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DAMS SAFETY ACT 2015
- As at 13 January 2023
- Act 26 of 2015
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Objects of Act
4. Definitions
5. Declaration of dams
PART 2 - DAMS SAFETY NSW
6. Constitution of Dams Safety NSW
7. Members of Dams Safety NSW
8. Ministerial control of Dams Safety NSW
9. Functions of Dams Safety NSW
10. Chief Executive Officer
11. Staff of Dams Safety NSW
12. Committees
13. Delegation of functions
PART 3 - SAFETY OF DECLARED DAMS
Division 1 - Safety standards, reports and plans
14. Dams safety standards
15. Reports and records relating to declared dams
16. Operations and maintenance plans for declared dams
17. Emergency plans for declared dams
18. Compliance notices
Division 2 - Directions and emergency orders
19. Directions by Dams Safety NSW to ensure safety of declared dams
20. "Stop work" directions
21. Emergency orders
Division 3 - General
22. Appeals to Land and Environment Court
23. Provisions relating to directions
PART 4 - INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS
24. Purposes for which powers under Part may be exercised
25. Appointment and identification of authorised officers
26. Scope of authority
27. Power to enter premises
28. Search warrants
29. Powers to inspect and seize things
30. Powers to require information and records
31. Powers of authorised officers to require answers
32. Powers of authorised officers to require surveys and assessments
33. Offences
34. Provisions relating to requirements to provide information or records or answer questions
PART 5 - FORMAL INQUIRIES INTO SAFETY OF DECLARED DAMS
35. Inquiries
36. Person or body conducting inquiries
37. Procedures at inquiries
38. Public nature of inquiries
39. Report of inquiry
PART 6 - FINANCE
40. Dams Safety Fund
41. Dams safety levy
PART 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND RELATED MATTERS
42. Nature of proceedings for offences
43. Time for commencing proceedings
44. Continuing offences
45. Offences by corporations
46. Penalty notices
PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS
47. Act to bind Crown
48. Mining in notification areas--requirement for consent authorities to consult with Dams Safety NSW
49. Arrangements with public authorities
50. Exclusion of personal liability
51. Service of documents
52. Service of documents on Dams Safety NSW
53. Regulations
54. (Repealed)
55. Review of Act
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
Schedule 3 (Repealed)
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