South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Pursuant to
section 25 of the Act, a Statement of Intent in respect of a proposed
amendment to a Development Plan must include the following matters:
(a)
Scope—an explanation of the reasons for the preparation of the
amendment, and a description of the changes in circumstances leading to the
need for amendment and the range of issues to be addressed in the DPA;
(b)
Planning Strategy Policies—an identification of relevant Planning
Strategy policies identified by the Minister and a statement confirming that
the DPA will be consistent with those policies;
(c)
Minister's Policies—an identification of any policies relevant to the
amendment that apply under or by virtue of section 25(5), 26 or 29
of the Act, and a statement confirming that those policies will only be
changed in a way that ensures consistency with the Planning Strategy;
(d)
Council Policies—an indication of how the policy issues proposed to be
addressed by the amendment relate to the latest report of the council under
section 30 of the Act, relevant infrastructure planning (as identified
under section 25(3)(d) of the Act), relevant council wide policies, local
planning issues, any other DPA that may be current, and relevant policies in
the Development Plans for adjoining areas;
(e)
Policy Library—an identification of any objectives or principles under
section 24(1)(da)(ii) of the Act that are relevant in the circumstances,
a statement confirming that the latest version of any such objectives or
principles will be used, and a statement that additional policies will be
clearly identified and justified;
(f)
Investigations—an outline of the investigations that will be undertaken
and the form that those investigations will take in order to address the
strategic and social, economic and environmental issues of the proposed
amendment;
(g)
Agency Consultation—a list of the Ministers, government Departments or
agencies, and councils, that will be consulted during the investigation and
consultation stages;
(h)
Public Consultation—a description of the public consultation (including
the consultation required under the Act or by these regulations) that is
proposed to be undertaken during the investigation and consultation stages;
(i)
Process—an indication of the process that is
proposed under section 25(6) of the Act and an explanation as to why the
proposed process is considered to be the most appropriate;
(j)
Planning Procedures—the identification of the personnel who will provide
professional advice to the council on the DPA for the purposes of
section 25(4) and (13)(a) of the Act, and a statement confirming that
no-one directly involved in the preparation of the DPA has a conflict of
interest;
(k)
Document Production—
(i)
an indication of the means by which the existing and
proposed policies will be shown in accordance with section 25(3)(c)(iii)
of the Act; and
(ii)
an outline of the nature and extent of the responsibility
of officers and consultants in relation to the preparation of the draft text
and maps so that such items can easily be consolidated into the Development
Plan if the amendment is approved;
(l)
Timetable—an outline of the proposed timetable for each step of the
process (ensuring that the program is completed within reasonable time limits
and including specific periods for the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b)
and (c) of section 25(19) of the Act), and a commitment on the part of
the council that the council will take steps to update this timetable if it
appears at any stage that the council will require an extension.
(2) If or when
agreement is reached with the Minister on a Statement of Intent that includes
a proposal for an amendment to a part of the Development Plan that forms a
part of a set of standard policy modules for the purposes of the Act, it will
be taken that the Minister has provided a relevant authorisation under
section 25(5) of the Act.