Report an offence
The department works with South Australians to look after our natural capital – this includes encouraging people to take responsibility for their environment by reporting suspected incidents of non-compliance to the department. Reports of suspected non-compliance with South Australian environmental legislation should be directed to the appropriate National Parks and Wildlife office, relevant other departmental business unit or other agency as per the table below.
Any information received will be treated as confidential.
| Incident type | Who to contact | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
Reporting suspected illegal activity relating to:
| Contact your nearest National Parks and Wildlife Office | Business hours, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, unless otherwise specified. |
| Dolphin general enquiries | Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary | (+61 8) 8273 9100 |
| Reports of suspected illegal native vegetation clearance | Native Vegetation Branch | (+61 8) 8207 7727 |
| Incident type | Who to contact | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency (bushfire, medical, other) | SAPOL | 000 |
| Police assistance or to report non-urgent crime | SAPOL | 131 444 |
| Animal cruelty reporting | RSPCA (SA) | 1300 4 777 22 |
| Cultivation of drugs in reserves | BankSA Crime Stoppers | 1800 333 000 within Australia only |
| Environment protection matters such as pollution or illegal dumping | SA Environment Protection Authority | (+61 8) 8204 2004 or 1800 623 445 (non-metropolitan callers) or email |
| Fishing or marine environment | Fishwatch 24 hour hotline | 1800 065 522 within Australia only |
| Overseas export-import of native or exotic animals | Customs Watch | 1800 061 800 within Australia only |
| Plants pests and animal disease | Animal Disease Watch Fruit Fly Quarantine Emergency Plant Pests | (+61 8) 1800 675 888 1300 666 010 1800 084 881 |
