This Regulation 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.
Australie · 2008-01-01