NRAR’s three-year strategy encapsulates our vision, our purpose, what we do, how we do it, our regulatory commitments, and our priorities.
Our vision
Sustainable and fair water regulation for NSW
Our purpose
We build public trust and confidence as a regulator by:
- educating, enabling, and encouraging people to comply with water laws
- enforcing the law to provide a deterrent, and to ensure fairness for the compliant
- championing improvements to the management of natural resources
What we do
As set out in the Natural Resources Access Regulator Act 2017, our principal objectives are:
- to ensure effective, efficient, transparent and accountable compliance and enforcement measures for the natural resources management legislation
- to maintain public confidence in the enforcement of the natural resources management legislation.
Our regulatory commitments
- We will prioritise safety – everyone home safe every day.
- We will firmly, fairly and consistently enforce the law.
- We will use a risk-based, outcomes focused, evidence-led approach to compliance.
- We are fiercely independent and ethical, always acting in the public interest.
- We will innovate and continually improve our practice to deliver the most efficient, effective, world class regulation.
- We seek voluntary compliance and will invest in educating water users.
How we'll do it
Regulatory leadership
Organisational regulatory leadership through learning and innovation to achieve outstanding results.
Culture
Ongoing commitment to modelling the ‘NRAR Way’ and building a learning culture that drives regulatory outcomes
Safety
Every person home safe and well every day
Profile
Promoting NRAR’s activities to deter offenders, boost compliance and improve public perception
Relationships
Educate, enable and encourage compliance while building community confidence
Intelligence-led regulation
Intelligent analytics and systems to inform, guide and increase our reach and impact
Performance
Efficient, effective, accountable and transparent ways of working
Our priorities
NRAR’s regulatory priorities focus on areas, activities or industries that may not be compliant with water laws or could harm the environment or community. These priorities help us focus our efforts where they are needed most.
There are two types of priorities:
- Priority projects – These are short-term or urgent issues that need action.
- Enduring priorities – These are long-term issues that need ongoing attention and support