Water NSW Regulation 2026
14Animal management
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14 Animal management
14 Animal management
(1) A person must not, on land to which this division applies, erect, maintain or use a building or structure for one or more of the following—
(a) aquaculture,
(b) intensive livestock agriculture,
(c) an animal boarding or training establishment.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a corporation—400 penalty units, or
(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.
(2) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) for anything done—
(a) with the consent of Water NSW, or
(b) in accordance with a licence, development consent or approval granted under one or both of the following—
(3) In this section—
animal boarding or training establishment has the same meaning as in the standard instrument set out in the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006.
approval, under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, means approval under that Act, Part 5.
aquaculture has the same meaning as in the standard instrument set out in the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006.
development consent means development consent under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Part 4, other than a complying development certificate within the meaning of that Act.
intensive livestock agriculture has the same meaning as in the standard instrument set out in the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006.