Dams Safety Act 2015
20“Stop work” directions
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20 “Stop work” directions
20 “Stop work” directions
(1) If Dams Safety NSW is of the opinion that anything being done or proposed to be done to or in relation to a declared dam or in the vicinity of a declared dam by any person may endanger the safety of the dam, Dams Safety NSW may, by order in writing given to the person, direct the person to cease or refrain from doing the thing.
(2) A person who does not comply with a direction under this section is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a corporation—10,000 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 1,200 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or
(b) in the case of an individual—2,250 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 600 penalty units for each day the offence continues.