Preservation of existing liabilities of land owner. River Torrens (Prohibition of Excavations) Act, 1927. 4. If any owner of land to which this Act applies digs or excavates or suffers or permits to be dug or excavated any hole in contravention of this Act, he shall, in addition to any penalties imposed by this Act, also be liable for the payment of any damages consequent upon the said digging or excavating to which he would, by operation of law, have been liable if this Act had not been passed, 5. (1) If any hole is dug or excavated in contravention of this unauthorised holes. Act, the Minister may give notice in writing to the owner of the land wherein the hole is dug or excavated requiring him to properly fill in the said hole. Power to require filling of Procedure. Institution of proceedings. Facilitation of proof. (2) If within one month after the giving of notice as aforesaid the owner has neglected to fill in the said hole or to properly fill in the same, then the Minister may fill in the hole and may summarily recover the cost of so doing from the owner. (3) The opinion of the Minister as to whether any hole is properly filled in or not shall be final and conclusive for all purposes. (4) Any notice required to be given under this section may be ! given by post. 6. All proceedings in respect of offences against this Act shall be disposed of summarily. 7. (1) No proceedings in respect of any offence against this Act shall be taken without the consent in writing of the Minister. (2) The said consent may be proved by the production of a notice to that effect purporting to be signed by the Minister. 8. In any proceedings under this Act— (a) the allegation in the complaint that any land is distant fifty feet or less from any portion of the outer bank of any portion of the River Torrens to which this Act applies shall be prima facie evidence that the said land is so distant and that this Act applies to the said portion of the River Torrens : (b) the allegation in the complaint that a specified person was at a specified time the owner of a specified piece of land shall be prima facie evidence that the person was at the time alleged the owner of the said land: (c) the allegation in the complaint that the hole was dug or excavated in a specified piece of land shall be prima facie evidence that the hole was dug or excavated in the said land. In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill. TOM BRIDGES, Governor. THE SCHEDULE. Adelaide: By authority, HARRISON WEIR, Government Printer, North Terrace. An Act to amend the Licensed Surveyors Act, 1896, and for other purposes. [Assented to, October 13th, 1927.] E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, follows: 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Licensed Surveyors Act Short titles. Amendment Act, 1927." (2) The Licensed Surveyors Act, 1896 (which is hereinafter referred No. 657 of 1896. to as "the principal Act "), the Licensed Surveyors Amendment Act, No. 1431 of 1920. 1920, and this Act may be cited together as the "Licensed Surveyors Acts, 1896 to 1927." 2. The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 14 Amendment of therein the following section : principal Act. 14A. (1) The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Regulations. Surveyor-General, make such regulations as he thinks necessary for ensuring the accuracy of plans and surveys made by licensed surveyors, and for securing the establishment and custody of permanent marks. (2) Any such regulation may impose a penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds for any breach of the same or of any other regulation. In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill. TOM BRIDGES, Governor. Adelaide: By authority, HARRISON WEIR, Government Printer, North Terrace. |