New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT ACT 1989 - SECT 6

6 Responsible Minister

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the responsible Minister is:

(a) for the Co-ordinating Committee, the Minister administering this Act, or

(b) for a Catchment Management Committee, the Minister who makes the order establishing the Committee, or

(c) for a Catchment Management Trust, the Minister who recommends to the Governor the establishment of the Trust.

(2) An order or a recommendation may only be made:

(a) by the Minister administering this Act, or

(b) by the Minister administering the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 if the Committee or Trust is within an urban area, or

(c) by the Minister administering the Water Management Act 2000 if the Committee or Trust is not within an urban area.

(3) An order or a recommendation may not be made:

(a) by the Minister administering this Act in relation to an urban area except with the concurrence of the Minister administering the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 , or

(b) by the Minister administering the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 except with the concurrence of the Premier and the Minister administering this Act, or

(c) by the Minister administering the Water Management Act 2000 except with the concurrence of the Premier and the Minister administering this Act.

(4) The Governor, on the recommendation of the Premier, may by proclamation:

(a) change the responsible Minister in relation to an established Catchment Management Committee or an established Catchment Management Trust to any other Minister eligible to be the responsible Minister, and

(b) in the case of a Trust, amend Schedule 1 accordingly.