Water NSW Regulation 2026
8Regulatory Authority to keep register—the Act, s 64AA(b) and (c)
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8 Regulatory Authority to keep register—the Act, s 64AA(b) and (c)
8 Regulatory Authority to keep register—the Act, s 64AA(b) and (c)
(1) The Regulatory Authority must keep a register containing the following information—
(a) details of each of the following notices given by the Regulatory Authority—
(i) an environment protection notice,
(ii) a catchment correction notice,
(iii) a catchment protection notice,
(b) details of convictions in prosecutions brought by the Regulatory Authority under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997,
(c) the results of civil proceedings before the Land and Environment Court brought by or against the Regulatory Authority under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997,
(d) other matters the Regulatory Authority considers appropriate, having regard to the purposes of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
(2) The register must also continue to record details, results or other matters that were included in the register by the Sydney Catchment Authority before the Sydney Catchment Authority’s abolition.
(3) The Regulatory Authority may remove from the register a notice referred to in subsection (1)(a) that has been withdrawn or revoked.
(4) A copy of the register must be available for inspection on a website maintained by the Regulatory Authority.
(5) A copy of a part of the register may be obtained by members of the public from the Regulatory Authority on payment of a fee to be determined by the Regulatory Authority.
(6) In this section—
details of a matter means—
(a) particulars of the matter, or
(b) a copy of the matter, or
(c) an electronic or other reproduction of the matter.