South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION PORTFOLIO) ACT 2005 (NO 20 OF 2005) - SECT 26

26—Amendment of section 29—Provisions relating to consent

        (1)         Section 29(11)—delete "The Council" and substitute:

Subject to subsection (12), the Council

        (2)         Section 29—after subsection (11) insert:

        (12)         A consent to clearance of native vegetation under this section may be unconditional if, and only if, the Council is satisfied that—

            (a)         the clearance would not result in any loss of biodiversity; and

            (b)         the attachment of a condition to the consent under subsection (11) would place an unreasonable burden on the applicant.