New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HUNTER WATER ACT 1991 - SECT 18A

18A Regulatory functions of Tribunal

(1) The regulatory functions of the Tribunal under this Act are:

(a) the function of making recommendations under subsection (2), and

(b) the function of monitoring and reporting under subsection (3), and

(c) the function of imposing monetary penalties, or requiring other action to be taken, under section 17A, and

(d) the licence auditing functions of the Tribunal under section 18B, and

(e) such other functions of the Tribunal under this Act as are specified by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(2) The Tribunal has the function of making recommendations to the Minister for or with respect to:

(a) the granting, amendment or cancellation of the operating licence, and

(b) the imposition, amendment or cancellation of conditions in relation to the operating licence, and

(c) action to be taken, and sanctions to be applied, in respect of a contravention of the operating licence, and

(d) remedial action that may be warranted as a result of a contravention of the operating licence.

(3) The Tribunal has the function of monitoring and reporting to the Minister on compliance by the Corporation with the operating licence.

(4) Part 4B of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 applies in relation to the Tribunal’s regulatory functions under this Act.