New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsThe following activities may be carried out without the prior approval of the council subject to such conditions as are specified:
(a) The transporting of waste over or under a public place for fee or reward if:(i) the activity is licensed under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 , or(ii) the activity is being carried out in the Sydney metropolitan area as defined in Part 3 (Interpretative provisions) of Schedule 1 to that Act, or(iii) the waste is being transported through the area of the council and is not being collected or deposited in that area.Note: A person who transports waste for fee or reward in circumstances that do not require a pollution control licence issued by the Environment Protection Authority must comply with the relevant requirements of the Regulations made under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 .
(b) The placing of waste in a public place, if it is done in accordance with arrangements instituted by the council.
(c) The discharge of sewage of a domestic nature into a sewer of the council, if it is done in accordance with arrangements instituted by the council.
(d) The disposal of septic tank effluent into a sewer of the council, if the premises are within a Common Effluent Drainage District declared by the council.
(e) The installation, construction or alteration of a waste treatment device, if that installation, construction or alteration is done:(i) under the authority of a licence in force under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 , or(ii) in a vessel used for navigation, or(iii) in a motor vehicle registered under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 that is used primarily for road transport.
(f) So much of the operation of a system of sewage management as is limited to an action carried out:(i) under the authority of a licence in force under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 , or(ii) in a vessel used for navigation, or(iii) in a motor vehicle registered under the Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 that is used primarily for road transport.