South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

IRRIGATION ACT 1994 - SECT 16

16—Application for merger

        (1)         The owners of irrigated properties in two or more private irrigation districts may apply to the Minister to merge the districts, or parts of the districts, into one private irrigation district.

        (2)         The application must—

            (a)         be in a form approved by the Minister; and

            (b)         be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and

            (c)         be signed by two-thirds or more of the owners of the irrigated properties comprising each district to which the application relates (whether or not the whole or a part only of the district concerned is to be merged).

        (3)         The proportion of two-thirds required by subsection (2)(c) must be obtained in each of the districts involved in the merger.

        (4)         Upon receiving the application the Minister must—

            (a)         serve notice on the owners of irrigated properties in the irrigation districts who have not signed the application; and

            (b)         publish the notice in a local newspaper.

        (5)         The notice must invite interested persons to make written submissions to the Minister in relation to the proposal within a period of not less than one month specified in the notice.

        (6)         The Minister must have regard to all submissions made pursuant to the notice when deciding whether to grant or refuse an application.