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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.352KApproval of plan
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### sec.352K Approval of plan
If the chief executive approves the emergency action plan, the chief executive must—
give notice of the approval to the owner of the dam; and
give a copy of the approved plan to the emergency management chief executive; and
publish the approved plan in the register of approved emergency action plans under section 352M .
The approval must be for a period of no more than 5 years stated in the approved plan.
Subsection (4) applies if, within 30 business days after the emergency action plan is given to the chief executive for approval under section 352F or 352S , the chief executive has not decided to approve, or refuse to approve, the plan.
The chief executive is taken to have approved the plan on the day that is 30 business days after the plan was given to the chief executive (the deemed approval day ).
If subsection (4) applies to an emergency action plan—
the approval is—
for 2 years after the deemed approval day; or
if the chief executive gives the dam owner notice of a longer period—the longer period; and
the chief executive must comply with subsection (1) in relation to the plan as soon as practicable after the deemed approval day.
For subsection (5) (a) (ii) —
the notice must be given within 2 years after the deemed approval day; and
the longer period must not be more than 5 years after the deemed approval day.
The period mentioned in subsection (2) or (5) (a) for an emergency action plan is the approval period for the approved plan.
s 352K ins 2012 No. 29 s 28
amd 2017 No. 11 s 21 ; 2019 No. 17 s 348
(sec.352K-ssec.1) If the chief executive approves the emergency action plan, the chief executive must— give notice of the approval to the owner of the dam; and give a copy of the approved plan to the emergency management chief executive; and publish the approved plan in the register of approved emergency action plans under section 352M .
(sec.352K-ssec.2) The approval must be for a period of no more than 5 years stated in the approved plan.
(sec.352K-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if, within 30 business days after the emergency action plan is given to the chief executive for approval under section 352F or 352S , the chief executive has not decided to approve, or refuse to approve, the plan.
(sec.352K-ssec.4) The chief executive is taken to have approved the plan on the day that is 30 business days after the plan was given to the chief executive (the deemed approval day ).
(sec.352K-ssec.5) If subsection (4) applies to an emergency action plan— the approval is— for 2 years after the deemed approval day; or if the chief executive gives the dam owner notice of a longer period—the longer period; and the chief executive must comply with subsection (1) in relation to the plan as soon as practicable after the deemed approval day.
(sec.352K-ssec.6) For subsection (5) (a) (ii) — the notice must be given within 2 years after the deemed approval day; and the longer period must not be more than 5 years after the deemed approval day.
(sec.352K-ssec.7) The period mentioned in subsection (2) or (5) (a) for an emergency action plan is the approval period for the approved plan.
- (a) give notice of the approval to the owner of the dam; and
- (b) give a copy of the approved plan to the emergency management chief executive; and
- (c) publish the approved plan in the register of approved emergency action plans under section 352M .
- (a) the approval is— (i) for 2 years after the deemed approval day; or (ii) if the chief executive gives the dam owner notice of a longer period—the longer period; and
- (i) for 2 years after the deemed approval day; or
- (ii) if the chief executive gives the dam owner notice of a longer period—the longer period; and
- (b) the chief executive must comply with subsection (1) in relation to the plan as soon as practicable after the deemed approval day.
- (i) for 2 years after the deemed approval day; or
- (ii) if the chief executive gives the dam owner notice of a longer period—the longer period; and
- (a) the notice must be given within 2 years after the deemed approval day; and
- (b) the longer period must not be more than 5 years after the deemed approval day.