Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Waterways Authority) Regulation 2001 (2001-951) [GG No 188 of 7.12.2001, p 9596] (NSW)

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2001 No 951

Protection of the Environment New South Wales

Operations Amendment (Waterways

Authority) Regulation 2001

under the

Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

BOB DEBUS, M.P.,

Minister for the Environment

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 1998 to prescribe the Waterways Authority (instead of local authorities or the Environment Protection Authority) as the appropriate regulatory authority under the Act for certain non-scheduled activities involving vessels for which pilotage is not compulsory.

This Regulation also contains a consequential amendment to the Protection of the
Environment Operations (Penalty Notices) Regulation 1999 to prescribe officers
or employees of the Waterways Authority as authorised officers in relation to
certain penalty notice offences.
This Regulation is made under the Protection of the Environment Operations

This Regulation also contains a law revision amendment. officers) and 323 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 188 of 7 December 2001, page 9596 Page 1
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Clause 1 Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Waterways
Authority) Regulation 2001
Protection of the Environment Operations
Amendment (Waterways Authority) Regulation 2001
  1. Name of Regulation

    This Regulation is the Protection of the Environment Operations
    Amendment (Waterways Authority) Regulation 2001.

  2. Amendment of Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 1998

    The Protection of the Environment Operations (General)
    Regulation 1998 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

  3. Amendment of Protection of the Environment Operations (Penalty Notices) Regulation 1999

    The Protection of the Environment Operations (Penalty Notices)

    Regulation 1999 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Waterways

Authority) Regulation 2001

Amendment of Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Schedule 1
Regulation 1998
Schedule 1 Amendment of Protection of the
Environment Operations (General)
Regulation 1998

(Clause 2)

  1. Clause 64 Marine Parks Authority

    Omit clause 64 (1) (c). Insert instead:

(c) activities carried on by the State or a public authority, whether at premises occupied by the State or a public authority or otherwise,
  1. Clause 64A

    Insert after clause 64:

64A Waterways Authority

(1)

The Waterways Authority is declared, under section 6 (3) of the Act, to be the appropriate regulatory authority for non- scheduled activities involving a non-pilotage vessel in navigable waters, except in relation to the following:

(a) the exercise of functions under Chapter 3 of the Act,

(b)

premises defined in an environment protection licence as the premises to which the licence applies, and all activities carried on at those premises,

(c)

activities carried on by the State or a public authority, whether at premises occupied by the State or a public authority or otherwise,

(d)

a matter for which a public authority (other than a local authority or the Waterways Authority) is declared under section 6 (3) of the Act to be the appropriate regulatory authority,

(e)

non-scheduled activities in marine parks (within the meaning of clause 64).

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Schedule 1 Amendment of Protection of the Environment Operations (General)
Regulation 1998
(2) For the purposes of this clause:
non-pilotage vessel means any vessel other than:

(a)

a vessel for which pilotage is compulsory under Part 6 of the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 in any port, and

(b)

a vessel for which pilotage would be compulsory under Part 6 of the Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995 in any port if the master did not hold a pilotage exemption certificate.

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Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Waterways

Authority) Regulation 2001

Amendment of Protection of the Environment Operations (Penalty Notices) Schedule 2
Regulation 1999
Schedule 2 Amendment of Protection of the
Environment Operations (Penalty Notices)
Regulation 1999

(Clause 3)

  1. Clause 6 Authorised officers: section 226

    Omit “the Waterways Authority or of” from clause 6 (5) (d).

  2. Clause 6 (5) (o)

    Insert after clause 6 (5) (n):

(o) class 15—an officer or employee of the Waterways Authority.
  1. Clause 10

    Insert after clause 9:

    10     Savings provision

    An officer or employee duly authorised as referred to in clause 6 (2) by the Waterways Authority in relation to class 4 under clause 6 (5) immediately before the commencement of the Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Waterways Authority) Regulation 2001 is taken to be duly authorised by the Waterways Authority in relation to class 15 under clause 6 (5).

  2. Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences

    Insert “, 15” after “14” wherever occurring in Column 3 of the matter relating to sections 91, 94, 97, 100, 120, 145, 145A, 146A, 146B, 146C and 211 (1) of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

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Schedule 2 Amendment of Protection of the Environment Operations (Penalty Notices)
Regulation 1999
  1. Schedule 1

    Insert “, 15” after “13” wherever occurring in Column 3 of the matter relating to section 146E (1), 146E (2) and 146E (3) of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

  2. Schedule 1

    Insert “, 15” after “4” in Column 3 of the matter relating to section 265 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

  3. Schedule 1

    Insert “, 15” after “8” wherever occurring in Column 3 of the matter relating to section 277 (1) (a), 277 (1) (b), 277 (2) (a) and 277 (2) (b) of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

  4. Schedule 1

    Insert “, 15” after “5” wherever occurring in Column 3 of the matter relating to clauses 29, 30, 31 (1), 31 (2) (a), 31 (2) (b), 32 (1), 33 (5), 34 (4) and 34 (5) of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2000.

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