New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

SYDNEY WATER REGULATION 2006 - REG 22

22 Control of pollution and disease

(1) A person must not:

(a) bring into or leave in the controlled area any waste, or

(b) pollute waters in the controlled area.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 10 penalty units in any other case.

(2) A person does not commit an offence under subclause (1) in the case of anything done:

(a) with the Corporation's consent and in accordance with any conditions of the consent, or

(b) in accordance with a licence granted under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 .

(3) A person must comply with any direction given by the Corporation or an authorised person for:

(a) the disposal of any waste in the controlled area, or of any other substance that is in the controlled area and that the Corporation considers may detrimentally affect any water in the area, or

(b) the removal of any such waste or other substance from the controlled area.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 10 penalty units in any other case.

(4) A person (including a body corporate) who becomes aware that any person, animal or property in the controlled area is carrying, infected with or affected by any water-borne infectious disease must notify the Corporation of that fact within 24 hours after first becoming so aware.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 5 penalty units in any other case.

(5) In this clause:
"pollute waters" includes cause or permit waters to be polluted.
"waste" has the same meaning as it has in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 .