Local Land Services Regulation 2014

In this clause—

the council of a local government area within which any part of the catchment contribution area is situated, or

the Sydney Water Corporation, the Hunter Water Corporation, Water NSW or any water supply authority within whose area of operations any part of the catchment contribution area is situated, or

a statutory authority approved by the Minister for the purposes of this clause.

Local Land Services may, with the approval of the Minister, enter into an arrangement with an appropriate local agency for the following functions of Local Land Services under this Part to be exercised by that agency on behalf of Local Land Services—

the assessment or reassessment of catchment contributions levied by Local Land Services,

the collection of those catchment contributions,

the recovery of those catchment contributions,

the issue of certificates as to any catchment contributions due to Local Land Services.

Any such arrangement may provide for the payment of commission to the appropriate local agency.

For the purposes of any such arrangement, the appropriate local agency may deal with Local Land Services’ catchment contributions in connection with its rates and charges, so long as the catchment contribution is separately identified.

For the purposes of subclause (4), an appropriate local agency may issue joint assessments and notices, take joint action for collection and recovery and issue joint certificates.

The appropriate local agency must remit to Local Land Services, as soon as practicable after the expiration of each calendar month (but in all cases within 30 days after the collection of such contributions), the money collected by it in payment of the contribution during that month, less any amount the local agency is entitled to retain as a commission in accordance with the agreement.