DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - As at 16 December 2011 - Act 96 of 1978 TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. (Repealed) 4. Definitions 5. Act binds Crown 6. Liability of certain persons not affected PART 2 - CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEE 7. The Committee 8. Members 9. Chairperson 10. Provisions relating to the constitution and procedure of the Committee 11. Committee may make use of facilities and employees of Crown etc 12. Sub-committees 13. Dams Safety Committee Account PART 3 - FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE 14. Functions of Committee 15. Keeping and furnishing information 16. Entry, inspection, testing etc 17. Obstruction of authorised person 18. Giving of notices to ensure safety of prescribed dams 19. Inquiries 20. Evidence at inquiry 21. State of emergency 22. Functions of Committee in state of emergency 23. Recovery of costs and expenses 24. Contracts 25. Arrangements with public authorities 26. Arrangements for investigation and research PART 4 - GENERAL 27. Amendment etc of Schedule 1 28. Delegation 29. Authentication of documents 30. Offences 31. Proceedings for offences 32. Regulations SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - LONG TITLE An Act to constitute the Dams Safety Committee and to confer and impose on the Committee functions relating to the safety of certain dams. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 1 Name of Act 1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Dams Safety Act 1978. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 2 Commencement 2 Commencement (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 4 Definitions 4 Definitions (1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires: "chairperson" means the chairperson of the Committee appointed under section 9. "Committee" means the Dams Safety Committee constituted under section 7. "functions" includes powers, authorities and duties. "member" means a member of the Committee. "owner", in relation to a dam, means any person or public authority who, whether solely or with some other person or public authority, owns, controls, operates, manages or maintains the dam and includes any person or public authority who, whether solely or with some other person or public authority, proposes to build a dam. "prescribed dam" means a dam, or proposed dam, for the time being specified or described in Schedule 1. "public authority" means any public or local authority constituted by or under an Act other than this Act. "regulation" means a regulation made under this Act. (2) A reference in this Act to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, the performance of that duty. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 5 Act binds Crown 5 Act binds Crown This Act, section 30 excepted, binds the Crown not only in right of New South Wales but also, so far as the legislative power of Parliament permits, the Crown in all its other capacities. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 6 Liability of certain persons not affected 6 Liability of certain persons not affected Nothing in this Act derogates from or affects the liability of any person arising from any act or omission of that person or the person’s servants or agents with respect to a prescribed dam. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 7 The Committee 7 The Committee (1) There is hereby constituted a corporation under the corporate name of the “Dams Safety Committee”. (2) The Committee is, for the purposes of any Act, a statutory body representing the Crown. (3) In the exercise of its functions (except in relation to the contents of a report or recommendation made by it to the Minister or any other person), the Committee shall be subject in all respects to the control and direction of the Minister. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 8 Members 8 Members (1) The Committee shall consist of 9 part-time members appointed by the Minister. (2) The members shall be: (a) a person nominated by Snowy Hydro Limited, (a1) a person nominated by the portfolio Minister under the State Owned Corporations Act 1989 for the electricity generators that are State owned corporations under that Act, (b) a person nominated by the Sydney Catchment Authority constituted under the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998, (c) a person nominated by State Water Corporation constituted under the State Water Corporation Act 2004, (d) a person nominated by the Hunter Water Corporation referred to in the Hunter Water Board (Corporatisation) Act 1991, (e) a person nominated by the Minister administering the Public Works Act 1912, (f) 2 persons nominated by the Federal Council of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, and (g) a person nominated by the Minister administering the Mining Act 1992. (3) A person shall not be nominated for appointment as a member unless the person is, in the opinion of the person making the nomination, experienced in dam engineering. (4) Where, for the purposes of subsection (2), a nomination of a person for appointment as a member is not made within the time or in the manner specified by the Minister in a notice in writing given to the body or person entitled to make the nomination, the Minister may appoint any person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is experienced in dam engineering to be a member instead of the person required to be appointed on that nomination. (5) Nothing in subsection (3) or (4) prevents the nomination or appointment of a person who is not, in the opinion of the person making the nomination or appointment, experienced in dam engineering as the member referred to in subsection (2) (g). DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 9 Chairperson 9 Chairperson The Minister shall appoint one of the members as chairperson of the Committee. