Natural Resources Management (General) Variation Regulations 2014 (SA)

South Australia

Natural Resources Management (General) Variation Regulations 2014

under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Natural Resources Management (General) Regulations 2005

4            Variation of regulation 11—Concept statements and public consultation

5            Revocation of regulation 13

6            Insertion of Part 5AA

Part 5AA—Forest water licences

21          Provision of notice to Minister (section 169C of Act)

22          Prescribed period (section 169M of Act)

7           Revocation of regulation 46

8            Revocation of Schedule 2

9            Variation of Schedule 4—Fees

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Natural Resources Management (General) Variation Regulations 2014.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2014 immediately after the Natural Resources Management (General) (Fees) Variation Regulations 2014 come into operation.

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 Natural Resources Management (General) Regulations 2005

4—Variation of regulation 11—Concept statements and public consultation

Regulation 11(1)—delete subregulation (1)

5—Revocation of regulation 13

Regulation 13—delete the regulation

6—Insertion of Part 5AA

After Part 5 insert:

Part 5AA—Forest water licences

21—Provision of notice to Minister (section 169C of Act)

(1)Notice of a transfer under section 169C(8) of the Act must be furnished to the Minister in a manner and form and within a period determined by the Minister.

(2)Notice of an assignment under section 169C(9) of the Act must be furnished to the Minister in a manner and form and within a period determined by the Minister.

22—Prescribed period (section 169M of Act)

For the purposes of section 169M(3) of the Act, the following periods are prescribed:

(a)for determining an application for a forest water licence in relation to an existing commercial forest within the Lower Limestone Coast declared forestry area that is made within the period specified in the water allocation plan for that area—12 months from the date of the application;

(b)in any other case—3 months from the date of the application.

7—Revocation of regulation 46

Regulation 46—delete the regulation

8—Revocation of Schedule 2

Schedule 2—delete the Schedule

9—Variation of Schedule 4—Fees

Schedule 4, table—after item 19 insert:

20	Application for a forest water licence	$218.00
21	Application to vary a water allocation attached to a forest water licence	$405.00 plus a technical assessment fee of $272.00
22	Application to transfer the whole or a part of the water allocation attached to a forest water licence	$405.00 plus a technical assessment fee of $272.00
23	Application to vary a condition to a forest licence	$405.00 plus a technical assessment fee of $272.00

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 26 June 2014

No 189 of 2014

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