New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SYDNEY WATER CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT ACT 1998 - SECT 26

26 Terms and conditions of operating licence

(1) The operating licence is subject to the terms and conditions determined by the Governor, but must include terms or conditions under which the SCA is required:

(a) to provide, construct, operate, manage and maintain efficient and co-ordinated viable systems and services for supplying water, and

(b) to ensure that the systems and services meet the quality and performance standards specified in the operating licence in relation to water quality, service interruptions and other matters determined by the Governor and set out in the operating licence, and

(c) to compile indicators of the direct impact of the SCA’s activities (including, but not limited to, the impact of energy used and waste generated) on the environment:

(i) to enable preparation of an annual report on the SCA’s performance, and

(ii) to provide information for a year-to-year comparison in relation to the SCA’s performance in this area, and

(iii) to enable preparation of reports to Parliament as referred to in Division 5.

(2) The operating licence is to provide for the preparation of an operational audit referred to in Division 2.