74Catchment areas and special areas—generally

#### 74 Catchment areas and special areas—generally 74 Catchment areas and special areas—generally > > (1) This section applies where— > > > > > (a) any lands reserved as a national park, historic site, state conservation area, regional park, nature reserve, karst conservation reserve or Aboriginal area or that comprise a wilderness area within the meaning of the [Wilderness Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-196) are wholly or partly within a catchment area or special area of a water authority, or > > > > > (b) the waters from any lands so reserved drain into a catchment area, special area or structure of a water authority. > > > (1A) This section does not apply to land referred to in subsection (1) (a) that is wholly or partly within a special area within the meaning of the [Hunter Water Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-053). > > > (2) The Secretary (or, if a regional park is under the care, control and management of a local council, the council) must, before submitting to the Minister a plan of management for the national park, historic site, state conservation area, regional park, nature reserve, karst conservation reserve, Aboriginal area or wilderness area— > > > > > (a) refer the plan to the relevant water authority for its information, and > > > > > (b) (Repealed) > > > > > (c) also refer the plan to the Regulatory Authority (within the meaning of the [Water NSW Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-074)) if the relevant water authority is Water NSW. > > > (3) The Minister must, before adopting the plan of management, consider any representations made by a person to whom or which the plan has been referred under subsection (2). > > > (4) In this section, water authority means the Sydney Water Corporation, Water NSW, the Hunter Water Corporation or a water supply authority within the meaning of the [Water Management Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-092). > > **s 74:** Am 1983 No 183, Sch 3 (25); 1987 No 197, Sch 1 (13); 1991 No 53, Sch 1; 1991 No 55, Sch 1 (9). Subst 1994 No 88, Sch 7. Am 1996 No 58, Sch 1 \[31\]–\[33\]; 1998 No 145, Sch 5.11 \[1\] \[2\]; 2000 No 102, Sch 3.6; 2001 No 130, Schs 1 \[73\] \[74\] \[149\] \[151\], 5 \[2\] \[3\]; 2006 No 90, Sch 8 \[10\]; 2014 No 74, Sch 3.21 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.63 \[13\]; 2024 No 42, Sch 1\[7\].