Sydney Water Catchment Management Transitional Regulation 1999

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998.

BOB DEBUS M.P.Minister for the Environment

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Sydney Water Catchment Management Transitional Regulation 1999.

2 Definition

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998.

3 Notes

The explanatory note and table of contents do not form part of this Regulation.

4 Interim arrangements for supply of water by Authority to Sydney Water Corporation

(1)  The Authority and the Sydney Water Corporation may enter into interim arrangements regarding the supply of water by the Authority to the Corporation.

(2)  The matters with which the interim arrangements are to deal include the following:

(a)  the standard of quality of the water supplied,

(b)  the continuity of water supply,

(c)  the maintenance of adequate reserves of water by the Authority,

(d)  the cost to be paid by the Corporation for the supply of water to it.

(3)  Any such interim arrangements:

(a)  are not arrangements to which Division 4 of Part 3 of the Act applies, and

(b)  may be amended or replaced from time to time, and

(c)  are to be entered into, amended or replaced in accordance with any procedures determined by the Premier or are taken to be entered into, amended or replaced in such terms as are determined by the Premier.

5 Duration of interim arrangements

Interim arrangements entered into, amended or replaced in accordance with clause 4 cease to have effect:

(a)  on the first date on which arrangements between the Authority and the Sydney Water Corporation regarding the supply of water by the Authority to the Corporation take effect under Division 4 of Part 3 of the Act, or

(b)  on 1 November 1999,

whichever date first occurs.

6 Requirement to enter into arrangements

(1)  The requirement that the Authority enter into arrangements with the Sydney Water Corporation under Division 4 of Part 3 of the Act does not apply during any period in which any interim arrangements referred to in clause 4 have effect.

(2)  However, nothing in subclause (1) prevents the Authority and the Sydney Water Corporation from entering into arrangements under that Division during the period concerned.