1. For the activity of preparing design plans and specifications, the following guidelines are specified:
(a) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Selection of Acceptable Flood Capacity for Dams (2000);
(b) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure (July 2019);
(c) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines for Design of Dams and Appurtenant Structures for Earthquake (May 2019);
(d) the Division 3 Permit Dam Works Code 2015 and the Division 4 Permit Dam Works Code 2015 both published by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment;
(e) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Design Criteria for Concrete Gravity Dams (September 2013).
2. For the activity of preconstruction investigation, design and reporting, the following guidelines are specified:
(a) Guidelines for Pre-construction Reports 2015 published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania;
(b) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Selection of Acceptable Flood Capacity for Dams (2000);
(c) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure (July 2019);
(d) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines for Design of Dams and Appurtenant Structures for Earthquake (May 2019);
(e) the Division 3 Permit Dam Works Code 2015 and the Division 4 Permit Dam Works Code 2015 both published by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment;
(f) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines for Dam Instrumentation and Monitoring Systems (1983);
(g) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled .
Guidelines on Risk Assessment (July 2022)
3. For the activity of supervising construction and decommissioning, the Division 3 Permit Dam Works Code 2015 and the Division 4 Permit Dam Works Code 2015 both published by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, is specified.
4. For the activity of preparing a NOC report, the Guidelines for Notice of Completion Reports for Completed Dam Works (2025), published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, are specified.
5. For the activity of preparing dam safety emergency plans and operation and maintenance manuals, the following guidelines are specified:
(a) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Dam Safety Management (2003);
(b) the Guidelines for Dam Safety Emergency Plans (March 2023) published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania;
(c) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines for Dam Instrumentation and Monitoring Systems (1983).
6. For the activity of undertaking intermediate surveillance inspections and reports, the following guidelines are specified:
(a) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Dam Safety Management (2003);
(b) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure (July 2019).
7. For the activity of undertaking comprehensive surveillance inspections and reports, the following guidelines are specified:
(a) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Dam Safety Management (2003);
(b) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on the Consequence Categories for Dams (October 2012);
(c) the Guidelines for Comprehensive Surveillance Reports (March 2023), published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania;
(d) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure (July 2019);
(e) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines for Dam Instrumentation and Monitoring Systems (1983);
(f) the Guidelines on Undertaking Consequence Category Assessments for Dams (March 2023), published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.
8. For the activity of undertaking consequence category assessments, the following guidelines are specified:
(a) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on the Consequence Categories for Dams (October 2012);
(b) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Dam Safety Management (2003);
(c) the Guidelines on Undertaking Consequence Category Assessments for Dams (March 2023), published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.
9. For the activity of undertaking dam incident investigations and reports, the Guidelines for Undertaking a Dam Incident Investigation (March 2023), published by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, are specified.
10. For the activity of undertaking geotechnical and earthquake engineering investigations, in relation to tailings dams, the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure (July 2019) are specified.
11. For the activity of undertaking spillway and decant design, in relation to tailings dams, the following guidelines are specified:
(a) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure (July 2019);
(b) the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Selection of Acceptable Flood Capacity for Dams (2000).
12. For the activity of undertaking third-party review, in relation to tailings dams, the ANCOLD guidelines entitled Guidelines on Tailings Dams – Planning, Design, Construction, Operation and Closure (July 2019) are specified.