The Environment, Resources and Development Court (ERD Court) is a specialist court in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. It deals with disputes and enforcement of laws relating to the development and management of land, the natural and built environment and natural resources. It was established by the ''Environment, Resources and Development Court Act 1993''. The ERD Court has jurisdiction under legislation relating to the natural and built environment, heritage, water,

native title Aboriginal title is a common law doctrine that the land rights of indigenous peoples to customary tenure persist after the assumption of sovereignty under settler colonialism. The requirements of proof for the recognition of aboriginal title, ...

and mining. The senior judge and other judges of the ERD Court are judges in the

District Court of South Australia The District Court of South Australia is South Australia's principal trial court. It was established as a court of record by the ''District Court Act 1991''. Prior to that the Court had existed since 1969 under the ''Local and District Crimina ...

. Masters of the court are also designated from the District Court. The court also has magistrates (drawn from the

Magistrates Court of South Australia The Magistrates Court of South Australia is the lowest level court in South Australia. The Magistrates Court, then known as the Court of Petty Sessions, was established in 1837, by the Court of Sessions Act 1837'' It has both original and appel ...

) and commissioners who are not lawyers, but are experts in fields relevant to the court.

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