63Compliance role under other legislation

63 Compliance role under other legislation

63 Compliance role under other legislation

(1) The Regulatory Authority has such functions as are necessary or convenient to carry out any inspectorial, enforcement or other role conferred or imposed on it by the regulations under this Act by reference to powers conferred on other persons or bodies under any Act or instrument under any Act so far as they relate to—

(a) activities carried out or proposed to be carried out within a declared catchment area or controlled area, or

(b) activities carried out or proposed to be carried out outside a declared catchment area or controlled area but being of such a nature as affect or may affect a declared catchment area or controlled area.

(2) The regulations under this Act may, on the recommendation of the Minister and with the approval of the Minister administering the Act concerned, make provision about conferring or imposing on the Regulatory Authority any such function, and to specifying the effect, limitations or consequences of the exercise of any such function.

(3) This section does not affect the generality of any other provision of this or any other Act so far as it confers or imposes functions on the Regulatory Authority, but otherwise has effect despite anything in any other Act.

(4) This section does not apply in relation to—

(a) the grant of licences, or

(b) activities carried on by Water NSW.

(5) In this section—

grant includes issue, approve or amend.

licence includes consent, permit, authority or any other kind of authorisation (however described).

s 63: Am 2024 No 80, Sch 3[4]–[6].