Development (Schedule 10) Variation Regulations 2007 (SA)

South Australia

Development (Schedule 10) Variation Regulations 2007

under the Development Act 1993

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Development Regulations 1993

1. Variation of Schedule 10—Decisions by Development Assessment Commission

   3ACommercial forestry—prescribed areas

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Development (Schedule 10) Variation Regulations 2007.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Development Regulations 1993

4—Variation of Schedule 10—Decisions by Development Assessment Commission

After clause 3 insert:

3A—Commercial forestry—prescribed areas

(1)Development that involves a change in use of land for the purposes of establishing or expanding a commercial forest within a prescribed area where the area to be planted pursuant to the development equals or exceeds 20 hectares.

(2)In subclause (1)—

commercial forest means a forest plantation where the forest vegetation is grown or maintained so that it can be harvested or used for commercial purposes (including through the commercial exploitation of the carbon absorption capacity of the forest vegetation);

prescribed area means—

(a)the areas of any of the following councils:

(i)Adelaide Hills Council;

(ii)Alexandrina Council;

(iii)The Barossa Council;

(iv)The District Council of Mount Barker;

(v)City of Victor Harbor;

(vi)The District Council of Yankalilla; or

(b)any part of the area of the City of Onkaparinga outside Metropolitan Adelaide; or

(c)any part of the area of the City of Onkaparinga within Metropolitan Adelaide that is in Policy Area 61 (Primary Production), or Policy Area 62 (Watershed) in the Rural Zone delineated by the relevant Development Plan.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 30 August 2007

No 219 of 2007

PLN 02194/07