New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SYDNEY WATER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT ACT 1998 - SECT 18

18 Concurrence and other roles under licensing legislation

(1) The SCA has such functions as are necessary or convenient to carry out any concurrence or other role conferred or imposed on it by the regulations under this Act in relation to the grant of licences 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 catchment area, or

(b) activities carried out or proposed to be carried out outside a catchment area but being of such a nature as affect or may affect a catchment 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 for or with respect to:

(a) requiring the SCA to be notified of applications for the grant of specified classes of licences, and

(b) preventing the grant of specified classes of licences without the concurrence of the SCA.

(3) Such a concurrence may be given on conditions, including conditions as to the terms and conditions to be included in or otherwise attached to such a licence.

(4) 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 SCA, but otherwise has effect despite anything in any other Act.

(5) This section does not:

(a) authorise the SCA to grant licences, or

(b) apply in relation to licences for premises occupied by, or activities carried on by, the SCA.

(6) In this section:
"grant" includes issue, approve or amend.
"licence" includes consent, permit, authority or any other kind of authorisation (however described).