Housing and Urban Development (Administrative Arrangements) (South Australian Urban Projects Authority) Regulations 1995 (SA)

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS) (SOUTH AUSTRALIAN URBAN PROJECTS

AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS 1995

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

1.           Citation

2.           Commencement

3.           Interpretation

4.           Establishment of UPA (s. 8)

5.           Board of management

6.           Functions of UPA

7.           Specific powers of UPA

8.           Associated matters

REGULATIONS UNDER THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS) ACT 1995

Housing and Urban Development (Administrative Arrangements)

(South Australian Urban Projects Authority) Regulations 1995

being

No. 121 of 1995: Gaz. 15 June 1995, p. 28721

1 Came into operation 1 July 1995: reg. 2.

Citation 1. These regulations may be cited as the Housing and Urban Development (Administrative

Arrangements) (South Australian Urban Projects Authority) Regulations 1995.

Commencement

2. These regulations will come into operation on the day on which the Housing and Urban

Development (Administrative Arrangements) Act 1995 comes into operation.

Interpretation

3. In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

"the Act" means the Housing and Urban Development (Administrative Arrangements) Act

1995;

"development" includes redevelopment;

"land" includes a building;

"UPA" means the statutory corporation established under regulation 4.

Establishment of UPA (s. 8)

4. The South Australian Urban Projects Authority ("UPA") is established as a statutory

corporation under the Act.

Board of management

5. The board of management of UPA will be constituted by five persons.

Functions of UPA

6. The functions of UPA are—

(a)	to achieve the timely and appropriate development of land within the State for residential, industrial, commercial or community purposes; and
(b)	to hold land and other property to be made available, as it thinks fit, for residential, industrial, commercial or community purposes.

Specific powers of UPA

7. In addition to the powers conferred on a statutory corporation by or under the Act, UPA

may—

(a)	develop land for the purposes of any form of residential, industrial, commercial or community development, and provide land, finances or other resources or assistance in connection with any form of residential, industrial, commercial or community development;
(b)	carry out any works associated with the development of land;
(c)	undertake promotional or marketing activities in connection with the development or sale of land;
(d)	engage persons as agents or consultants, and enter into other forms of contract for the provision of services;
(e)	make use of the services, facilities or staff of a private sector body;
(f)	provide advisory, consultative, managerial, support or other forms of service, within the areas of UPA’s expertise, to other persons involved in the division, development or marketing of land.

Associated matters

8. (1) UPA should conduct its business in accordance with established principles of financial

management and economy.

(2) UPA should, so far as is reasonably practicable and appropriate, act to achieve significant

private sector involvement in the development of land by UPA.

(3) UPA should, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that its activities are—

(a)	co-ordinated with the activities of other public authorities; and
(b)	consistent with the planning of a desirable physical and social environment; and
(c)	conducive to the enhancement of the physical or social development objectives of Government.