16Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support

16 Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support

16 Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support

(1) Any earthworks (including any structural support or other related structure for the purposes of the development)—

(a) must not cause a danger to life or property or damage to any adjoining building or structure on the lot or to any building or structure on any adjoining lot, and

(b) must not redirect the flow of any surface or ground water or cause sediment to be transported onto an adjoining property, and

(c) that is fill brought to the site—must contain only virgin excavated natural material (VENM) as defined in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, and

(d) that is excavated soil to be removed from the site—must be disposed of in accordance with any requirements under the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014.

(2) Any excavation must be carried out in accordance with Excavation Work: Code of Practice (ISBN 978-0-642-78544-2), published in July 2012 by Safe Work Australia.