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DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 1993 - SCHEDULE 14

Schedule 14—State agency development exempt from approval

1         The following forms of development, other than in relation to a State heritage place or within the Adelaide Park Lands, are excluded from the provisions of section 49 of the Act:

            (a)         —

                  (i)         the reconstruction (including widening), alteration, repair or maintenance of any road, bridge, railway, wharf or jetty; or

                  (ii)         the maintenance of a levee bank; or

            (b)         if the work is certified by a private certifier, or by some person nominated by the Minister for the purposes of this provision, as complying with the Building Rules (or the Building Rules to the extent that is appropriate in the circumstances after taking into account the requirements of the Building Rules and, insofar as may be relevant, the matters prescribed under regulation 70 for the purposes of section 49 of the Act)—

                  (i)         complying development under these regulations (no matter what may be specified in the relevant Development Plan), or complying development under the relevant Development Plan; or

                  (ii)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of a local water treatment station, pressure regulating station or pumping station; or

                  (iii)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of a building or equipment used for or associated with the supply, conversion, transformation or control of electricity (other than an electricity generating station or an electricity substation); or

                  (iv)         the development of land dedicated under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 where such development is carried out in accordance with an adopted plan of management for the park; or

                  (v)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of, or addition to a building contained within the existing security-fenced area of an existing electricity substation; or

                  (vi)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of or addition to, a building which is to be located wholly underground, other than on or under land which is subject to coastal processes, or in relation to which there is evidence to suggest that the land is likely to be affected by coastal processes within the foreseeable future, or on land within the City of Adelaide; or

                  (vii)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of, or addition to, an outbuilding within the area of an existing school, other than—

                        (A)         the construction of a new building exceeding one storey in height; or

                        (B)         where the relevant work would be performed within 20 metres of a boundary of the area of the school; or

                        (C)         where the relevant work would affect a local heritage place; or

                        (D)         where the relevant work would affect a significant tree; or

                  (viii)         building work associated with the placement of a transportable and temporary classroom within the area of an existing school, other than—

                        (A)         where the building exceeds one storey in height; or

                        (B)         where the classroom would be within 20 metres of a boundary of the area of the school; or

                        (C)         where the building work would affect a local heritage place; or

                        (D)         where the relevant work would affect a significant tree; or

                  (ix)         building work associated with the alteration of, or addition to, a classroom within the area of an existing school, other than—

                        (A)         where the work will result in the building exceeding one storey in height; or

                        (B)         where the classroom is, or will be when the building work is completed, within 20 metres of a boundary of the area of the school; or

                        (C)         where the building work would affect a local heritage place; or

                        (D)         where the relevant work would affect a significant tree; or

            (c)         the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or maintenance of any drain, pipe or underground cable, other than on or under land which is subject to coastal processes or in relation to which there is evidence to suggest that the land is likely to be affected by coastal processes within the foreseeable future; or

            (d)         the undertaking of any temporary development which is required in an emergency situation in order to—

                  (i)         prevent loss of life or injury; or

                  (ii)         prevent loss or damage to land or buildings; or

                  (iii)         maintain essential public services; or

                  (iv)         prevent a health or safety hazard; or

                  (v)         protect the environment where authority to undertake the development is given by or under another Act; or

            (e)         the excavation, removal or placement of sand and other beach sediment by or as authorised by the Coast Protection Board on land which is owned by, or under the care and control of, a council or Crown agency or instrumentality, where the land is between mean low water mark on the sea shore at spring tide, and the landward limit of any sandy beach or sand dune; or

            (f)         the granting of a lease or licence in a dedicated forest reserve under the Forestry Act 1950 ; or

            (g)         an alteration to the cadastre arising from the administration of the Crown Lands Act 1929 , the Pastoral Land Management and Conservation Act 1989 , or the Irrigation Act 1930 , other than where five or more allotments are being created; or

            (h)         a division of land arising out of, or reasonably incidental to, the implementation of any matter referred to above; or

                  (i)         an alteration, or repairs, to a building—

                  (i)         which are predominantly internal; and

                  (ii)         which do not change the external appearance or total floor area of the building; and

                  (iii)         which will not adversely affect the structural soundness of the building or the safety of any person occupying or using it; or

            (j)         excavating or filling (or excavating and filling) for the purpose of providing proper access to an existing wharf, jetty or mooring, but excluding excavating or filling where more than 1 500 cubic metres of material has been excavated or filled at the particular place within the previous 12 months; or

            (k)         the division of land arising out of the granting of a lease under the Harbors and Navigation Act 1993 for the purposes of aquaculture; or

            (l)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of a fire hydrant, fire plug or location indicator in a public place that is not connected with the performance of any other building work that requires approval under the Act; or

            (m)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of an electricity power line, other than a transmission line of 33 000 volts or more; or

            (n)         the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a beacon, buoy or other mark or structure (whether or not equipped with a light) intended to be an aide to navigation, other than a lighthouse, approved by the Marine Safety Section of Transport SA; or

            (o)         the construction of information or directional signs (whether attached to a structure or freestanding) that are associated with a development approved under section 49 of the Act, and directly related to an activity carried out at the site of the development, or on account of the development; or

            (p)         the construction of any of the following, if carried out by a State agency within the meaning of section 49 of the Act:

                  (i)         tourist information or interpretative signs;

                  (ii)         billboards and other structures at roadside information bays;

                  (iii)         shade-cloth structures for tertiary educational institutions, schools, kindergartens, or child care centres;

                  (iv)         a post and wire fence, including a chain mesh fence.

