Dams Safety Regulation 2019
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(1) In this Regulation—
AS ISO 55001:2014 means Australian Standard AS ISO 55001:2014, Asset management—Management systems—Requirements.
augmentation in relation to a declared dam means a modification made to the dam to do either or both of the following, but does not include a modification that is made for the sole purpose of improving safety—
(a) extend the dam,
(b) create a significant new use for the dam.
competent person means, for a person exercising a function in relation to a dam, a person who—
(a) has acquired through training, qualification and experience substantial knowledge and skills in dam design or risk analysis in relation to that type of dam, and
(b) is—
(i) registered under a law that provides for the registration of professional engineers, or
(ii) a member (or is qualified to be a member) of Engineers Australia with the status of Chartered Professional Engineer, or
(iii) entered on the National Professional Engineers Register administered by the Institution of Engineers Australia, or
(iv) the holder of professional qualifications in a relevant speciality or is registered in a relevant speciality by an Australian professional organisation.
consequence category means a consequence category referred to in clause 6(1).
Consequence Category Methodology means the Declared Dams Consequence Category Assessment and Determination Methodology published in Gazette No 113 of 18 March 2022.
contents of a dam means the material impounded by a dam and does not include any part of the dam.
CPI number, for Schedule 2—see Schedule 2, clause 1.
dam safety management system for a dam means the dam safety management system established under Part 5 for the dam.
emergency exercises, in respect of a declared dam, means exercises undertaken in preparation for a failure of the dam.
extreme or high consequence dam means a declared dam classified as being in any of the following consequence categories—
(a) extreme consequence,
(b) high A consequence,
(c) high B consequence,