South Australian Numbered Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (STORMWATER MANAGEMENT) AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO 8 OF 2007) - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1—Related amendments to Natural Resources Management Act 2004

1—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 3(1)—after the definition of State NRM Plan insert:

stormwater infrastructure means infrastructure established for the purposes of stormwater management;

        (2)         Section 3(1), definition of surface water —after paragraph (b) insert:

            (c)         water of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) that is contained in any stormwater infrastructure;

        (3)         Section 3(1), definition of surface water prescribed area —after "section 125" insert:

(including, if relevant, any stormwater infrastructure within that area)

        (4)         Section 3(1), definition of to take —after paragraph (b) insert:

            (ba)         to stop, impede or direct the flow of water in any stormwater infrastructure for the purpose of collecting the water, or to extract any water from stormwater infrastructure;

2—Amendment of section 89—Amendment of plans without formal procedures

Section 89(1)(b)—after "this Act" insert:

, or to give effect to the provisions of a stormwater management plan under Schedule 1A of the Local Government Act 1999 (including by incorporating the whole or any part of that plan into the plan under this Part)

3—Amendment of section 124—Right to take water subject to certain requirements

        (1)         Section 124—after subsection (2) insert:

        (2a)         Subject to this Act, any other Act or law to the contrary, any provision made by the regulations, or the provisions of a stormwater management plan incorporated into a regional NRM plan under section 89(1)(b), a person who has lawful access to any stormwater infrastructure may take water from the infrastructure for any purpose.

        (2)         Section 124—after subsection (6) insert:

        (6a)         Subsection (3) does not apply—

            (a)         to the taking of water from stormwater infrastructure in circumstances prescribed by regulation; or

            (b)         to the taking of water from stormwater infrastructure, or a part of stormwater infrastructure, brought within the ambit of this paragraph by regulation.

4—Amendment of section 125—Declaration of prescribed water resources

Section 125—after subsection (4) insert:

        (4a)         A regulation under subsection (2) or (3) may operate (wholly or in part) by reference to particular stormwater infrastructure (or a part of stormwater infrastructure).

5—Amendment of section 128—Certain uses of water authorised

Section 128(3)—after "surface water prescribed area" insert:

(including as to particular stormwater infrastructure (or a part of stormwater infrastructure) or stormwater infrastructure of a particular class)

6—Amendment of section 146—Licences

Section 146(1)(a)—after "surface water prescribed area" insert:

or the part of the surface water prescribed area

7—Amendment of section 223—Evidentiary

Section 223(2)—after paragraph (c) insert:

            (ca)         specified infrastructure—

                  (i)         was, or was not, stormwater infrastructure;

                  (ii)         was, or was not, stormwater infrastructure forming part of a surface water prescribed area; or