New South Wales Consolidated Acts

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)