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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.371AApplication of pt 2
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### sec.371A Application of pt 2
This part applies to a referable dam prescribed under a regulation for this section.
A referable dam may be prescribed under subsection (1) only if the Minister, having regard to the following, considers the dam requires a flood mitigation manual—
whether the dam has significant water storage capacity exceeding the full supply level of the dam;
whether the dam can be safely and effectively operated under a flood mitigation manual to—
moderate the rate of outflow from the dam; and
avoid significant damage to property caused by outflow from the dam.
For the application of this section to a dam for which there is an existing flood mitigation manual, see section 649 .
s 371A ins 2012 No. 29 s 29
(sec.371A-ssec.1) This part applies to a referable dam prescribed under a regulation for this section.
(sec.371A-ssec.2) A referable dam may be prescribed under subsection (1) only if the Minister, having regard to the following, considers the dam requires a flood mitigation manual— whether the dam has significant water storage capacity exceeding the full supply level of the dam; whether the dam can be safely and effectively operated under a flood mitigation manual to— moderate the rate of outflow from the dam; and avoid significant damage to property caused by outflow from the dam. For the application of this section to a dam for which there is an existing flood mitigation manual, see section 649 .
- (a) whether the dam has significant water storage capacity exceeding the full supply level of the dam;
- (b) whether the dam can be safely and effectively operated under a flood mitigation manual to— (i) moderate the rate of outflow from the dam; and (ii) avoid significant damage to property caused by outflow from the dam.
- (i) moderate the rate of outflow from the dam; and
- (ii) avoid significant damage to property caused by outflow from the dam.
- (i) moderate the rate of outflow from the dam; and
- (ii) avoid significant damage to property caused by outflow from the dam.