Electricity (Principles of Vegetation Clearance) (No 2) Variation Regulations 2007 (SA)

South Australia

Electricity (Principles of Vegetation Clearance) (No 2) Variation Regulations 2007

under the Electricity Act 1996

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Electricity (Principles of Vegetation Clearance) Regulations 1996

1. Insertion of regulation 12

   12Alternative vegetation clearance requirements

2. Variation of Schedule 3—Maps showing bushfire risk area

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Electricity (Principles of Vegetation Clearance) (No 2) 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 Electricity (Principles of Vegetation Clearance) Regulations 1996

4—Insertion of regulation 12

After regulation 11 insert:

12—Alternative vegetation clearance requirements

Despite the other provisions of these regulations, there may, as an alternative, be compliance with the requirements of these regulations as to clearance of vegetation from around powerlines if clearance is carried out in accordance with these regulations as they would be in force if regulation 6 of the Electricity (Principles of Vegetation Clearance) Variation Regulations 2007 had not come into operation.

5—Variation of Schedule 3—Maps showing bushfire risk area

1. Schedule 3, list of maps—after Orroroo insert:

   Parachilna

2. Schedule 3, map of Hawker—delete the map and substitute:

3. Schedule 3—after the map of Orroroo insert the following map:

1. Schedule 3, map of Quorn—delete the map and substitute:

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

after consulting with the Minister responsible for the administration of the Environment Protection Act 1993 and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 1 November 2007

No 254 of 2007

MEN07/010CS