2         The following forms of development in the State Heritage Area known as Mitcham (City) State Heritage Area (Colonel Light Gardens), established by the Development Plan that relates to the area of the City of Mitcham, are excluded from the provisions of section 49 of the Act:

            (a)         the undertaking of any temporary development required in an emergency situation in order to—

                  (i)         prevent loss of life or injury; or

                  (ii)         prevent loss or damage to land or buildings; or

                  (iii)         maintain essential public services; or

                  (iv)         prevent a health or safety hazard; or

                  (v)         protect the environment where authority to undertake the development is given by or under another Act; or

            (b)         an alteration, or repairs, to a building that—

                  (i)         are predominantly internal; and

                  (ii)         do not change the external appearance or total floor area of the building; and

                  (iii)         will not adversely affect the structural soundness of the building or the safety of any person occupying or using it.

3         The following forms of development are excluded from the provisions of section 49 of the Act, namely the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or maintenance of infrastructure within the meaning of the River Murray Act 2003 by the Minister for the River Murray (or by a person who is acting for or on behalf of that Minister) where the work is being undertaken in connection with the management of water flows within the River Murray system, as defined by that Act, for the purposes of the River Murray Act 2003 or the Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993 .

4         The following forms of development within the Adelaide Park Lands, other than in relation to a State heritage place, are excluded from the provisions of section 49 of the Act:

            (a)         —

                  (i)         the alteration, repair or maintenance of a road, bridge, railway or weir, or the reconstruction of a road where there is no increase in the area of road; or

                  (ii)         the maintenance of a levee bank; or

                  (iii)         the maintenance of the bank of the River Torrens or of any creek;

            (b)         if the work is certified by a private certifier, or by some person nominated by the Minister for the purposes of this provision, as complying with the Building Rules (or the Building Rules to the extent that is appropriate in the circumstances after taking into account the requirements of the Building Rules and, insofar as may be relevant, the matters prescribed under regulation 70 for the purposes of section 49 of the Act)—

                  (i)         the alteration of a local water treatment station, pressure regulating station or pumping station; or

                  (ii)         the alteration of a building or equipment used for or associated with the supply, conversion, transformation or control of electricity (other than an electricity generating station or an electricity substation); or

                  (iii)         the alteration of, or addition to, a building contained within the existing security-fenced area of an existing electricity substation; or

                  (iv)         the alteration of, or addition to, a building—

                        (A)         which is to be located wholly underground; and

                        (B)         which will not result in a material change to the existing landform at the site of the development; or

                  (v)         without limiting subparagraph (iv), the construction or reconstruction of a building—

                        (A)         which is to be located wholly underground; and

                        (B)         which is intended only to house public infrastructure (as defined in section 49(1) of the Act); and

                        (C)         which has a total floor area not exceeding 15 square metres and a depth (determined according to the distance below ground level of the base of the building) not exceeding 4 metres; and

                        (D)         which will not result in a material change to the existing landform at the site of the development; or

                  (vi)         building work associated with the alteration of, or addition to, a building within the area of an existing school, other than—

                        (A)         where the work will result in the building exceeding one storey in height; or

                        (B)         where the building is, or will be when the building work is completed, within 20 metres of a boundary of the area of the school; or

                        (C)         where the building work would affect a local heritage place; or

                        (D)         where the relevant work would affect a significant tree;

            (c)         the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or maintenance of any drain, pipe or underground cable, other than the construction of a drain with a width or depth exceeding 1.5 metres or a pipe with a diameter exceeding 1.5 metres;

            (d)         the undertaking of any temporary development which is required in an emergency situation in order to—

                  (i)         prevent loss of life or injury; or

                  (ii)         prevent loss or damage to land or buildings; or

                  (iii)         maintain essential public services; or

                  (iv)         prevent a health or safety hazard; or

                  (v)         protect the environment where authority to undertake the development is given by or under another Act;

            (e)         an alteration to the cadastre arising from the administration of the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 ;

            (f)         a division of land arising out of, or reasonably incidental to, the implementation of any matter referred to above;

            (g)         an alteration, or repairs, to a building—

                  (i)         which are predominantly internal; and

                  (ii)         which do not change the external appearance or total floor area of the building; and

                  (iii)         which will not adversely affect the structural soundness of the building or the safety of any person occupying or using it;

            (h)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of a fire hydrant, fire plug or location indicator in a public place that is not connected with the performance of any other building work that requires approval under the Act;

                  (i)         the construction, reconstruction or alteration of an electricity power line, other than a transmission line of 33 000 volts or more;

            (j)         the construction of information or directional signs (whether attached to a structure or freestanding) that are associated with a development approved by the Development Assessment Commission under clause 4A of Schedule 10, and directly related to an activity carried out at the site of the development, or on account of the development.



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