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 10 Provisions relating to the constitution and procedure of the Committee 10 Provisions relating to the constitution and procedure of the Committee Schedule 2 has effect. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 11 Committee may make use of facilities and employees of Crown etc 11 Committee may make use of facilities and employees of Crown etc For the purpose of exercising its functions, the Committee may, with the approval of the Minister and of the Department or public authority concerned and on such terms as may be arranged, make use of the facilities, or the services of any officers, employees or servants, of any Department of the Government or of any public authority. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 12 Sub-committees 12 Sub-committees (1) The Committee may establish standing or special sub-committees for the purpose of advising the Committee in the exercise of its functions under this Act and may appoint as a member of any such sub- committee any person who, in its opinion, appears to be qualified to be a member of that sub-committee, whether or not the person is a member of the Committee. (2) The Committee shall appoint one of the members of a sub-committee established under subsection (1) to be chairperson of the sub- committee and any such sub-committee may, subject to subsection (3) and to any directions of the Committee, regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit. (3) The Committee may specify the number of persons who shall constitute a quorum of a sub-committee established under this section. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 13 Dams Safety Committee Account 13 Dams Safety Committee Account (1) There shall be established in the Special Deposits Account in the Treasury a Dams Safety Committee Account into which shall be deposited all money received by the Committee and from which shall be paid all amounts required to meet expenditure incurred in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) The Treasurer may, out of money provided by Parliament, from time to time make such contributions to the funds of the Committee as may be determined by the Treasurer. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 14 Functions of Committee 14 Functions of Committee The functions of the Committee are: (a) to maintain a surveillance of prescribed dams, the environs under, over and surrounding prescribed dams and the waters or other materials impounded by prescribed dams to ensure the safety of prescribed dams, (b) to examine and investigate the location, design, construction, reconstruction, extension, modification, operation and maintenance of prescribed dams, the environs under, over and surrounding prescribed dams and the waters or other materials impounded by prescribed dams, (c) to obtain information and keep records on matters relating to the safety of dams, (d) to formulate measures to ensure the safety of dams, (e) to make such reports or recommendations to the Minister or any other person in relation to the safety of prescribed dams as the Committee considers necessary or appropriate, (f) to make reports and recommendations with respect to the prescription of dams for the purposes of this Act, (g) to exercise such other functions as are conferred or imposed on the Committee by or under this or any other Act or the regulations, and (h) to do such supplemental, incidental and consequential acts as may be necessary or expedient for the exercise of its functions. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 15 Keeping and furnishing information 15 Keeping and furnishing information (1) The Committee may, by notice in writing, require the owner of a prescribed dam specified in the notice to do either or both of the following things: (a) make such observations, take such measurements and keep such records of or in respect of the prescribed dam, the environs over, under and surrounding the prescribed dam and the water or other material impounded by the prescribed dam as may be specified in the notice, (b) furnish to the Committee in respect of the prescribed dam such information and such books, plans, documents or other papers and such films, tapes or other records as may be specified or described in the notice, and the owner shall comply with the requirement. (2) Where an owner of a prescribed dam fails to comply with the requirement of a notice under subsection (1), the Committee may exercise the functions referred to in subsection (1) (a) in respect of the prescribed dam and recover the costs and expenses thereof or incidental thereto from the owner as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 16 Entry, inspection, testing etc 16 Entry, inspection, testing etc (1) In this section, a reference to land comprising a dam includes a reference to the water or other material impounded by the dam. (2) The Committee may authorise a person, in writing, to carry out inspections, for the purposes of this Act, of any dam. (3) A person authorised under subsection (2) may enter any land or any place on any land comprising any dam or the environs over, under or surrounding any dam and may thereon or therein carry out such inspections, tests, investigations, surveys, experiments, boring, drilling and exploration, and take such samples and such photographs, as the person considers necessary in connection with the administration of this Act. (4) A person authorised under subsection (2) shall not, in relation to any land or any place on any land, exercise any of the functions conferred by subsection (3) unless reasonable notice has been given to the owner or occupier of the land or place of the intention to exercise those functions. (5) In addition to the requirements of subsection (4), a person authorised under subsection (2) shall