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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.352TPreparation and submission of emergency event report
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### sec.352T Preparation and submission of emergency event report
This section applies to the owner of a referable dam if an emergency event relating to the dam happens.
For subsection (1) , an emergency event relating to the dam happens if—
a person or property has been or may be harmed because of the event; and
any of the following applies—
a coordinated response involving 2 or more of the relevant entities mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) of the definition relevant entity was required to respond to the event;
the event arose because of a disaster situation declared under the Disaster Management Act ;
an entity performing functions under the State disaster management plan has, under that plan, required the owner of the dam to give the entity information about the event.
The owner of the dam must, unless the owner has a reasonable excuse, prepare a report (an emergency event report ) under this subdivision and give it to the chief executive within—
30 business days after the end of the emergency event; or
if a further period is agreed in writing by the chief executive and the owner of the dam—the further period.
Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
For the obligation of the owner of an existing dam to prepare and submit an emergency event report, see also section 646 .
In this section—
end , of an emergency event, means when the dam hazard giving rise to the event is no longer a material risk to persons or property.
s 352T ins 2012 No. 29 s 28
amd 2017 No. 11 s 25
(sec.352T-ssec.1) This section applies to the owner of a referable dam if an emergency event relating to the dam happens.
(sec.352T-ssec.1A) For subsection (1) , an emergency event relating to the dam happens if— a person or property has been or may be harmed because of the event; and any of the following applies— a coordinated response involving 2 or more of the relevant entities mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) of the definition relevant entity was required to respond to the event; the event arose because of a disaster situation declared under the Disaster Management Act ; an entity performing functions under the State disaster management plan has, under that plan, required the owner of the dam to give the entity information about the event.
(sec.352T-ssec.2) The owner of the dam must, unless the owner has a reasonable excuse, prepare a report (an emergency event report ) under this subdivision and give it to the chief executive within— 30 business days after the end of the emergency event; or if a further period is agreed in writing by the chief executive and the owner of the dam—the further period. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units. For the obligation of the owner of an existing dam to prepare and submit an emergency event report, see also section 646 .
(sec.352T-ssec.3) In this section— end , of an emergency event, means when the dam hazard giving rise to the event is no longer a material risk to persons or property.
- (a) a person or property has been or may be harmed because of the event; and
- (b) any of the following applies— (i) a coordinated response involving 2 or more of the relevant entities mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) of the definition relevant entity was required to respond to the event; (ii) the event arose because of a disaster situation declared under the Disaster Management Act ; (iii) an entity performing functions under the State disaster management plan has, under that plan, required the owner of the dam to give the entity information about the event.
- (i) a coordinated response involving 2 or more of the relevant entities mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) of the definition relevant entity was required to respond to the event;
- (ii) the event arose because of a disaster situation declared under the Disaster Management Act ;
- (iii) an entity performing functions under the State disaster management plan has, under that plan, required the owner of the dam to give the entity information about the event.
- (i) a coordinated response involving 2 or more of the relevant entities mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (d) of the definition relevant entity was required to respond to the event;
- (ii) the event arose because of a disaster situation declared under the Disaster Management Act ;
- (iii) an entity performing functions under the State disaster management plan has, under that plan, required the owner of the dam to give the entity information about the event.
- (a) 30 business days after the end of the emergency event; or
- (b) if a further period is agreed in writing by the chief executive and the owner of the dam—the further period.