SA Adelaide Park Lands to be a State Heritage Area

Heritage Places (Adelaide Park Lands) Amendment Bill 2026

Private Member's Bill

3 Jun 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

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Previously introduced as:

Topics

heritage preservation historic sites public park lands urban planning

Introduced by: Robert Simms MLC (GRN)

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Adelaide Park Lands is now a State Heritage Area.
The South Australian Heritage Council must update the State Heritage Register to reflect this status.
The State Heritage Register can now include specific information about the Adelaide Park Lands State Heritage Area.
The State Heritage Area Overlay now applies to the Adelaide Park Lands under the planning code.
The Adelaide Park Lands is exempt from rules that allow a place to be downgraded to local heritage value.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Robert Simms GRN

“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I rise to speak on the Heritage Places (Adelaide Park Lands) Amendment Bill on behalf of the Greens. To members who have been in this chamber for some time, this is not a new bill.”

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