Water Management Act 2000

The regulations may make provision about special areas, including the following—

the regulation and prohibition of the following—

the extraction, use, pollution or contamination of waters within the areas,

the pollution or contamination of land within the areas,

access to, or the use of, the areas,

other conduct in relation to the areas,

the circumstances and way in which a water supply authority may regulate, prohibit or consent to conduct referred to in paragraph (a)(i)–(iv),

the persons authorised, or the circumstances and way in which persons may be authorised, to manage and protect the areas (authorised persons),

the functions of authorised persons,

directions given by authorised persons, including the giving of directions to persons about—

conduct referred to in paragraph (a)(i)–(iv),

the surrender or inspection of things for, or the investigation of, contraventions or suspected contraventions of this Act or the regulations.

A regulation made under this Act about a special area prevails to the extent of an inconsistency with a statutory instrument made under another Act, other than a State environmental planning policy made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.