165WRegistration of dams

165W Registration of dams

[Section 165W Inserted by No. 33 of 2015, s. 25, Applied:01 Jan 2016]

(1)  The Minister, by order, may declare that a dam of a height, storage capacity, ANCOLD consequence category, location or type be registered with the Secretary within the period, if any, specified in the order as the period within which the dam must be registered.

(2)  An order under subsection (1) is not a statutory rule.

(3)  The owner of a dam that is required under subsection (1) to be registered with the Secretary must give to the Secretary a notice, in the approved form, that –

(a) states his or her name, address and contact information; and

(b) states the name, address and contact information of any other owner of the dam; and

(c) specifies the geographical location of the dam; and

(d) includes a description of the dam, including its height, storage capacity, ANCOLD consequence category and type.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(4)  For the purposes of subsection (3) , if an owner of a dam has given the notice required by that subsection, all other owners of the dam are taken to have given notice under that subsection.

(5)  On receiving a notice, the Secretary, in writing, may require the owner who gave that notice to provide the Secretary with the further information specified in the requirement for the purposes of allowing the Minister to obtain information and keep records on matters relating to the safety of dams under Part 8A .

(6)  An owner who receives a requirement under subsection (5) must comply with that requirement.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.