not exercise any of the functions conferred by subsection (3): (a) in relation to any land or any place on any land which comprises a mine within the meaning of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 unless: (i) reasonable notice has been given to the Chief Inspector appointed as referred to in that Act of the intention to exercise those functions, and (ii) the person is accompanied by the Chief Inspector or a person nominated by that Chief Inspector in the exercise of those functions, or (b) in relation to any land or any place on any land which comprises a mine within the meaning of the Mining Act 1992 unless: (i) reasonable notice has been given to the Chief Inspector within the Department of Mineral Resources of the intention to exercise those functions, and (ii) the person is accompanied by the Chief Inspector or a person nominated by that Chief Inspector in the exercise of those functions. (6) In the exercise of a function conferred by subsection (3), the Committee shall ensure that no more damage than may be necessary in the circumstances is inflicted and shall fully compensate any person who sustains damage in the course of the exercise of that function. (7) A person authorised under subsection (2), in exercising a function conferred by subsection (3) in relation to any land or any place on any land, shall, if so required by a person apparently in charge of that land or place produce the instrument of his or her authority to that person. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 17 Obstruction of authorised person 17 Obstruction of authorised person A person shall not obstruct, hinder or interfere with a person authorised under section 16 (2) in the exercise of the person’s functions under section 16. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 18 Giving of notices to ensure safety of prescribed dams 18 Giving of notices to ensure safety of prescribed dams (1) Where it appears to the Committee that a prescribed dam is unsafe or is in danger of becoming unsafe, the Committee may, by notice in writing, require the owner of the prescribed dam to do such things as are specified or described in the notice as may be reasonably necessary to ensure the safety of the prescribed dam. (2) Where it appears to the Committee that anything done or proposed to be done to or in relation to a prescribed dam or in the vicinity of a prescribed dam by the owner of the prescribed dam or any other person may endanger the safety of the prescribed dam, the Committee may, by notice in writing, require the owner or other person, as the case may be, to do such things as are specified or described in the notice as may be reasonably necessary to ensure the safety of the prescribed dam and the owner or other person shall comply with the requirement. (3) A notice under subsection (2) requiring the cessation of any work or activity being done or proposed to be done to or in relation to a prescribed dam or in the vicinity of a prescribed dam by a person other than the owner of the prescribed dam shall not be given without the approval of: (a) except as provided by paragraph (b), the Minister, or (b) where the work or activity relates to the operation of: (i) a mine within the meaning of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002, or (ii) a mine within the meaning of the Mining Act 1992, the Premier. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 19 Inquiries 19 Inquiries (1) The Committee may, and if directed to do so by the Minister shall, conduct an inquiry into any matter relating to the safety of a prescribed dam. (2) The Committee may, by order in writing, authorise, on such terms and conditions as are specified in the order: (a) a sub-committee established under section 12, or (b) with the approval of the Minister, any other person, to examine, and report to the Committee on, any matter in connection with an inquiry (including an inquiry that the Minister has directed to be conducted). (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the power of the Committee to conduct an examination in connection with an inquiry under this section and the Committee may conduct such an examination notwithstanding that it has authorised another body or person to do so. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 20 Evidence at inquiry 20 Evidence at inquiry (1) A body or person conducting an inquiry or examination under section 19 may require a person, by notice in writing: (a) within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice, to furnish to that body or person such information and to produce to that body or person such books, plans, documents or other papers and such films, tapes or other records in the person’s possession or under the person’s control as may be required for the purpose of the inquiry or examination, as the case may be, and may be specified in the notice, whether generally or otherwise, or (b) to attend, at a time and place specified in the notice, before that body or person and thereafter from time to time as required by that body or person to give evidence concerning any matter the subject of the inquiry or examination, as the case may be, and to produce all such books, plans, documents or other papers and such films, tapes or other records in the person’s possession or under the person’s control as may be required for the purpose of that inquiry or examination, as the case may be, and as may be specified in the notice, whether generally or otherwise. (2) A body or person conducting an inquiry or examination under section 19 may, subject to section 13 of the Oaths Act 1900, require any evidence referred to in subsection (1) (b) to be given on oath, and either in writing or orally, and for that purpose: (a) where the inquiry or examination is being conducted by a body, the person presiding at the inquiry or examination, or (b) where the inquiry or examination is being conducted by a person, that person, may administer an oath. (3) A person shall not neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of a notice served on the person under this section. (4) A person shall not: (a) furnish any information referred to in subsection (1) (a) required of the person pursuant to a notice served on the person under subsection (1) that is false or misleading in a material particular, or (b) give any evidence referred to in subsection (1) (b) that is false or misleading in a material particular. (5) It is a sufficient defence to a prosecution arising under subsection (4) if the defendant proves that he or she believed the truth of the information or evidence given by him or her and that it was given in good faith. