇦🇺 Australia
Document type
act
Effective date
May 1, 1995
Issuing authority
Parliament of South Australia
Official source
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Who this applies to

all personslicence holderswaste generatorslandownerssite contamination consultants

Key requirements

  • general environmental duty (s 25)
  • environment protection licences
  • environment protection policies
  • waste management
  • site contamination assessment and remediation
  • environment protection orders

Frequently asked questions about EP Act 1993 (SA)

What is EP Act 1993 (SA)?

South Australia's principal environment protection legislation. The Act establishes a general environmental duty (s 25), a licensing regime for polluting activities, the power to make environment protection policies (EPPs), waste management provisions, site contamination assessment and remediation requirements (Part 10A), environment protection orders, and penalty provisions. The SA EPA administers the Act.

Who does EP Act 1993 (SA) apply to?

EP Act 1993 (SA) applies to all persons, licence holders, waste generators, landowners, site contamination consultants.

How many obligations does EP Act 1993 (SA) contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed EP Act 1993 (SA) into 93 atomic obligations from 8 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of EP Act 1993 (SA)?

The key requirements include: general environmental duty (s 25), environment protection licences, environment protection policies, waste management, site contamination assessment and remediation, environment protection orders.

How can I assess my EP Act 1993 (SA) compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 93 EP Act 1993 (SA) obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces EP Act 1993 (SA)?

EP Act 1993 (SA) is enforced in Australia by South Australia Environment Protection Authority.

When did EP Act 1993 (SA) come into effect?

EP Act 1993 (SA) became effective on May 1, 1995.

What industry does EP Act 1993 (SA) apply to?

EP Act 1993 (SA) is primarily relevant to the Environmental Compliance industry. AuditDSS covers 66 regulations in this industry sector.

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Policy

High-level commitments and governance framework covering EP Act 1993 (SA) requirements.

Procedures

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