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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 196

196—Management plans

        (1)         A council must prepare and adopt a management plan or management plans for its community land if—

            (a)         the land falls within the ambit of section 194(1)(b) or (c); or

            (b)         the land is, or is to be, occupied under a lease or licence; or

            (c)         the land has been, or is to be, specifically modified or adapted for the benefit or enjoyment of the community.

        (1a)         The Adelaide City Council must prepare and adopt a management plan for the Adelaide Park Lands.

        (2)         A single management plan may apply to one or more separate holdings of community land.

        (3)         A management plan must—

            (a)         identify the land to which it applies; and

            (b)         state the purpose for which the land is held by the council; and

            (c)         state the council's objectives, policies (if any) and proposals for the management of the land; and

            (d)         state performance targets and how the council proposes to measure its performance against its objectives and performance targets; and

            (e)         in the case of the management plan for the Adelaide Park Lands

                  (i)         provide information on any arrangements or restrictions on public use of any part of the park lands, or on movement through the park lands; and

                  (ii)         provide specific information on the council's policies for the granting of leases or licences over any part of the park lands.

        (4)         If a management plan relates to land that is not in the council's ownership, the council must consult with the owner of the land at an appropriate stage during the preparation of the plan and the plan must—

            (a)         identify the owner of the land; and

            (b)         state the nature of any trust, dedication or restriction to which the land is subject apart from this Act; and

            (c)         contain any provisions that the owner reasonably requires and identify those provisions as provisions required by the owner.

        (5)         A management plan—

            (a)         should (as far as practicable) be consistent with other relevant official plans and policies about conservation, development and use of the land; and

Example—

The management plan should be consistent with strategic plans affecting development of land in the relevant area and with statutory or other official policies for protecting the State heritage, or for encouraging recreational or sporting activities, or for fostering tourism.

            (b)         must contain any special provisions required under the regulations.

Example—

The regulations may for example contain special provisions relating to the management of the Adelaide Park Lands for inclusion in the relevant management plans.

        (6)         In the event of an inconsistency between the provisions of an official plan or policy under another Act and the provisions of a management plan under this Act, the provisions of the official plan or policy prevail to the extent of the inconsistency.

        (7)         A council must have a management plan for community land in its area (if required)—

            (a)         if the land was owned by the council or was under the council's care, control and management at the commencement of this Part—within five years after the commencement of this Part; or

            (b)         if the land is acquired or placed under the council's care, control and management after the commencement of this Part—as soon as practicable after the requirement for the plan arises.

        (8)         The Adelaide City Council must have a management plan under this section for the Adelaide Park Lands within 2 years after the adoption of the first Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy under the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 unless the Governor, by regulation, allows an extension of time.

        (9)         In this section—

"Adelaide Park Lands" means the Adelaide Park Lands under the Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 , but does not include any land constituting a road (or part of a road).



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