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 21 State of emergency 21 State of emergency (1) Where: (a) a prescribed dam has collapsed or failed, in whole or in part, or (b) the Minister, whether or not any recommendation in that behalf has been made to the Minister by the Committee, is of the opinion that a prescribed dam is liable to collapse or failure, in whole or in part, the Minister may, by order in writing, declare that a state of emergency exists in respect of the prescribed dam. (2) An order made under subsection (1) shall take effect from the making thereof or from a later date specified in the order and shall, unless sooner revoked, continue in force for such period as is specified in the order. (3) An order made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 22 Functions of Committee in state of emergency 22 Functions of Committee in state of emergency Without limiting or restricting the functions conferred or imposed on the Committee under the other provisions of this Act, where an order made under section 21 (1) is in force, the Committee shall, at the direction or with the approval of the Minister, do any one or more of the following things in relation to the prescribed dam to which the order applies: (a) take full charge and control of the prescribed dam, the environs under, over and surrounding the prescribed dam and the water or other material impounded by the prescribed dam, (b) release or discharge the whole or such part as the Committee thinks fit of the water or other material impounded by the prescribed dam, (c) carry out all such works and do all such things as, in the opinion of the Committee, are necessary to render the prescribed dam safe, (d) demolish or remove the whole or any part of the prescribed dam or any work or structure on the prescribed dam, the water or other material impounded by the prescribed dam or the environs under, over or surrounding the prescribed dam, (e) take such other action as the Minister directs or approves. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 23 Recovery of costs and expenses 23 Recovery of costs and expenses The Committee may recover the costs and expenses incurred by it in the exercise of its functions under section 22 in respect of a prescribed dam from the owner of the prescribed dam as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 24 Contracts 24 Contracts (1) The Committee may make and enter into contracts with any person for the carrying out of works, the performance of services or the supply of goods or materials in connection with the exercise by the Committee of its functions. (2) A contract under this section shall be deemed for the purposes of the Constitution Act 1902 to be a contract for or on account of the Public Service of New South Wales. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 25 Arrangements with public authorities 25 Arrangements with public authorities (1) The Committee may enter into an arrangement or agreement with any public authority that: (a) the public authority shall act as agent of the Committee for the purposes of this Act, or (b) the Committee shall act as agent of the public authority for the purposes of this Act, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the Committee and the public authority. (2) Notwithstanding anything in any other Act, any public authority is hereby authorised and empowered to enter into arrangements or agreements referred to in subsection (1) and may do or suffer anything necessary or expedient for carrying out any such arrangements or agreements. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 26 Arrangements for investigation and research 26 Arrangements for investigation and research The Committee may enter into arrangements with: (a) a Minister of the Crown of any State, a Minister of State of the Commonwealth or a Department or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or of any State, (b) a university or another tertiary institution, or (c) any other body or person, with respect to the conduct of any investigation, study or research that may be necessary or desirable for the purposes of this Act. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 27 Amendment etc of Schedule 1 27 Amendment etc of Schedule 1 (1) The Governor may, by proclamation published on the NSW legislation website, amend Schedule 1: (a) by omitting therefrom the name of a prescribed dam and any matter relating to the description or location of the prescribed dam, (b) by inserting therein the name of a dam and matter relating to the description or location of that dam, or (c) by altering the name of a prescribed dam or any other matter appearing in Schedule 1. (2) The Governor may, by proclamation published on the NSW legislation website, amend this Act by omitting Schedule 1 and by inserting instead a Schedule containing the names and locations of dams. