65Stormwater drainage area charges

65 Stormwater drainage area charges

65 Stormwater drainage area charges

(1) In this section, stormwater drainage area means an area of land declared by an order of the Governor published on the NSW legislation website to be a stormwater drainage area for the purposes of this section.

(2) An order in force under section 28 (3) of the Water Board Act 1987 (as in force immediately before the commencement of section 86 of this Act) declaring an area of land to be a stormwater drainage area is taken to be an order for the purposes of this section.

(3) The Corporation may and, if so required by an operating licence must, make and levy stormwater drainage area charges on the owners of land within a stormwater drainage area located in the area of operations.

(4) A stormwater drainage area charge levied under this section may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction as if it were a debt due to the Corporation.

(5) Despite section 63, a stormwater drainage area charge levied under this section is a charge on the land to which the stormwater drainage area charge relates.

(6) The provisions of this section have effect despite anything contained in section 42 of the Real Property Act 1900.

s 65: Am 2009 No 17, Sch 3.17 [4]; 2011 No 62, Sch 2.38 [2].