South Australia
Planning, Development and Infrastructure (State Planning Policy) (Biodiversity) Amendment Bill 2017
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016
3	Insertion of section 62A
62A	Biodiversity policy

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 (State Planning Policy) (Biodiversity) Amendment Act 2017.
2—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
3—Insertion of section 62A
After section 62 insert:
62A—Biodiversity policy
The Minister must ensure that there is a specific state planning policy (to be called the biodiversity policy) that specifies policies and principles that are to be applied with respect to enhancing biodiversity and minimising adverse effects of development on biodiversity within the State.