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 28 Delegation 28 Delegation (1) The Committee may, by resolution, delegate to: (a) a member, or (b) an officer, employee or servant of a Department of the Government or of a public authority, the exercise of such of the Committee’s functions (other than this power of delegation) as may be specified in the resolution, and may, by resolution, revoke wholly or in part any such delegation. (2) A function, the exercise of which has been delegated under this section, may, while the delegation remains unrevoked, be exercised from time to time in accordance with the terms of the delegation. (3) A delegation under this section may be made subject to conditions or limitations as to the exercise of any functions delegated, or as to time or circumstance. (4) Notwithstanding any delegation under this section, the Committee may continue to exercise all or any of the functions delegated. (5) Any act or thing done or suffered by a delegate while acting in the exercise of a delegation under this section shall have the same force and effect as if the act or thing had been done or suffered by the Committee and shall be deemed to have been done or suffered by the Committee. (6) An instrument purporting to be signed by a delegate of the Committee in the person’s capacity as such a delegate shall in all courts and before all persons acting judicially be received in evidence as if it were an instrument executed by the Committee under seal and, until the contrary is proved, shall be deemed to be an instrument signed by a delegate of the Committee under this section. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 29 Authentication of documents 29 Authentication of documents A notice or other document requiring authentication by the Committee may be sufficiently authenticated without the seal of the Committee if signed by the chairperson. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 30 Offences 30 Offences A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act or a notice given by the Committee under this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty not exceeding 10 penalty units. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 31 Proceedings for offences 31 Proceedings for offences Any penalty imposed by this Act or the regulations may be recovered in a summary manner before the Local Court. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SECT 32 Regulations 32 Regulations (1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act and, in particular, for or with respect to: (a) the procedure for the calling of, and for the conduct of business at, meetings of the Committee, (b) the travelling expenses and the compensation to be paid to persons attending or giving evidence at an inquiry or examination as referred to in section 20, and (c) the remuneration, travelling and subsistence allowances to be paid to members, not being members of the Committee, of a sub-committee established under section 12. (2) A regulation may authorise any matter or thing to be from time to time determined, applied or regulated by any person specified therein, either generally or for any class of cases or in a particular case. (3) A regulation may be made so as to apply differently according to such factors as may be specified in the regulation. (4) A regulation may impose a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units for any offence against the regulation. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 – Prescribed dams (Sections 4 (1), 27) _____________________________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Ashton Coal Clean Water Dam 1 |Tributary of Glennies Creek, near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Bakers Road Detention Basin |Tributary of Coffs Creek, Coffs | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Bengalla Stage Discharge |Unnamed creek, Bengalla, near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Bobs Dump Tailings Dam |Unnamed watercourse, Howick Coal Mine,| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Campbelltown Link Area Basin 1 |Tributary of Bow Bowing Creek, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| 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|_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Cowarra |King’s Creek Tributary, near Port | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| 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|_____________________________________________________________________________| |Drayton Water Supply |Tributary of Bayswater Creek near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Duralie Coal Auxiliary Dam 1 |Tributary of Coal Shaft Creek, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Duralie Coal Auxiliary Dam No 2 |Tributary of Coal Shaft Creek, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Foothills Estate 1 |Tributary of Towradgi Creek at | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Garden Suburb Detention Basin |Upper branch of Winding Creek, Garden | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Gingko Sand Overburden Storage |Pooncarrrie | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Grahamstown |Off-stream storage near Raymond | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Greenway Drive Retarding Basin 10A–B|Tributary of Cabramatta Creek, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Hamilton Valley Retention Basin 5A |Hamilton Valley Creek near Albury | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Horningsea Park Detention Basin |Tributory of Cabramatta Creek, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Hunter Valley Operations Lake James |Tributary of Hunter River, near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Huntley Colliery Washery Refuse No 2 |Unnamed Creek, Huntley Colliery, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Kanahooka Retention Basin |Off Mullet Creek near Kanahooka, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Kangaroo Pipeline Control Structure |Off-stream storage at Morton National | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Lake Ettamogah Winter Storage Dam |Nine Mile Creek, Ettamogah, near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| 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|_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Menindee Storages |Darling River and adjacent lakes near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Mt Arthur North Environmental Dam |Unnamed watercourse, South | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Mt Thorley Central Ramp Tailings Dam |Unnamed watercourse, Mt Thorley Mine, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| 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|_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Nyrang Park Retention Basin |Fairy Creek at Keiraville near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Palmtree Grove Retention Basin |Unnamed watercourse, Palmtree Grove, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Rouse Hill Infrastructure Retarding |Caddies Creek at Parklea | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Rouse Hill Infrastructure Retarding |Smalls Creek at Kellyville | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Rouse Hill Infrastructure Retarding |Caddies Creek at Parklea | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |School House Creek Basin |School House Creek near Regentville, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |SE Tailings Dam |Unnamed watercourse, Lemington, Hunter| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Seladon Avenue Retention Basin |At Seladon Avenue—Wallsend near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |South Bulli Stormwater Dam |Tributary of Bellambi Creek, Russell | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Wambo Hunter Pit Tails |Unnamed watercourse, Warkworth via | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Wambo Tailings Dam |Unnamed watercourse, Warkworth via | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Warkworth Mine Tailings |Off-stream storage near Mount Thorley | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Winding Creek Retention Basin No 5 |Winding Creek at Charlestown near | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Wyong Road Detention Basin |Tumbi Creek, Wyong Road, Killarney | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2 – Provisions relating to the constitution and procedure of the Committee (Section 10) 2 Term of office of member (1) A member shall, subject to this Act, be appointed for such term, not exceeding 4 years, as is specified in the instrument of the member’s appointment. (2) A member shall, if otherwise qualified, be eligible for re- appointment from time to time for such term, not exceeding 4 years, as is specified in the instrument of the member’s re-appointment. 3 Member holding office under other Acts (1) Where, by or under any Act, provision is made requiring the holder of an office specified therein to devote the whole of the person’s time to the duties of the person’s office, that provision shall not operate to disqualify the person from holding that office and also the office of a member or from accepting and retaining any remuneration, travelling or subsistence allowance payable to a member under clause 4. (2) The office of a member shall not, for the purposes of any Act, be deemed to be an office or place of profit under the Crown. 4 Remuneration of and allowances for members Each member is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Minister may from time to time determine in respect of the member. 5 Appointment of substitutes to act during period of absence of member (1) The Minister may appoint any person to act in the office of a member while the member is absent from the member’s office through illness or any other cause, and that person while so acting: (a) shall have and may exercise the functions of the member in whose office the person is appointed to act, and (b) shall be deemed to be the member. (2) A member is, for the purposes of subclause (1) of this clause, deemed to be absent from the member’s office if there is a vacancy in that office which has not been filled in accordance with clause 8. (3) No person shall be concerned to inquire whether or not any occasion has arisen requiring or authorising a person to act in the office of a member, and all things done or omitted to be done by that person while so acting shall be as valid and effectual and shall have the same consequences as if they had been done or omitted to be done by that member. 6 Deputy chairperson (1) A deputy chairperson of the Committee shall be elected by the members at the first meeting held after 1 January in each year, or whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the deputy chairperson, and the deputy chairperson shall hold office until the first meeting in the year following that in which the deputy chairperson was elected. (2) A deputy chairperson is eligible for re-election from time to time. (3) Where the chairperson is absent from office through illness or any other cause the deputy chairperson shall act as the chairperson. (4) Where a member who is deputy chairperson is absent from office through illness or any other cause the Minister may appoint some other member to act as deputy chairperson during that absence. 