This Regulation, made under the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998 and consisting of 35 sections divided into four Parts and completed by three Schedules, aims to protect water quality and manage the catchments by exercising certain regulatory functions over non-scheduled premises and activities under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997. This Regulation further makes provision with respect to the following: the regulation of conduct on land in a special area or a controlled area by the creation of a number of offences including offences relating to the taking of water, pollution, entering certain land, lighting fires and causing harm to flora, fauna or buildings, structures or fixtures; how a notification that a public agency is proposing to carry out functions in a special area is to be given to the Sydney Catchment Authority; the prescription of councils to which the Sydney Catchment Authority is to supply water; and the prescription of fees.
Australia · 2013-08-30