Our Department administers 98 Acts, including 4 in part and their subordinate legislation.
Of these Acts:
34 are in the Ministerial portfolio of Parks
30 are in the Primary Industries and Water portfolio
10 are in the Environment portfolio
9 are in the Business, Industry and Resources portfolio
1 is split across the Parks, Environment and Primary Industries and Water portfolios
4 are in each of the Ministerial portfolios of Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Heritage, and Racing
1 is in each of the Ministerial portfolios of Local Government and Housing, Planning and Consumer Affairs
Electronic copies of the Acts are available on-line via the Tasmanian Legislation website. Once at that site, simply select the advanced search tab and type in the name of the Act you wish to view.
A list of legislation under each portfolio is provided below. Where more than one Minister is responsible for an Act, allocated responsibility is specified.
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1975
Aboriginal Land Council Elections Act 2004
Aboriginal Lands Act 1995
Native Title (Tasmania) Act 1994
Minister for the Arts and Heritage
Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995
National Trust Act 2006
National Trust Preservation Fund (Winding-Up) Act 1999
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Act 1987
Minister for Business, Industry and Resources
Fisheries Rules (Validation) Act 1997
Fishing (Licence Ownership and Interest) Registration Act 2001
Inland Fisheries Act 1995
Inland Fisheries (Director of Inland Fisheries Validation) Act 2003
Inland Fisheries (Savings and Transitional) Act 1995
Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
Living Marine Resources Management (Validation of Documents) Act 2002
Marine Farming Planning Act 1995
Marine Resources (Savings and Transitional) Act 1995
Minister for the Environment
Container Refund Scheme Act 2022
Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
Litter Act 2007
Marine-related Incidents (MARPOL Implementation) Act 2020
Mt Lyell Acid Drainage Reduction Act 2003
National Environment Protection Council (Tasmania) Act 1995
Nature Conservation Act 2002
Part 5 and section 76A and the making of regulations under section 76, in so far as those regulations relate to Part 5 or section 76A (see Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania under the Minister for Parks and the Minister for Primary Industries and Water)
Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013
Threatened Species Protection Act 1995
Waste and Resource Recovery Act 2022
Whales Protection Act 1988
Minister for Parks
Abandoned Lands Act 1973
Ben Lomond Skifield Management Authority (Repeal) Act 2007
Boundary Fences Act 1908
Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1884
Crown Land (Parliamentary Precinct Redevelopment) Act 2009
Crown Lands Act 1976
Crown Lands (Extinguishment of Public Rights) Act 2001
Crown Lands (Extinguishment of Public Rights) Act 2003
Crown Lands (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997
Crown Lands (Shack Sites) Act 1997
Crown Lands (Validation of Fees) Act 2011
Electronic Conveyancing (Adoption of National Law) Act 2013
Estates Tail Act 1853
Forestry Rights Registration Act 1990
Government House Land Act 1964
Ida Bay Railway Repeal Act 2001
Land Acquisition Act 1993
Land Titles Act 1980
Land Valuers Act 2001
National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002
Nature Conservation Act 2002
except Parts 4, 5 and section 76A and the making of regulations under section 76, in so far as those regulations relate to Parts 4, 5 and section 76A (otherwise see Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania under the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Primary Industries and Water)
Partition Act 1869
Place Names Act 2020
Powers of Attorney Act 2000
except in so far as it relates to the functions and powers of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in relation to enduring powers of attorney (see Department of Justice under the Attorney-General/Minister for Justice)
Public Trusts Act 1882
Ralphs Bay Conservation Area (Clarification) Act 2006
Regional Forest Agreement (Land Classification) Act 1998
Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2, and the making of regulations under section 26 in so far as those regulations relate to Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2 (otherwise see Department of State Growth under the Minister for Business, Industry and Resources)
Registration of Deeds Act 1935
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens Act 2002
Self’s Point Land Act 1951
Strata Titles Act 1998
Survey Co-ordination Act 1944
Surveyors Act 2002
Valuation of Land Act 2001
Wellington Park Act 1993
Minister for Primary Industries and Water
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Tasmania) Act 1994
Animal (Brands and Movement) Act 1984
Animal Welfare Act 1993
Biological Control Act 1986
Biosecurity Act 2019
Biosecurity (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2020
Cat Management Act 2009
Dairy Industry Act 1994
Fertilizers Act 1993
Florentine Valley Paper Industry Act 1935
Fruit and Nut Industry (Research, Development and Extension Trust Fund) Repeal Act 2019
Gene Technology (Tasmania) Act 2012
Genetically Modified Organisms Control Act 2004
Industrial Hemp Act 2015
Irrigation Clauses Act 1973
Irrigation Company Act 2011
Lakes Sorell and Crescent Conservation Act 1901
Meander Dam Project Act 2003
Natural Resource Management Act 2002
Nature Conservation Act 2002
Part 4 and the making of regulations under section 76, in so far as those regulations relate to Part 4 (otherwise see Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania under the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Parks)
Poisons Act 1971
in so far as it relates to the Poppy Advisory and Control Board (otherwise see Department of Health under the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing)
Primary Industry Activities Protection Act 1995
Primary Produce Safety Act 2011
Tasmanian Beef Industry (Research and Development) Trust Act 1990
Urban Drainage Act 2013
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987
Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008
except Subdivision 3 of Division 1 of Part 4, Division 5 of Part 4 and section 111, and the making of regulations under section 115 in so far as those regulations relate to Subdivision 3 of Division 1 of Part 4, Division 5 of Part 4 and section 111 (see Department of Treasury and Finance under the Treasurer)
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2013
Water Management Act 1999
Waterworks Clauses Act 1952
Minister for Racing
Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024
Lyons Trusts Act 1993
Racing (Tasracing Pty Ltd) Act 2009
Racing (Tasracing Pty Ltd) (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2009
Minister for Local Government
Launceston Flood Risk Management Act 2015
Minister for Housing, Planning and Consumer Affairs
Approvals (Deadlines) Act 1993