Contents (1989 - 235)
Catchment Management Act 1989 No 235
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Total catchment management
5 Objects of Act
6 Responsible Minister
7 Minister administering this Act

Part 2 Establishment of committees relating to catchment management

Division 1 State Catchment Management Co-ordinating Committee

8 Establishment of Co-ordinating Committee
9 Membership of Co-ordinating Committee
10 Objective of Co-ordinating Committee
11 Functions of Co-ordinating Committee
12 Subcommittees of Co-ordinating Committee

Division 2 Catchment Management Committees

13 Establishment of Catchment Management Committees
14 Membership of Catchment Management Committees
15 Functions of Catchment Management Committees
16 Abolition, change of name etc of Catchment Management Committees

Division 3 General provisions relating to Co-ordinating Committee and Catchment Management Committees

17 Provisions relating to members and procedure
18 Delegation of certain functions
19 Staff

Part 3 Catchment Management Trusts

Division 1 Establishment

20 Catchment Management Trusts
21 Establishment of Catchment Management Trusts
22 Membership of Catchment Management Trusts
23 Provisions relating to trustees and procedure
24 Ministerial control
25 Abolition, change of name etc of Catchment Management Trusts

Division 2 Purpose and functions

26 Purpose of Catchment Management Trusts
27 Functions of Catchment Management Trusts
28 Preparation of corporate plan
29 Approval etc of corporate plan
30 Carrying out of corporate plan
31 Trust must provide information
32 Delegation of certain functions
33 Staff

Division 3 Finance

34 Establishment of Catchment Management Trust Funds
35 Payments into Fund
36 Payments from Fund
37 Investment powers

Division 4 Revenue

38 Definitions
39 Orders for purposes of levying catchment contributions
40 Trust may levy catchment contributions
41 Basis of levying catchment contributions
42 Estimates of income and expenditure to be prepared
43 Determinations relating to catchment contributions
44 Assessment of catchment contributions
45 Reassessment of catchment contributions
46 Collection etc of catchment contributions on behalf of Trusts
47 Catchment contributions a charge on land
48 Interest on overdue catchment contributions
49 Recovery of catchment contributions
50 Land exempted from the levy of catchment contributions
51 Certificate as to amount due

Division 5 General provisions

52 Acquisition of land
53 Entry on land for inspections and works
54 Interference with or damage to works
55 Obstruction of works
56 Injunctions
57 Efficiency review
58 Appointment of administrator
59 Settlement of disputes

Part 4 Miscellaneous

60 Act binds the Crown
61 Proof of certain matters not required
62 Proceedings for offences
63 Regulations
64 Savings, transitional and other provisions
65–69 (Repealed)
70 Repeal of Hunter Valley Conservation Trust Act 1950 No 34 and regulations

 Schedule 1 Catchment Management Trusts

 Schedule 2 Urban area

 Schedule 3 Provisions relating to members and procedure of Co-ordinating Committee and Catchment Management Committees

 Schedule 4 Provisions relating to trustees and procedure of Catchment Management Trusts

 Schedule 5 (Repealed)

 Schedule 6 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Historical notes