Statutory principles
4 Statutory principles
The following principles are relevant to the operation of this
Act:
the land comprising the Adelaide Park Lands should, as far as is reasonably appropriate, correspond to the general intentions of Colonel William
Light in establishing the first Plan of Adelaide in 1837;
the Adelaide Park Lands should be held for the public benefit of the people of South Australia, and should be generally available to them for their use and enjoyment (recognising that certain uses of the Park Lands may restrict or prevent access to particular parts of the Park
Lands);
the Adelaide Park Lands reflect and support a diverse range of environmental, cultural, recreational and social values and activities that should be protected and enhanced;
the Adelaide Park Lands provide a defining feature to the City of
Adelaide and contribute to the economic and social well-being of the City in a manner that should be recognised and enhanced;
the contribution that the Adelaide Park Lands make to the natural heritage of the Adelaide Plains should be recognised, and consideration given to the extent to which initiatives involving the Park Lands can improve the biodiversity and sustainability of the Adelaide Plains;
the State Government, State agencies and authorities, and the
Adelaide City Council, should actively seek to co-operate and collaborate with each other in order to protect and enhance the Adelaide Park
Lands;
the interests of the South Australian community in ensuring the preservation of the Adelaide Park Lands are to be recognised, and activities that may affect the Park Lands should be consistent with maintaining or enhancing the environmental, cultural, recreational and social heritage status of the Park Lands for the benefit of the State.
A person or body—
involved in the administration of this Act; or
performing a function under this Act; or
responsible for the care, control or management of any part of the
Adelaide Park Lands, must have regard to, and seek to apply, the principles set out in subsection (1).
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