Catchment Management Act 1989. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 1989 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish the State Catchment Management Co-ordinating Committee and to provide for Catchment Management Committees and Catchment Management Trusts to implement total catchment management of natural resources; to repeal the Hunter Valley Conservation Trust Act 1950; to amend certain Acts; and for other purposes. Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Basin/catchment/watershed Freshwater resources management Institution Special fund Ecosystem preservation Protected area Geographical area Oceania Abstract The objects of this Act are: to coordinate policies, programs and activities as they relate to total catchment management; and (b) to achieve active community participation in natural resource management; and (c) to identify and rectify natural resource degradation; and (d) to promote the sustainable use of natural resources; and (e) to provide stable and productive soil, high quality water and protective and productive vegetation cover within each of the State's water catchments. In order to gi Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Repealed by Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003. Legislation | Australia | 2003 (2008) | Repealed Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, River basin institution, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Protected area, Special fund Source: FAO, FAOLEX Catchment Management Act 2003. Legislation | Australia | 2003 (2007) Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Special fund, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX