South Australian Numbered Acts

RIVER MURRAY (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO 58 OF 2005) - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1—Related amendments

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Amendment provisions

In this Schedule, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Development Act 1993

2—Amendment of section 24—Council or Minister may amend a Development Plan

        (1)         Section 24(3)—delete subsection (3) and substitute:

        (3)         Subject to subsection (3a), if a proposed amendment to a Development Plan by a council or the Minister relates to any part of the Murray-Darling Basin, the Minister must, in relation to the preparation of the amendment, consult with and have regard to the views of the Minister for the River Murray.

        (3a)         The Governor may, by regulation, exclude specified categories of amendments from the operation of subsection (3).

        (2)         Section 24—after subsection (4) insert:

        (5)         The consultation required under subsections (2), (3) and (4) will be undertaken in accordance with any procedures or timelines determined under the regulations (and if, in a particular case, a response is not received by the Minister within a relevant period prescribed by the regulations then the Minister may assume that the entity under the relevant subsection does not desire to provide any comment).

        (6)         However—

            (a)         in a case involving a proposed amendment under subsection (3), the Minister for the River Murray may, if that Minister thinks fit, extend any period for consultation that would otherwise apply under subsection (5) in relation to the matter; and

            (b)         nothing in subsection (5) affects or limits the operation of section 22(5) of the River Murray Act 2003 .

Part 3—Amendment of Renmark Irrigation Trust Act 1936

3—Amendment of section 97—Receipt and payment of money

Section 97(3), (4) and (5)—delete subsections (3), (4) and (5) and substitute:

        (3)         A payment on behalf of the trust may be made in any manner authorised under a resolution of the trust.

        (4)         The trust must ensure that there are proper systems in place to record the receipt, depositing and payment of money by or on behalf of the trust.