Water Management Act 1999
160Notice of intention to undertake dam works
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160 Notice of intention to undertake dam works
[Section 160 Subsection (1) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 76, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 160 Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 2007, s. 31, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 160 Substituted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2016]
(1) A person who, in relation to proposed dam works, is entitled to a Division 4 permit under section 159(2) is to notify the Minister, in writing, of the intention to undertake those dam works.
(2) A notice –
(a) must be in the approved form; and
(b) must include the following information:
(i) the name, address and contact information of the person giving the notice;
(ii) the geographical location of the proposed dam works;
(iii) a photograph of the location of the proposed dam works;
(iv) a description of the dam in relation to which the dam works are proposed, including the height, storage capacity and the ANCOLD consequence category;
(v) a declaration that the proposed dam works meet the requirements for entitlement to a Division 4 permit set out in section 159(2) ; and
(c) is to be accompanied by the prescribed fee.