68What activities, generally, require the approval of the council?

68 What activities, generally, require the approval of the council?

68 What activities, generally, require the approval of the council?

(1) A person may carry out an activity specified in the following Table only with the prior approval of the council, except in so far as this Act, the regulations or a local policy adopted under Part 3 allows the activity to be carried out without that approval.

(2) This section does not apply to the carrying out of an activity specified in Part B of the following Table—

(a) on land within the area of operations of the Sydney Water Board under the Sydney Water Act 1994, or

(b) on land within the area of operations of the Hunter Water Board under the Hunter Water Act 1991.

(3) This section does not apply to the carrying out of an activity specified in item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 of Part B of the following Table on land within the area of operations of a water supply authority constituted under the Water Management Act 2000.

Note.

A person who fails to obtain an approval or who carries out an activity otherwise than in accordance with an approval is guilty of an offence—see secs 626 and 627.

Table

Approvals

Part A Structures or places of public entertainment

Part B Water supply, sewerage and stormwater drainage work

Part C Management of waste

Part D Community land

Part E Public roads

Part F Other activities

s 68: Am 1994 No 44, Sch 3 (1) (a) (b); 1994 No 82, Sch 3 (4); 1994 No 88, Sch 7; 1995 No 94, Sch 5.8 [4]; 2000 No 92, Sch 8.16 [3].

s 68, table: Am 1994 No 44, Sch 3 (1) (c); 1997 No 152, Sch 3 [9]–[11]; 2000 No 112, Sch 3 [10] [11]; 2001 No 93, Sch 1 [4]; 2002 No 40, Sch 1 [11]; 2003 No 8, Sch 1 [3].