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Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2022
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#### 86 Pollutants discharged into sewer
86 Pollutants discharged into sewer
> > (1) The Act, section 120 does not apply to the discharge of pollutants into a sewer if the discharge has the lawful approval of the following—
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> > > (a) in relation to a sewer within the area of operations of a sewage authority—the sewage authority,
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> > > (b) otherwise—a person who has ownership or control of the sewer.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > sewage authority means—
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> > > (a) the Sydney Water Corporation or the Hunter Water Corporation, or
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> > > (b) a water supply authority constituted under the [Water Management Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-092), being an authority exercising sewerage functions under that Act, or
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> > > (c) a council or county council exercising sewerage functions under the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030), Chapter 6, Part 3, Division 2.