7 Vacation of office (1) A member shall be deemed to have vacated the office of member: (a) if the member dies, (b) if the member becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with the member’s creditors or makes an assignment of the member’s remuneration, allowances or estate for their benefit, (c) if the member is absent from 4 consecutive ordinary meetings of the Committee of which reasonable notice has been given to the member, either personally or in the ordinary course of post, unless on leave granted by the Minister or, unless before the expiration of 4 weeks after the last of those meetings, the member is excused by the Minister for the member’s absence from those meetings, (d) if the member becomes a temporary patient, a continued treatment patient, a protected person or an incapable person within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1958 or a person under detention under Part 7 of that Act, (e) if he or she is convicted in New South Wales of an indictable offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or is convicted elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence that, if committed in New South Wales, would be an offence so punishable, (f) if the member resigns the member’s office by writing under the member’s hand addressed to the Minister, (g) if the member declines office, or (h) if the member is removed from office by the Minister. (2) The Minister may, for any cause which to the Minister seems sufficient, remove any member from office. 8 Filling of casual vacancies (1) On the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of a member, the Minister may appoint a person to the vacant office for the balance of the member’s predecessor’s term of office. (2) A person appointed under subclause (1) of this clause shall be a person who holds the same qualifications, and is nominated in the same manner, if any, as the member whose office has become vacant was qualified and nominated. 9 Quorum The number of members which shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Committee is 5, of whom one shall be the chairperson or the deputy chairperson. 10 Meetings (1) Any duly convened meeting of the Committee at which a quorum is present shall be competent to transact any business of the Committee. (2) Questions arising at a meeting of the Committee shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting. (3) The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Committee at which the chairperson is present. (4) If the chairperson is not present at a meeting of the Committee, the deputy chairperson shall preside. (5) The person presiding at a meeting of the Committee has a deliberative vote and, in the event of an equality of votes, also has a casting vote. 11 Minutes The Committee shall cause full and accurate minutes to be kept of its proceedings at meetings, and submit to the Minister a copy of the minutes of each meeting within 14 days after the date on which the meeting is held. 12 General procedure The procedure for the calling of, and for the conduct of business at, meetings of the Committee shall, subject to any procedure that is specified in this Act or is prescribed, be as determined by the Committee. 13 Protection from liability (1) No matter or thing done, and no contract entered into, by the Committee, and no matter or thing done by a member or by any other person acting under the direction or as delegate of the Committee shall, if the matter or thing was done, or the contract was entered into, in good faith for the purposes of executing this Act, subject the member or person personally to any action, liability, claim or demand. (2) Nothing in subclause (1) of this clause exempts any member or other person from liability to be surcharged with the amount of any payment which is disallowed by the Auditor-General in the accounts of or relating to the Committee and which the member or other person authorised or joined in authorising. 14 Presumptions In proceedings by or against the Committee no proof shall be required (until evidence is given to the contrary) of: (a) the constitution of the Committee, (b) any resolution of the Committee, (c) the appointment of any member, or (d) the presence of a quorum at any meeting of the Committee. DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - NOTES Reprint history: Reprint No 1 16 September 1982 Reprint No 2 31 July 1986 Reprint No 3 20 July 1992 Reprint No 4 18 March 1997 Reprint No 5 30 August 2005 DAMS SAFETY ACT 1978 - NOTES Historical notes The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes: ______________________________________________________________________ |______________________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________________| |______________________________________________________________________| Table of amending instrumentsDams Safety Act 1978 No 96. Assented to 13.12.1978. Date of commencement of secs 1 and 2, assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement (secs 1 and 2 excepted), 31.1.1979, sec 2 and GG No 12 of 19.1.1979, p 319. This Act has been amended as follows: _____________________________________________________________________________ | | |Miscellaneous Acts (Water Administration) Amendment Act | | | |1986. Assented to 18.12.1986. | |1986|No 205| | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 195 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990. Assented to | | | |22.6.1990. | |1990|No 46 | | | | |Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Hunter Water Board (Corporatisation) | | | |Act 1991. Assented to 11.12.1991. | |1991|No 53 | | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.1.1992, sec 2 and GG No 180 of | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Mining Act 1992. Assented to 18.5.1992. | |1992|No 29 | | | | |Date of commencement, 21.8.1992, sec 2 and GG No 101 of | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1993. Assented to 15.6.1993. | |1993|No 47 | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Water Board (Corporatisation) Act | | | |1994. Assented to 12.12.1994. | |1994|No 88 | | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 7, 1.1.1995, sec 2 and GG No 170 of | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Electricity Legislation Amendment Act 1995. Assented to | | | |19.6.1995. | |1995|No 18 | | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 5, 30.6.1995, sec 