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Water Act 2000
sec.1069Failure impact assessing licensed dams not prescribed
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### sec.1069 Failure impact assessing licensed dams not prescribed
Subsection (2) applies to a dam if—
a licence was granted under section 43 of the repealed Act for the dam; and
the dam is not a dam prescribed under a regulation for section 1068; and
the dam is—
more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 500ML; or
more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 250ML and a catchment area that is more than 3 times its maximum surface area at full supply level.
On the commencement of this section—
the dam is a referable dam; and
the licence, including its conditions that related to the safety of the dam, is taken to be a development permit.
The owner of each dam mentioned in subsection (2) must ensure a failure impact assessment for the dam is completed in accordance with chapter 3, part 6 and given to the chief executive within 5 years after the commencement.
Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
A failure impact assessment completed under subsection (3) is taken to be a failure impact assessment completed under section 483(2).
Subsection (3) does not apply if the chief executive gives the owner of the dam a notice under section 483(2) before the dam is failure impact assessed under subsection (3).
If the dam is assessed as not having a category 1 or category 2 failure impact rating under subsection (3) or for an assessment mentioned in subsection (5)—
the dam is no longer a referable dam; and
the development permit is no longer subject to the conditions about the safety of the dam.
s 1069 amd 2001 No. 75 s 111
(sec.1069-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to a dam if— a licence was granted under section 43 of the repealed Act for the dam; and the dam is not a dam prescribed under a regulation for section 1068; and the dam is— more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 500ML; or more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 250ML and a catchment area that is more than 3 times its maximum surface area at full supply level.
(sec.1069-ssec.2) On the commencement of this section— the dam is a referable dam; and the licence, including its conditions that related to the safety of the dam, is taken to be a development permit.
(sec.1069-ssec.3) The owner of each dam mentioned in subsection (2) must ensure a failure impact assessment for the dam is completed in accordance with chapter 3, part 6 and given to the chief executive within 5 years after the commencement. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
(sec.1069-ssec.4) A failure impact assessment completed under subsection (3) is taken to be a failure impact assessment completed under section 483(2).
(sec.1069-ssec.5) Subsection (3) does not apply if the chief executive gives the owner of the dam a notice under section 483(2) before the dam is failure impact assessed under subsection (3).
(sec.1069-ssec.6) If the dam is assessed as not having a category 1 or category 2 failure impact rating under subsection (3) or for an assessment mentioned in subsection (5)— the dam is no longer a referable dam; and the development permit is no longer subject to the conditions about the safety of the dam.
- (a) a licence was granted under section 43 of the repealed Act for the dam; and
- (b) the dam is not a dam prescribed under a regulation for section 1068; and
- (c) the dam is— (i) more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 500ML; or (ii) more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 250ML and a catchment area that is more than 3 times its maximum surface area at full supply level.
- (i) more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 500ML; or
- (ii) more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 250ML and a catchment area that is more than 3 times its maximum surface area at full supply level.
- (i) more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 500ML; or
- (ii) more than 8m in height and has a storage capacity of more than 250ML and a catchment area that is more than 3 times its maximum surface area at full supply level.
- (a) the dam is a referable dam; and
- (b) the licence, including its conditions that related to the safety of the dam, is taken to be a development permit.
- (a) the dam is no longer a referable dam; and
- (b) the development permit is no longer subject to the conditions about the safety of the dam.