New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(Clause 7 (b))
| Public works | Conditions |
| CLASSIFIED ROADS AND TOLL WORKS | Applies only to classified roads within the
meaning of the Roads Act 1993 , and applies to work declared to be toll work under the Roads Act 1993 . |
| CATEGORY B REMEDIATION WORK | The carrying out of category B remediation work in
accordance with the contaminated land planning guidelines and the guidelines
(if any) in force under the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 . Notification procedures to be undertaken in accordance with Schedule 9. |
| EMERGENCY AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK BY SYDNEY WATER | Relates only to
"works" as defined under the Sydney Water Act 1994 which are under the
ownership or control of Sydney Water Corporation. Repair or replacement of works damaged by natural disaster, accident, an act of vandalism or similar occurrence, including work concerning measures to prevent or limit further damage. Repair or replacement of works that have ceased to function or to function adequately, including reasonable measures to prevent further malfunction. Periodic inspection, cleaning, repair and replacement of works, but not including development that would increase the designed capacity of any part of that work. Ancillary development in connection with the abovementioned emergency or maintenance work. |
| FLOOD MITIGATION | The carrying out or causing to be carried out by the Council, where engaged in flood mitigation works, or by the Department of Land and Water Conservation, of any work for the purposes of soil conservation, irrigation, afforestation, reforestation, flood mitigation, water conservation or river improvement, except:• the erection of buildings, the installation or erection of plant or other structures and any reconstruction or alteration of buildings that materially affects the design or external appearance of the buildings, or• the formation or alteration of any means of access to a road. |
| FORESTRY UNDERTAKINGS | The carrying out of any forestry work by the Forestry Commission or a school forest trust empowered under relevant Acts to undertake afforestation, roading, protection, cutting and marketing of timber, and other forestry purposes under any Act or on any Crown land temporarily reserved from sale as a timber reserve. |
| MAINTENANCE DREDGING | Must be carried out by a public authority after the
following bodies are consulted:(a) the Council, and(b) other affected
councils, and(c) any of the following bodies that may have an interest in the
proposed maintenance dredging:• Department of Land and Water
Conservation,• Department of Public Works and Services,• NSW Fisheries,•
Department of Mineral Resources,• Maritime Authority of NSW,• Environment
Protection Authority,• National Parks and Wildlife Service,• Sydney Water
Corporation,• Heritage Council,• Environment Australia. Note: It is strongly recommended that public authorities intending to undertake maintenance dredging do so only after preparing an estuary management plan under the State Government’s Estuary Management Program for coastal lagoons. |
| PUBLIC UTILITY UNDERTAKINGS, being water, sewerage, drainage or telecommunication services, or electricity or gas undertakings | Development of
any description at or below the surface of the ground. The installation of any plant inside an existing building or the installation or erection within the premises of an existing generating station or substation of any plant or other structures or erections required in connection with the station or substation. Additions, extensions or replacement of structures already installed or erected, including the installation in an electrical transmission line of substations, feeder pillars or transformer housing, but not including the erection of overhead power lines for the supply of electricity or pipes above the surface of the ground for the supply of water, or the installation of substations, feeder pillars or transformer housings of stone, concrete or brickworks. Provision of overhead service lines in pursuance of any statutory power to provide a supply of electricity, or to provide telecommunication services. Erection of service reservoirs on land acquired for that purpose provided reasonable notice is given to the Council. |
| ROAD UNDERTAKINGS | The carrying out of any development required in connection with the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance or repair of any road, except the widening, realignment or relocation of the road. |
| WATER TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS | The carrying out by persons carrying on a utility undertaking, being a water transport undertaking, of any development required in connection with the movement of traffic by water, including the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and repair of ways, buildings, wharves, works and plant required for that purpose, except:• the erection of buildings and any reconstruction or alteration that materially affects the design of the buildings, or• the formation or alteration of any means of access to a road. |
| WHARF OR RIVER UNDERTAKINGS (except in localities A1-A7) | The carrying out by persons carrying on a utility undertaking, being a wharf or river undertaking, of any development required for the purposes of shipping, or in connection with the embarking, loading, discharging or transporting of passengers, livestock or goods at a wharf or the movement of traffic by a railway forming part of the undertaking, including the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and repair of ways, buildings, works and plant for those purposes, except:• the construction of bridges, the erection of any other buildings and any reconstruction or alteration that materially affects the design or external appearance of the bridges or buildings, or• the formation or alteration of any means of access to a road. |
| NATIONAL PARKS | |
| DEVELOPMENT AUTHORISED BY OR UNDER THE NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1974 | Where the development is likely to impact significantly on the local road system, or otherwise significantly affect other land in the locality, the Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife must notify the Council in writing of its intention to carry out the development. The Council should respond within 30 days of receiving notification and the Director-General must give consideration to any relevant matters requested by the Council. |