75Special areas under the Hunter Water Act 1991—joint preparation and approval of plans of management

#### 75 Special areas under the Hunter Water Act 1991—joint preparation and approval of plans of management 75 Special areas under the [Hunter Water Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-053)—joint preparation and approval of plans of management > > (1) This section applies to land that— > > > > > (a) is reserved as a national park, historic site, state conservation area, regional park, nature reserve, karst conservation reserve or Aboriginal area, and > > > > > (b) 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 and the Chief Executive Officer of the Hunter Water Corporation have joint responsibility for— > > > > > (a) causing any plan of management for land to which this section applies to be prepared under section 72 (1) or (1A), and > > > > > (b) carrying out and giving effect to any such plan of management under section 81. > > > (3) In the case of a plan of management for land to which this section applies that is a regional park under the care, control and management of a local council, the council and the Chief Executive Officer of the Hunter Water Corporation have joint responsibility for— > > > > > (a) causing any plan of management for the land to be prepared under section 72 (1B), and > > > > > (b) carrying out and giving effect to any such plan of management under section 81. > > > (4) The Minister, and the Minister administering Division 8 of Part 5 of the [Hunter Water Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-053), are jointly responsible for the adoption, amendment or alteration, cancellation or substitution of any such plan of management. For this purpose, a reference to the Minister in sections 73B and 81 is taken to be a reference to both of those Ministers. > > > (5) If the whole or any part of land reserved as a national park, historic site, state conservation area, regional park, nature reserve, karst conservation reserve or Aboriginal area is declared, after it is so reserved, to be a special area under the [Hunter Water Act 1991](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1991-053), a plan of management for the land is to be prepared as soon as practicable after the whole or part of the land is declared to be a special area. > > **s 75:** Am 1996 No 142, Sch 1 \[27\]. Rep 2001 No 130, Sch 1 \[152\]. Ins 2006 No 90, Sch 8 \[11\]. Am 2021 No 47, Sch 1.1\[13\].