Natural Resources Management (Transitional Provisions—Levies) Variation Regulations 2007 (SA)

South Australia

Natural Resources Management (Transitional Provisions—Levies) Variation Regulations 2007

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 (Transitional Provisions—Levies) Regulations 2005

1. Variation of regulation 6—Differentiating factors—section 92

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Natural Resources Management (Transitional Provisions—Levies) 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 Natural Resources Management (Transitional Provisions—Levies) Regulations 2005

4—Variation of regulation 6—Differentiating factors—section 92

Regulation 6—after subregulation (2) insert:

(3)For the purposes of applying subsection (3) of section 92 of the NRM Act in respect of the 2007/2008 financial year, the following are prescribed as additional matters to be taken into account by the Minister (if the Minister decides to act under that subsection in relation to the constituent councils of a particular region), namely—

(a)that the respective shares of those constituent councils with respect to the amount to be paid to the relevant regional NRM board under the board's regional plan may be adjusted so that the share of each council in respect of the 2007/2008 financial year is approximately equal to the amount contributed (or to be contributed) by the council in relation to the 2006/2007 financial year, adjusted to take into account increases to the CPI during the 12 months ending on 30 September 2006; and

(b)that, in relation to the City of Port Lincoln and The Corporation of the City of Whyalla, the amount to be contributed by either council may be adjusted so that the share of the council in respect of the 2007/2008 financial year is approximately equal to an amount obtained by multiplying the number of pieces of rateable land in the area of the relevant council (as notified to the Minister by the council for the purposes of Chapter 5 Part 1 Division 1 of the NRM Act for the 2007/2008 financial year) by $37.

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 14 June 2007

No 169 of 2007

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