New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WILLIAMS RIVER CATCHMENT REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1997 - REG 6

6 Guidelines for public authorities

(1) The aims and objectives of this plan (as set out in clause 3) and the Williams River Catchment Regional Planning Strategy must be taken into account when:

(a) a consent authority determines a development application for land in the Williams River catchment, or

(b) a public authority proposes to carry out development which does not require development consent but has the potential to adversely affect the environmental quality of land, water, vegetation or other natural resources within the Williams River catchment.

(2) Those aims and objectives, and that Strategy, should be take into account in the preparation of each environmental planning instrument and development control plan that applies to land in the Williams River catchment.

(3) In this clause:
"Williams River Catchment Regional Planning Strategy" means the Regional Planning Strategy of the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning for the Williams River catchment (kept in the Newcastle office of the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, and copies of which are kept in the offices of Dungog Shire Council and Port Stephens Council).

(4) This clause is not intended to create an offence against the Act.

Note: The Williams River Catchment Regional Planning Strategy must be taken into account when clause 6 of this plan applies, in addition to the aims and objectives of this plan. Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the Strategy provide specific considerations for applicants, councils and other public authorities to guide the assessment and determination of development applications, the preparation of local environmental plans and development control plans, and consideration of the impact of development proposed by public authorities that does not require development consent.
Schedules 1 and 2 apply new definitions for intensive agricultural land uses in the Williams River catchment within both the Dungog and Port Stephens local government areas to ensure a consistent approach to land uses which may have potential to impact adversely on the catchment.