New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 142

142 Determination of application and constitution of corporation

(1) The Minister may grant an application to establish a corporation if--

(a) the Minister is satisfied that the purpose of the corporation is to provide, maintain or operate any or all of a water supply system, water distribution system or drainage system, and

(b) the corporation and any proposed works plan and rules of the corporation comply with any requirements of this Act and the regulations.

(2) A corporation is to be constituted by the Minister by order published on the NSW legislation website.

(3) In addition to constituting the corporation, the order must specify the following--

(a) the name of the corporation,

(b) the water supply, water distribution or water drainage purposes of the corporation,

(c) the landholdings for which the corporation may exercise functions and the works plan for the corporation,

(d) the members of the corporation,

(e) the board members of the corporation, pending the first election of board members,

(f) the date, time and place of the first election of the board members of the corporation,

(g) the rules of the corporation.

(4) On the order being published or on such later day as may be specified in the order--

(a) the corporation is constituted as a body corporate with the name specified in the order, and

(b) the members of the corporation are the members specified in the order, and

(c) the rules and works plan specified by the order take effect.

(5) A corporation is not a NSW government agency.