The brand new laws, referred to as the Personal Parking Areas (Purchasing Centre Parking Areas) Modification Invoice, means any buying centre over 34,000 sq. metres won't be able to cost prospects or employees for parking.
Centre house owners who're discovered to breach the act should pay a $5000 positive per offence.
The legal guidelines come after Westfield's Tea Tree Plaza tried to put in growth gates to cost guests and retail employees as much as $35 per day for parking - which was initially free for the primary free hours.
The invoice additionally mandates discounted parking for hospital employees with a $2.50 parking allow for all medical workers and free public transport for healthcare employees travelling to and from work.
The parking bans had been an election promise made by Premier Peter Malinauskas, who mentioned it could be inappropriate for the buying centre to start out charging now after they by no means have earlier than given value of residing spikes.
"Right now marks a major win for small companies, employees and prospects within the north-east," Planning Minister Nick Champion mentioned.
"We promised to cease paid parking and have delivered for on a regular basis South Australians hit arduous by the rising value of residing.
"The very last thing the neighborhood wants is being slugged with unfair automobile parking hikes."
Massive buying centres will want the permission of the planning minister with a purpose to set up paid parking measures resembling growth gates.