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Water Management Act 2000
Replaces the previous Water Act 1912, Water Authorities Act 1987 and 10 other Acts
(including irrigation, rivers and foreshore acts).
This Act, administered by the Minister for Energy, Utilities and Sustainability, covers
matters such as water rights licences, water allocation, water sharing as well as
recognition of water for environmental health requirements.
Details have been set out in “Developer Charges Guidelines for Water Supply, Sewerage
and Stormwater” pursuant to section 306 (3) of the Water Management Act 2000. Council
should consider these guidelines previously issued by the Minister for Land and Water
Conservation, who is now the Minister of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability.
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART, previously Government Pricing
Tribunal) was set up to determine and advise prices and pricing policies for government
monopoly services.
The Tribunal currently has powers to set prices for Sydney Water, Hunter Water and
Gosford and Wyong Councils. This includes service usage charges and developer
contributions.
The Tribunal does not intend, in the near term, to regulate prices for water supply and
sewerage services in country NSW. Instead it has recently released Pricing Principles for
Local Water Authorities which sets out pricing recommendations for Council’s to adopt in
the pricing of their services.
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
This revised Act details Council's responsibilities to ensure health, safety and welfare of
employees and others at places of work. All of the scheme's operational activities are
impacted on by this Act. This act is administered by the WorkCover Authority.
Protection of the Environment Operations Act
This Act came into effect in July 1998 and consolidated existing legislation to eradicate
the duplication of powers and overlapping use of resources.
The Act brought together what used to be five separate pieces of legislation:
• Clean Air Act 1961;
• Clean Waters Act 1970;
• Pollution Control Act 1970;
• Noise Control Act 1975; and
• Environmental Offences and Penalties Act 1989.
The legislation also incorporates major regulatory provisions of the Waste Minimisation
and Management Act.
Mid-Western Regional Council
Strategic Business Plan for Sewerage
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