South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts54—Urgent building work
(1) Where building
work must be performed as a matter of urgency—
(a) to
protect any person or building; or
(b) to
provide accommodation for students at an educational institution; or
(c) in
any other circumstance of a prescribed kind,
a person may, despite any other provision of this Part (but subject to
subsection (2)), perform the building work.
(2) If building work
is undertaken under subsection (1)—
(a) the
person who undertakes the work must immediately notify the relevant authority
in accordance with the regulations; and
(b)
where the work affects a State heritage place or a local heritage place, the
work must, so far as is reasonably practicable, be undertaken to conserve its
heritage value; and
(c) the
owner of the land on which the work is carried out must, as soon as
practicable after the commencement of the work and in any event within the
prescribed period, apply for the appropriate development authorisation under
this Act; and
(d) if
that development authorisation is refused, the person who undertakes the work
must, subject to any direction issued by a relevant authority, within a period
specified by a relevant authority, ensure that any land or building affected
by the work is reinstated, so far as is practicable, to the state or condition
that existed immediately before the commencement of the work.
Maximum penalty: $60 000.
(3) If building work
is lawfully undertaken under subsection (1) by the Crown (or an agency or
instrumentality of the Crown), the Crown (or agency or instrumentality) is not
liable for any costs incurred by any person in complying with
subsection (2).