Operations and maintenance plans for declared dams
16 Operations and maintenance plans for declared dams
The owner of a declared dam must prepare and implement an operations and maintenance plan for the dam that complies with the requirements specified in the regulations.
Maximum penalty—
in the case of a corporation—10,000 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 1,200 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or
in the case of an individual—2,250 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 600 penalty units for each day the offence continues.
A copy of the plan is to be provided to Dams Safety NSW and may be audited by Dams Safety NSW.
The operations and maintenance plan for a declared dam must be updated by the owner of the dam on an annual basis or at such other intervals as may be required by the regulations.
This provision refers to the regulations (specified in the regulations
, the regulations
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