South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 47

47—Corporate nature and responsibility at regional level

        (1)         An NRM group—

            (a)         is a body corporate; and

            (b)         has perpetual succession and a common seal; and

            (c)         can sue and be sued in its corporate name; and

            (d)         is an instrumentality of the Crown and holds its property on behalf of the Crown; and

            (e)         has the functions and powers assigned or conferred by or under this or any other Act.

        (2)         If a document appears to bear the common seal of an NRM group, it will be presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, that the common seal of the NRM group was duly fixed to the document.

        (3)         If the area of an NRM group lies wholly within the region of 1 regional NRM board—

            (a)         that board will be responsible for the NRM group; and

            (b)         the NRM group is subject to direction by that board.

        (4)         If the area of an NRM group includes parts of the regions of 2 or more regional NRM boards—

            (a)         after taking into account the recommendations of the relevant boards, the Minister will approve or, if necessary, determine, the extent to which each board will be responsible for the activities of the NRM group (and for any associated financial issues); and

            (b)         the NRM group is subject to direction by each board to the extent to which the board is responsible for the activities of the NRM group; and

            (c)         the relevant boards must consult with each other to ensure that there is a reasonable degree of co-ordination and co-operation between the boards with respect to the activities of the NRM group.