South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts298—Power of council to act in emergency
(1) If flooding in the
area of a council has occurred or is imminent and the council is of the
opinion that a situation of emergency has arisen in which there is danger to
life or property, it may order that action be taken as it thinks fit to avert
or reduce the danger.
(2) A person who acts
in good faith in pursuance of an order of a council under subsection (1)
incurs no civil liability by doing so.
(5) While a
declaration under the Emergency Management Act 2004 is in force in
relation to flooding in the area of a council, the powers conferred by that
Act operate to the exclusion of the powers of the council under this section.