South Australia
Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Regulated Trees) Amendment Bill 2017
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 and to make a related amendment to the Development Act 1993.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016
4	Insertion of section 102A
102A	Assessment requirements—regulated trees
Schedule 1—Related amendment to Development Act 1993
1	Insertion of section 33A
33A	Assessment requirements—regulated trees

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Regulated Trees) Amendment Act 2017.
2—Commencement
This Act will come into operation 1 month after the date of assent.
3—Amendment provisions
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016
4—Insertion of section 102A
After section 102 insert:
102A—Assessment requirements—regulated trees
	(1)	If a proposed development involves a component that provides for an activity that constitutes a tree‑damaging activity at a site, a development authorisation cannot be granted in relation to the tree‑damaging activity unless all components of the proposed development at the site that cannot be undertaken unless the tree‑damaging activity occurs are authorised by a development authorisation.
	(2)	Subsection (1) does not apply to a tree‑damaging activity that must be undertaken in relation to a regulated tree to protect any person or building.

Schedule 1—Related amendment to Development Act 1993
1—Insertion of section 33A
After section 33 insert:
33A—Assessment requirements—regulated trees
	(1)	If a proposed development involves a component that provides for an activity that constitutes a tree‑damaging activity at a site, a development authorisation cannot be granted in relation to the tree‑damaging activity unless all components of the proposed development at the site that cannot be undertaken unless the tree‑damaging activity occurs are authorised by a development authorisation.
	(2)	Subsection (1) does not apply to a tree‑damaging activity that must be undertaken in relation to a regulated tree to protect any person or building.