2 and GG No 79 of | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) | | |No 99 |1995. Assented to 21.12.1995. | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Water Legislation Amendment (Drinking Water and Corporate | | | |Structure) Act 1998. Assented to 8.12.1998. | |1998|No 145| | | | |Date of commencement, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 176 of | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) | |1999|No 85 |Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act | | | |1999. Assented to 8.12.1999. | | |No 94 | | | | |Date of commencement of sec 7 and Sch 5, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Water Management Act | | | |2000. Assented to 8.12.2000. | |2000|No 92 | | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 8.7, 1.1.2001, sec 2 and GG No 168 of| |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Justices Legislation Repeal and | | | |Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. | |2001|No 121| | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Coal Mine Health and Safety Act | | | |2002. Assented to 16.12.2002. | | | | | |2002|No 129|Date of commencement of Sch 2.5, 23.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 189 | | | |of 22.12.2006, p 11542. Amended by Mine Health and Safety Act | | | |2004 No 74. Assented to 28.9.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 3 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Pacific Power (Dissolution) Act | |2003|No 17 |2003. Assented to 30.6.2003. | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |State Water Corporation Act | | | |2004. Assented to 30.6.2004. | |2004|No 40 | | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, 1.7.2004, sec 2 and GG No 110 of| |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Mine Health and Safety Act | | | |2004. Assented to 28.9.2004. | | |No 74 | | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 185 of | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Proclamation. GG No 38 of 1.4.2005, p 947. | |2005|(117) | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) | | |No 98 |Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005. | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Proclamation. GG No 9 of 20.1.2006, p 414. | |2006|(19) | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Proclamation. GG No 31 of 9.2.2007, p 736. | |2007|(46) | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) | | | |Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. | | |No 94 | | | | |Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Proclamation. GG No 180 of 7.12.2007, p 9254. | | |(574) | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) | |2009|No 56 |Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009. | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Dams Safety Amendment Proclamation 2009. LW 18.12.2009. | | |(580) | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed Dams) Proclamation | |2010|(645) |2010. LW 26.11.2010. | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| | | |Dams Safety Amendment (Prescribed Dams) Proclamation | |2011|(656) |2011. LW 16.12.2011. | | | | | |_____________________________________________________________________________| This Act has also been amended: (a) by proclamations under sec 27 (amendments made by proclamations prior to 1.4.2005 are listed only in the Table of amendments), and (b) pursuant to an order under secs 9A and 9B of the Reprints Act 1972. Order dated 10.7.1986 and published in GG No 120 of 18.7.1986, p 3490. Table of amendmentsNo reference is made to certain amendments made by Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995. _____________________________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |Am 1986 No 205, Sch 2; 1991 No 53, Sch 1; 1992 No 29, Sch 5; 1994 No | |Sec 8 |88, Sch 7; 1995 No 18, Sch 5.6; 1998 No 145, Sch 5.1 [1] [2]; 1999 No | | |85, Sch 1.10; 2000 No 92, Sch 8.7; 2003 No 17, Sch 3.3 [1] [2]; 2004 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Sec 16|Am GG No 120 of 18.7.1986, p 3490; 1992 No 29, Sch 5; 2002 No 129, Sch| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Sec 18|Am GG No 120 of 18.7.1986, p 3490; 1992 No 29, Sch 5; 2002 No 129, Sch| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Sec 31|Am GG No 120 of 18.7.1986, p 3490; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.81; 2007 No 94, | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________________________| | |Am GG No 59 of 11.4.1980, p 1703; GG No 152 of 17.10.1980, p 5395; GG | | |No 73 of 22.5.1981, p 2740; GG No 141 of 25.9.1981, p 5051; GG No 14 | | |of 29.1.1982, p 343; GG No 92 of 2.7.1982, p 3013; GG No 154 of | | |12.11.1982, p 5164; GG No 103 of 22.7.1983, p 3366; GG No 93 of | | |15.6.1984, p 3088. Subst GG No 40 of 15.2.1985, p 705. Am GG No 166 of| | |6.12.1985, p 6403; GG No 175 of 7.11.1986, p 5390 (correction notice | | |GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4813); GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4812; GG No| |Sch 1 |99 of 10.6.1988, p 3106; GG No 69 of 2.6.1989, p 3308; GG No 111 of | | |7.9.1990, p 8024. Subst GG No 89 of 17.7.1992, p 4962. Am GG No 162 of| | |2.12.1994, p 7064; GG No 46 of 12.4.1996, p 1663; GG No 119 of | | |7.11.1997, p 8952; GG No 46 of 6.3.1998, p 1160; GG No 22 of | | |19.2.1999, p 740; GG No 29 of 25.2.2000, p 1322; GG No 152 of | | |24.11.2000, p 11893; GG No 30 of 25.1.2002, p 259; GG No 186 of | | |28.11.2003, p 10752; 2005 (117); 2006 (19); 2007 (46); 2007 (574); | | |2009 (580), Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2010 (645), Sch [1] [2]; 2011 (656), Sch 1 | |_____________________________________________________________________________| |Sch 2 |Am 1990 No 46, Sch 1; 1999 No 94, sec 7 (1) and Sch 5, Part 1; 2004 No| |_____________________________________________________________________________|