South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts58—Regulations in respect of vegetation clearance
(1) The Governor may,
after consulting with the Minister responsible for the administration of the
Environment Protection Act 1993 , make regulations dealing with the
clearance of vegetation from, or the planting or nurturing of vegetation near,
public or private powerlines.
(2) Without limiting
the generality of subsection (1), the regulations may—
(a)
authorise the making of agreements between electricity entities and occupiers
of land with respect to vegetation clearance work around powerlines on, above
or under the land; and
(b)
provide to owners or occupiers of land a right to object to a Minister or
other specified person or body against proposed vegetation clearance work by
electricity entities or councils around powerlines on, above or under the
land, and provide for the consideration and determination of such objections;
and
(c)
provide for a process under which vegetation clearance schemes with respect to
public powerlines within council areas but not within the prescribed areas are
negotiated, from time to time, between electricity entities and councils; and
(d)
provide for the granting of exemptions from the principles of
vegetation clearance; and
(e) make
provisions of a savings or transitional nature; and
(f) fix
a penalty not exceeding $5 000 for contravention of a regulation.