New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"catchment area", in relation to a Catchment Management Committee, means the area in respect of which that Committee is established.
"catchment contribution" means a contribution levied under section 40.
"Catchment Management Committee" means a Catchment Management Committee established under section 13.
"Catchment Management Trust" means a Catchment Management Trust established under section 20.
"co-ordinate" means to bring together or liaise with authorities, groups or individuals to ensure effective total catchment management, but does not include the control or direction of the activities of those authorities, groups or individuals.
"Co-ordinating Committee" means the State Catchment Management Co-ordinating Committee established by section 8.
"Trust area", in relation to a Catchment Management Trust, means the area in respect of which that Trust is established.
"urban area" has the meaning set out in Schedule 2.
"works" means works for the purpose of soil conservation, afforestation, reafforestation, flood mitigation, water conservation, irrigation, river improvement or any other work necessary to achieve the purpose of a Trust.

(2) In this Act:

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.