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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.579AChief executive may share particular information
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### sec.579A Chief executive may share particular information
The chief executive may give relevant information to a local government or a prescribed entity for the purpose of helping the local government or entity deal with an emergency situation or respond to a matter affecting public health or safety.
In this section—
prescribed entity means an entity the functions of which include managing, or carrying out activities in response to, emergency situations in the State.
the Queensland Police Service
a disaster management group under the Disaster Management Act 2003
the State Emergency Service under the State Emergency Service Act 2024
relevant information means information in the chief executive’s possession about a dam in the State, including, for example—
the name of the owner of the dam; and
the dam’s location and storage capacity; and
the location and contact details of persons at risk if the dam were to fail.
s 579A ins 2010 No. 20 s 175
amd 2014 No. 17 s 184 sch 1 pt 4 ; 2024 No. 18 s 39 sch 1
(sec.579A-ssec.1) The chief executive may give relevant information to a local government or a prescribed entity for the purpose of helping the local government or entity deal with an emergency situation or respond to a matter affecting public health or safety.
(sec.579A-ssec.2) In this section— prescribed entity means an entity the functions of which include managing, or carrying out activities in response to, emergency situations in the State. the Queensland Police Service a disaster management group under the Disaster Management Act 2003 the State Emergency Service under the State Emergency Service Act 2024 relevant information means information in the chief executive’s possession about a dam in the State, including, for example— the name of the owner of the dam; and the dam’s location and storage capacity; and the location and contact details of persons at risk if the dam were to fail.
- • the Queensland Police Service
- • a disaster management group under the Disaster Management Act 2003
- • the State Emergency Service under the State Emergency Service Act 2024
- (a) the name of the owner of the dam; and
- (b) the dam’s location and storage capacity; and
- (c) the location and contact details of persons at risk if the dam were to fail.