12Must establish and implement dam safety management system

12 Must establish and implement dam safety management system

12 Must establish and implement dam safety management system

(1) The owner of a declared dam must establish and implement a dam safety management system for the dam in accordance with this Part.

(2) The dam safety management system must be designed to be used by the owner of the dam as the primary means of ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of persons, property and the environment is not put at risk from the dam.

(3) The dam safety management system must provide a comprehensive and integrated system for the management of all aspects of foreseeable risks in relation to the failure of the dam that addresses all aspects of the life cycle of the dam, including the design, construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the dam.

(4) The dam safety management system must comply with subclause (3) to the extent appropriate to the dam having regard to—

(a) the nature, complexity and location of the dam, and

(b) the risks associated with the dam.

cl 12: Am 2022 (331), Sch 1[6].