Dams Safety Regulation 2019

The dam safety management system document for a dam must set out the following—

the procedures for managing risks in accordance with clause 14,

the procedures for reporting incidents in accordance with clause 19,

the procedures for conducting a safety review in accordance with clause 20,

the procedures for notifying changes to the dam in accordance with clause 21,

the procedures for ensuring compliance with AS ISO 55001:2014,

the procedures for review of the matters in paragraphs (a)–(e),

the resources that will be applied for the effective implementation and use of the dam safety management system.

The dam safety management system document for a dam must also set out the name and contact details of an individual who is responsible for ensuring compliance with the dam safety management system.

The individual must be—

an individual who is the owner of the dam, or

an individual who—

is involved in the business of the owner, and

is authorised by the owner of the dam to do all things necessary to ensure compliance with the dam safety management system.

The individual may be responsible for ensuring compliance with the dam safety management system for more than 1 dam.

The dam safety management system document for a dam must be updated within 14 days after a change in the name or contact details of the individual responsible for ensuring compliance with the dam safety management system.

The dam safety management system document must—

be in electronic form, and

contain a level of detail of the matters required to be set out in the document that is appropriate to the dam, having regard to—

the nature, complexity and location of the dam, and

the risks associated with the dam, and

so far as is reasonably practicable, be set out and expressed in a way that is readily understandable by persons who use it.