Native Vegetation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2024 (SA)

South Australia Native Vegetation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2024 A Bill For An Act to amend the Native Vegetation Act 1991.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement Part 2—Amendment of Native Vegetation Act 1991 3 Amendment of section 3—Interpretation 4 Insertion of sections 3B to 3D 3B Mitigation hierarchy 3C Significant environmental benefit 3D Native vegetation management plans 5 Amendment of section 11—Procedures at meetings of the Council 6 Insertion of section 14B 14B Committees 7 Amendment of section 21—The Fund 8 Amendment of section 23A—Effect of heritage agreement 9 Amendment of section 23B—Registration of heritage agreements 10 Amendment of section 23I—Noting of Council's approval against the title to the land 11 Amendment of section 24—Assistance to landowners 12 Amendment and relocation of section 25—Guidelines for the application of assistance and the management of native vegetation 13 Amendment of section 25A—Credit for environmental benefits 14 Amendment of section 25B—Assignment of credit 15 Amendment of section 25C—Achievement of environmental benefit by accredited third party provider 16 Amendment of section 25E—Register 17 Amendment of section 26—Offence of clearing native vegetation contrary to this Part 18 Amendment of section 27—Clearance of native vegetation 19 Amendment of section 28—Application for consent 20 Amendment of section 29—Provisions relating to consent 21 Amendment of section 29A—Avoidance of duplication of procedures etc 22 Amendment of section 30—Conditions of consent 23 Amendment of heading to Part 5 Division 2 24 Amendment of section 31A—Application to ERD Court for enforcement 25 Amendment of section 31B—Order where native vegetation has been cleared 26 Amendment of section 31D—Enforcement of orders 27 Substitution of sections 31E and 31EA 31E Compliance orders issued by Council or authorised officer 31EA Action on non‑compliance with compliance order 31EB Reparation orders issued by Council or authorised officer 31EC Action on non‑compliance with reparation order 31ED Registration of orders by Registrar‑General 31EE Appeal to ERD Court 28 Amendment of section 31F—Miscellaneous provisions 29 Amendment of section 32—Appeals 30 Amendment of section 33A—Appointment of authorised officers 31 Amendment of section 33B—Powers of authorised officers 32 Amendment of section 33C—Issue of warrants 33 Amendment of section 33E—Offence to hinder etc authorised officers 34 Amendment of section 33H—Interest 35 Amendment of section 33I—Sale of land for non‑payment 36 Amendment of section 35—Proceedings for an offence 37 Insertion of section 35A 35A Service of notices and other documents 38 Insertion of section 37 37 False and misleading information 39 Insertion of section 39A 39A Recovery from related bodies corporate 40 Amendment of section 40A—Register of applications 41 Amendment of section 41—Regulations 42 Amendment of Schedule 1—Principles of native vegetation clearance 43 Insertion of Schedule 1A Schedule 1A—Specified circumstances and activities 1 Interpretation 2 Works on behalf of Commissioner of Highways 3 New dwelling or building 4 Infrastructure 5 Residential subdivision 6 Recreation track 44 Amendment of Schedule 2—Transitional provisions Schedule 1—Transitional provisions 1 Interpretation 2 Applications for consent to clear native vegetation 3 Enforcement notices and substituted directions