South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts30—Reference of policies to Parliament
(1) When the Governor
declares a draft environment protection policy to be an authorised environment
protection policy under this Act, the Minister must—
(a)
within 14 days, refer the policy to the Environment, Resources and Development
Committee of the Parliament; and
(b)
within 14 sitting days, cause the policy to be laid before both Houses of
Parliament.
(2) If the
Environment, Resources and Development Committee, after receipt of the policy
under subsection (1), resolves to suggest an amendment to the policy, the
Governor may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by notice in the Gazette,
proceed to make such an amendment.
(3) If either House of
Parliament passes a resolution disallowing the policy, the policy ceases to
have effect.
(4) If an amendment
suggested by resolution under subsection (2) has been made to the policy
by the Governor under that subsection, a resolution may nevertheless be passed
under subsection (3) disallowing the policy as amended.
(5) A resolution is
not effective for the purposes of subsection (3) unless passed in
pursuance of a notice of motion given within 14 sitting days (which need not
fall within the same session of Parliament) after the day on which the policy
was laid before the House.
(6) Where a policy
that revokes the whole or part of another policy is disallowed, the policy or
part sought to be revoked revives.
(7) Where a policy is
disallowed by resolution of either House, notice of the resolution must
forthwith be published in the Gazette.