NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 (NSW)

NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022 No 80

An Act to establish the NSW Reconstruction Authority; to provide for the Authority's functions and powers; to provide for other matters to assist NSW communities to recover from disasters and improve resilience for potential disasters; to make related amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989; and for related purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

Division 1 Introduction

1 Name of Act This Act is the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022.

2 Commencement This Act commences as follows— (a) the following provisions commence on the date of assent to this Act— (i) Part 1, (ii) Part 2, Divisions 1 and 3–6, (iii) section 10, other than section 10(1)(a)–(m) and (q)–(s), (iv) Part 3, (v) sections 87, 89 and 94, (vi) Schedule 1, (vii) Schedule 3, section 1, (viii) Schedule 4, (ix) Schedules 5.1[3] and [4] and 5.2, (b) otherwise—on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Primary object The primary object of this Act is to promote community resilience to the impact of disasters in New South Wales through— (a) disaster prevention, preparedness and adaptation, and (b) recovery and reconstruction following disasters.

4 How primary object is to be achieved The primary object is to be achieved by— (a) establishing the NSW Reconstruction Authority to facilitate community resilience to the impact of disasters in New South Wales through prevention, preparedness and adaptation, and (b) providing for the functions and powers of the NSW Reconstruction Authority, including functions and powers to— (i) facilitate the protection, recovery and reconstruction of affected communities, and (ii) mitigate against the impact of potential disasters on communities, and (iii) improve the resilience and adaptability of affected communities in relation to potential disasters, including, for example, by the betterment of affected communities, and (c) providing for the exercise of functions by the chief executive officer of the NSW Reconstruction Authority, subject to the Minister's control and direction, including ensuring the Authority exercises its functions effectively and efficiently.