Water Management Act 1999
304ARegulations relating to safety of dams and dam works
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304A Regulations relating to safety of dams and dam works
[Section 304A Inserted by No. 49 of 2002, s. 45, Applied:01 Mar 2003] [Section 304A Amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 125, Applied:11 Feb 2009] The regulations may prescribe –
(a) standards for design, construction, maintenance, surveillance or decommissioning of dams or classes of dams; and
(ab) [Section 304A Amended by No. 6 of 2007, s. 40, Applied:16 Jul 2007] [Section 304A Amended by No. 34 of 2015, s. 21, Applied:01 Jan 2016] standards for the carrying out of dam works and any related matters; and
(ac) [Section 304A Amended by No. 34 of 2015, s. 21, Applied:01 Jan 2016] activities to be activities that are required to be carried out for the purposes of, or in connection with, the design, construction, maintenance, surveillance, or decommissioning, of dams or a class of dams and when such activities, and reports to the Minister in relation to such activities, are required to be carried out or provided; and
(b) fees payable by the owner of a dam or proposed dam for assessing design, construction, maintenance, surveillance or decommissioning reports required to be submitted by the owner of the dam; and
(c) competency standards for persons undertaking activities associated with dams; and
(d) travelling allowances and compensation to be paid to persons attending or giving evidence at an inquiry or examination referred to in Part 8A .