WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 371A
Application of pt 2
WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 371A
Application of pt 2
371A Application of pt 2
(1) This part applies to a referable dam prescribed under a regulation for
this section.
(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—
(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.
Note—
For the application of
this section to a dam for which there is an existing flood mitigation manual,
see section 649.