Water Management (Safety of Dams) Regulations 2025
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4 Class 1 competence
A person has Class 1 competence in respect of an activity, specified in Column 1 of a table to any subregulation in regulations 13 and 14 , that is carried out in relation to a dam to which the subregulation applies, if the person –
(a) holds –
(i) a Bachelor of Engineering degree awarded by an Australian university at the successful completion of a course, or program, requiring the equivalent of at least 4 years of full-time study; or
(ii) a relevant overseas engineering qualification; and
(b) is eligible to become a member of Engineers Australia in the occupational category of Professional Engineer; and
(c) has at least 3 years' experience undertaking investigation, design, construction and day-to-day safety management of dams, where the experience is appropriate for the height and type of a dam to which the relevant subregulation applies.